As the civil rights movement unfolded in Atlanta, leaders and organizers came to the table, quite literally, in a coterie of Black-owned restaurants. Akila Sankar McConnell, author of A Culinary ...

Over the course of her first semester at Spelman College, Georgianne Thomas went from sheltered freshman to foot soldier on ...

But in the years since, baseball participation amongst black youth nationwide has cratered. According to a study by the University of Central Florida, the percentage of Black players in the MLB ...

Just a few blocks from the historic Atlanta University Center -- the home of Historically Black Colleges and Universities ...

An icon of the civil rights movement in Atlanta has passed away. Rev. Fred D. Taylor was known for his unique approach to leading protests with the help of a megaphone.

In Atlanta, Jones is not only being remembered for his contributions in music, but also for his role in the civil rights movement. "He always answered the call," civil rights icon Xernona Clayton ...

Andrew Young is a pivotal figure in the civil rights movement, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and a two-term mayor of Atlanta. The nation last saw him as he delivered a heartfelt ...

One of Atlanta’s most important landmarks from the Civil Rights Movement is getting $4 million for preservation. “We give applause and praise to all who have gone into restoring this wonderful ...

The civil rights movement wasn’t just about attitudes around racism, ... Maynard Jackson, who was very close to Dr. King, was mayor of Atlanta, and he faced a sanitation workers’ strike.

The restaurant scene is integral to Atlanta culture. But as important as it is today, it was just as critical in the 1960s. The passing of the Civil Rights Act in 1964 forbade discrimination in ...

In Atlanta, Jones is not only being remembered for his contributions in music, but also for his role in the civil rights movement. "He always answered the call," civil rights icon Xernona Clayton ...