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Julian Bond’s ‘unwavering commitment to fight for justice’ remembered at the...
At 3 o’clock this afternoon, Julian Bond’s family scattered the civil rights icon’s ashes into the Gulf of Mexico, one week after he passed away at age 75. Hundreds of miles to the north, nearly 200...
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One Square Mile: Freddy Cole and Sweet Auburn’s evolution
Photograph by Melissa Golden Sweet Auburn Freddy Cole sits at a table in a back corner of Sweet Auburn Seafood restaurant. The linens are crisp, the decor modern: shimmering tile, high-backed benches,...
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Black in Blue: Atlanta’s first African American police officers were...
The city’s first eight African American officers. From left, front: Henry Hooks, Claude Dixon, Ernest H. Lyons; back: Robert McKibbens, Willard Strickland, Willie T. Elkins, Johnnie P. Jones, and John...
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Gene Kansas
Atlanta Daily World buildingPhotograph courtesy of Gene Kansas Gene KansasIllustration by Alex Fine “Where we’re standing was called Club Poinciana, a jazz joint in the 1940s,” says Gene Kansas, a...
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What to know about Awethu House, Atlanta’s first “co-living for changemakers”
On the corner of Auburn Avenue and Hilliard Street, Awethu House was formerly a dry-cleaning business.Photograph by Jason Seagle If the term “co-living” conjures images of formerly lonely millennials...
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5 Atlanta events you won’t want to miss: May 9-15
Candide opens on May 9.Photograph courtesy of Alliance Theatre Candide Where: Symphony Hall at the Woodruff Arts Center When: May 9-20 Cost: $20-$60 Details: The Alliance Theatre teams up with the...
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Gary Pomerantz revisits Sweet Auburn in honor of Constellations’ grand opening
Gary Pomerantz (left), event moderator and AJC reporter Bill Rankin (middle), and Constellations founder Gene Kansas (right)Photograph by Maggie Holland More than two decades ago, Gary Pomerantz...
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For Keeps, a shop for rare and classic black books, opens on Auburn Avenue
Rosa Duffy, the owner of For Keeps bookstore on Auburn AvenuePhotograph courtesy of Rosa Duffy There is, perhaps, no street in Atlanta more fitting than Auburn Avenue to house For Keeps bookstore....
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5 Atlanta events you won’t want to miss: May 8-14
Toddler Takeover at the Woodruff Arts CenterCourtesy of the Alliance Theatre Toddler Takeover: An Arts Festival for the Very Young Where: Woodruff Arts Center When: May 11-12 Price: Kids aged 6-17:...
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Who are these faces on Auburn Avenue? A new photo project honors the history...
The Windows Speak project puts the faces of those who built the Atlanta Life Insurance Company on the original building in Sweet Auburn.Photograph courtesy of Sweet Auburn Works The original Atlanta...
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