On Sunday, September 1, 2022, a beautiful thing happened at Wheat Street Baptist Church in downtown Atlanta, Georgia. Many parishioners witnessed the Reverend Dr. William J. Smith as he stood in the sacred Wheat Street pulpit and declared to the congregation that serving as the church’s new senior pastor was his pleasure. Reverend Smith is the eleventh senior pastor to lead Wheat Street in the church’s 155-year history. There were many accolades, beautiful music, and a congregation whose prayers were finally answered as the long search for a senior pastor…
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Bronze Statue of Congressman John R. Lewis Stands Where Confederate Monument Once Stood DeKalb County and Decatur, Georgia honored the late Civil Rights leader and Georgia Congressman John Robert Lewis with the unveiling of a new historic memorial in Decatur Square on Saturday, August 24, 2024. The larger-than-life 12-foot John Robert Lewis memorial statue, by bronze sculptor Basil Watson, was placed where a Confederate monument once stood in Decatur Square. The bronze monument is placed in front of the Historic DeKalb County Courthouse, at the very spot where a contentious…
Fresh and innovative things are developing on the campus of Gammon Theological Seminary in the Atlanta University Center. Speaking before a crowd gathered at the west side of Gammon Hall, President Dean Candace M. Lewis greeted those in attendance and then spoke briefly about new things happening at her school. On this occasion, she said, at a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Gammon Student Lounge, that this was the first of many new things to come at Gammon. The lounge is a special place, with nice bench chairs and tables, comfortable sofas, TV monitors, ample study areas, and other…
On Monday, June 17, 2024, the City of Atlanta presented Mack Wilbourn with a proclamation for his contribution to the city’s economy and for his philanthropic work. Mack Wilbourn is owner and President of Mack II, Inc., a quick service restaurant management company since 1971. His current franchises include Atlanta Bread & Bar, Baja Fresh Mexican, Famiglia Pizza, Phillip’s Seafood, Popeyes and We Juice It, all located in the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Wilbourn is also the managing partner of MWJ, LLC, an Atlanta-based vending company. He has managed the…
On Monday, June 17, 2024, Jimmy Brown – singer, saxophone, trombone and flute – received a proclamation from the City of Atlanta along with R&B/funk/jazz bank Brick. Brick was formed in Atlanta in 1972 by Regi Hargis from members who were from both jazz and disco backgrounds. They released their first single, “Music Matic,” on Main Street Records in 1976, before signing to the independently distributed Bang Records. Their next single, “Dazz,” was released in 1976 and reached #3 in Pop charts and #1 in R&B charts. Other songs included:…
There could not have been a better place to be on Sunday afternoon, May 5, 2024 than the Southwest Arts Center on New Hope Road in SW Atlanta. The Metropolitan Atlanta Community Band, under the direction of Mr. Vanable H. Moody, Sr., and Mr. Allen Ward, Jr., presented its Spring Concert starting at 4:00 P.M., and let me tell you…This was one concert not to be missed. The Metropolitan Atlanta Community Band was founded in 1996 by the late Dr. Alfred D. Wyatt, Sr. and other prominent Atlanta area musicians.…
