‘Woke’ is a call to activism for the young: Poets have historically been on the forefront of social movements. “Woke: A Young Poet’s Guide to Justice” is a collection of poems by women that reflects joy and passion in the fight for social justice, tackling topics from discrimination, empathy and forgiveness to acceptance and speaking Read More…
As a teenager, Alton Lucas believed basketball or music would pluck him out of North Carolina and take him around the world. In the late 1980s, he was the right-hand man to his musical best friend, Youtha Anthony Fowler, who many hip-hop and R&B heads know as DJ Nabs. But rather than jet-setting with Fowler, Read More…
Dont call me Murzyn: Black Women in Poland are powering the Campaign Against a Racial Slur!!! Like many Polish people of African descent, Sara Alexandre still remembers when she first realized she was seen as different. “For me it was kindergarten,” says Alexandre, whose father is Angolan, describing an incident when she was barred from Read More…
by Darius Goodman | Delta Airlines and HandsOn Atlanta Volunteers partner in a Service Project to revitalize the Bush Mountain Community. (Photo Credit: Alexis Grace/The Atlanta Voice) History is meant to be preserved and steps toward that are already underway for the Negro Leagues’ former team the Atlanta Black Crackers. Driving down Bridges Avenue in Read More…
R&B singer Al B. Sure, who was once told by the doctor that he only had a few months to live, has been able to completely bounce back after beating his life-threatening illness. Last year, the 53-year old singer shared about his condition on Instagram. He revealed he was diagnosed with a gallbladder issue, a Read More…
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