In the summer of 2023, Hulu announced the spring 2024 release of Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told and social media went wild. Black Gen
The city that became known worldwide as “The Black Mecca” originated when a charismatic and brilliant lawyer named Maynard Jackson became the first Black mayor
It was a few weeks after receiving my bachelor’s degree from Georgia State University in 2017. There was an Atlanta Association of Black Journalists meeting
Isabella Jackson is the granddaughter of Atlanta’s first Black mayor, Maynard Jackson, and she is following in her grandfather’s footsteps while fighting for change. Jackson, 21,
In a time where technology is more relevant than ever to our future, Rodney Sampson understands the importance of Black people in the tech space
[jwplayer HywA6AVZ] Maynard Holbrook Jackson was the first black Mayor of Atlanta, and the longest serving. At age 35, he was first elected to office
The passion for diversity, equitable and fair treatment courses through the veins of both Maynard and Wendy Eley Jackson, the husband and wife pair who
Sadly, Atlanta politician and Black activist Reginald Eaves passed away Tuesday, June 9 at 81 after a series of health ailments.
State Rep. Tyrone Brooks D-Atlanta, loves to wax poetic about the founding of the Georgia Association of Black Elected Officials. Brooks is a lifetime activist
Alexandra Jackson’s surname is like gold in the city of Atlanta. And so is that intoxicating voice seems to beam directly from her soul, showering
Atlanta Restaurant Partners, owned by former Mayor Maynard Jackson’s widow, Valerie; his daughter, Brooke Jackson Edmond; and Daniel Halpern, all community stalwarts, have been under
Iconic photos of civil rights leaders combined with images from the movement’s front lines, such as the first group of African-American Atlanta police officers, make
I am a proud graduate of Morehouse College. I am among a distinguished group of alumni who include Martin Luther King Jr., Edwin Moses, Spike Lee,
The State Bar of Georgia election has yielded its first African American officer to serve the State Bar or its predecessor, the Georgia Bar Association, since
When Chicago native C. David Moody Jr. worked for MARTA as a bus driver in the late ‘70s, he expertly made his way around the
“When we understand women correctly, society changes. When women understand ourselves correctly, we change society.” –Phylicia Rashad, screen legend Not all of the extraordinary females
