Culture

Atlanta event guide: Aug. 10-13

Photo credit: Facebook @johnmayer John Mayer The Search for Everything Tour Date: Thursday, August 10 Time: 7:00 p.m. Location / Venue: Lakewood Amphitheatre 2002 Lakewood

Atlanta event guide: Aug. 3-8

Photo Credit: Facebook @BrysonTillerMusic Set It Off Tour Bryson Tiller is on his 2017 Set It Off Tour with special guests H.E.R. & Metro Boomin

Black authors and books matter

I quote Wole Soyinka, August Wilson or Lorraine Hansberry because I will never accept the false premise and myopic perspective that classic literature only flowed from the pens of Shakespeare and those who looked like him. Authors from every culture, gender, and faith have created classic literature about love, pain, and the frailties of the human condition, but these classics have been ignored because Shakespeare’s acolytes aka junior high and high school literature teachers, continue to choose their Elizabethan God of literature over what is best for their students.

Atlanta event guide: July 27-31

Sip & Sounds Concert Series It’s Back! Clayton County presents the Sip & Sounds Concert Series featuring multiple live bands and special guests. Bring your

Atlanta event guide: July 20-23

Photo credit: Facebook @smithsoldebar DJ JELLY Presents: Kilo’s Love in the Mouth Tour Atlanta native and legendary rapper, writer, actor, and entrepreneur takes the stage.

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Black rules

It’s not easy being pro-Black in America. On a daily basis, we are reminded of this nation’s disdain or disregard for our existence. Black folks

Atlanta event guide: July 15-17

Photo credit: Facebook @ATLFieldDay Atlanta Field Day 2017 Date: July 15 Location / Venue: Historic Fourth Ward Park 680 Dallas St NE Atlanta, GA 30308