Preach, Pray, LOVE — Inside D’Angela Proctor’s Power Move for Black Cinema

Culture Conversation

Carmen Simmons: The Woman Behind the Empire Finally Speaks

For many in Atlanta’s media and cultural scene, Carmen Simmons has long been a familiar yet somewhat elusive force, a woman whose fingerprints are on countless creative movements, artist developments, and behind the scenes breakthroughs that have shaped the city’s entertainment landscape for decades. As the founder of

By Dr. Christal Jordan • 3 min read

Culture Conversation

Rising Into His Own: Marcus Scribner Steps Into Boston Blue

For most of us, Marcus Scribner will forever be Andre “Junior” Johnson Jr., the lovable, socially aware, occasionally awkward son of Dre and Bow on Black-ish. We quite literally watched him grow up before our eyes. Beginning the series at just 13 years old, Scribner matured alongside the show’s

By Dr. Christal Jordan • 3 min read

Culture

Celebrating Juneteenth: William 'Bam' Sparks and Culture Wireless Make Technology a Commodity for Black Empowerment

After 2020 the US experienced a brief moment of conscious awakening after the shame of the televised murder of George Floyd. That isolated moment of accountability resulted in the country embracing Juneteenth as a national holiday. Although the Black community acknowledged the recognition, Juneteenth was a holiday celebrated internally within

By Dr. Christal Jordan • 4 min read

Everyday Community

Where Hip-Hop Meets Worship: Reach Records Signs Atlanta's 2819 Worship

Atlanta-based worship collective becomes first worship team signed to a predominantly Christian hip-hop label Reach Records, the GRAMMY Award-winning label founded by artist Lecrae, has signed 2819 Worship — the worship collective of Atlanta's 2819 Church — to its roster. The announcement was made during the church's Good

By Victor Flavius • 1 min read

Everyday Community

The Measure of a Man: Why Lenox & Parker Honors Dr. David Manuel at 60

A man’s life is not measured by the titles he holds, but by the weight he is willing to carry for others. As Dr. David Manuel steps into his 60th year, Lenox & Parker honors him not simply for professional excellence, but for the far deeper qualities that have

By Dr. Christal Jordan • 5 min read

Culture

Black Rom-Coms Return to Theatrical Magic With You, Me & Tuscany

Will Packer has proven himself to be a cultural architect who understands how his stories must be introduced to the communities that have long carried them in their hearts. That truth was felt the moment he addressed the Atlanta audience and shared a statistic that stopped the room cold: there

By Dr. Christal Jordan • 6 min read

ONE GOLDEN SUMMER proves why Black Excellence in Our Youth Matters Too

One of the most important things we can do as a culture is celebrate our young people when they do something extraordinary. Too often, we rush to critique, analyze, politicize, or move on before fully honoring what a moment meant to the children who lived it. There is something sacred

By Dr. Christal Jordan • 3 min read

Events

Ye Reclaims the Throne: Inside the "Bully" Experience at SoFi Stadium

The numbers don’t lie: 70,000 people. A sold out show. But those figures only tell half the story of what went down at SoFi Stadium. If you have ever doubted the gravity of a Kanye West—now simply Ye—performance, or if you’ve been on the fence

By O’neal Mcknight • 4 min read

I Just Don’t Jive With the War in Iran

“We want all Black men to be exempt from military service. We believe that Black people should not be forced to fight in the military service to defend a racist government that does not protect us. We will not fight and kill other people of color in the world who,

By Stone E. Mims • 5 min read