In a Defining Moment for Atlanta’s Westside Beltline: Ignite ATL Inc. Names Darrell Booker Strategic Partner to Lead a New Era of Innovation, Tech and Youth Empowerment in Historic Blandtown Ignite ATL Inc. today announced a major step in its mission to serve young people along the Westside Beltline with the appointment of Darrell Booker as Strategic Partner. The move brings together one of Atlanta’s rising creative youth organizations with a nationally respected technology leader whose work has helped communities across the country understand and use emerging technologies. Booker is…
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Atlanta, Georgia – August 20, 2025 – Anthony “Tony” Flanagan was a skillfully gifted historic high school athlete excelling in multiple sports, especially football and basketball. In 1974, “Flan” as he was known led his Southwest Atlanta High school team to state championships in both sports, an Atlanta Public School record that still stands. One of the most heralded recruits in the nation, he was ambidextrous, able to throw a football 70 yards with his throwing arm and 60 with the other. He set a Georgia high school record for…
JOIN US FOR AN UNFORGETTABLE EXPERIENCE HONORING AN INCREDIBLE WOLVERINE “An Evening with a Living Legend” The Dr. Henry J. Porter Experience Friday, September 19, 2025 | 7:00 PM | Ivy Community Center This powerful celebration will be honoring Dr. Henry J. Porter – Morris Brown alumnus, community leader, and beloved mentor. This one-night-only fundraiser will include uplifting music, special tributes, and opportunities to support Morris Brown College through scholarships, donations, and sponsorship. Get ready for a night of elegance, inspiration, and impact! We are thrilled to invite you to…
All of Atlanta’s 11 football-playing high schools are scheduled to kick off their grid seasons this weekend. Four of these schools will commence play this Thursday (August 14th); The Business Engineering Science Tech (BEST) Academy Eagles travel to Ellenwood, Georgia in DeKalb County to face Utopian Academy for the Arts at 7 pm; Douglass’s Astros journey to Cumming, Georgia to face West Forsyth at 7:30 pm and KIPP’s Atlanta Collegiate Warriors are in Fairburn, Georgia facing Landmark Christian at Lakewood Stadium. Two other teams also have Thursday night tilts. The…
Reverend Dr. Lawrence Edward Carter, Sr., PH.D., D.D., D.H., D.R.S., D.H.C., MULT. will retire from his positions as Dean of Morehouse College’s Martin Luther, King, Jr. International Chapel and professor. He is the college’s founding dean of the MLK, Jr. International Chapel. He officially made his public announcement to retire in July 2025. The date of his impending retirement will be June 30, 2026. He has shaped the spiritual, moral and intellectual ethos of Morehouse College under the leadership of seven college presidents. He has been a servant leader and…
God of the Oppressed – Stories of Black Liberation – A Documentary Film About Black Christians By Danté J. James In 1940, the renowned intellectual, historian, and revolutionary John Henrik Clarke wrote The Boy Who Painted Christ Black. This short story follows Aaron Crawford, a young Black student living in rural Georgia who attends a segregated school. Aaron creates a painting depicting Jesus as a Black man. The artwork sparks outrage from a racist white supervisor of the colored schools. The story was adapted into a film featuring Wesley Snipes for…
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