Morris Brown College in Atlanta is bringing back its active and vibrant community of Black fraternities and sororities, which dwindled over the past two decades due to the school’s loss of accreditation.
Author: Ernie Suggs - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Christine King Farris, MLK’s last sibling, has died
MLK’s last surviving sibling, Christine King Farris, has died in Atlanta.
Atlanta’s Martin Luther King Jr. Park reopens Sundays after COVID lull
Atlanta’s Martin Luther King Jr. National Historical Park is open again on Sundays, after it scaled back days and hours in 2020 because of COVID-19.
‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’: Whether anthem or hymn, song invokes pride
Often referred to as the Black National Anthem and composed more than a century ago, “Lift Every Voice and Sing” came along after Reconstruction, when a newly awakened black race was searching for an identity — just as Jim Crow was replacing slavery
Atlanta Race Riot? Or Massacre?
In Atlanta, a growing movement among historians and others to rename the “1906 Atlanta Race Riot” the “1906 Atlanta Race Massacre.”
Family marks 54th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s death
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated 54 years ago today. His family is laying a wreath in Atlanta.
‘This Christmas’ or ‘Silent Night’?
Two things are true in African-American homes during the holidays. Donny Hathaway’s “This Christmas,” and The Temptations, “Silent Night.”
From neighborhood association to council president, Felicia Moore seeks the mayor’s office next
Felicia Moore’s introduction to Atlanta politics was swift….
Tomochichi statue finds temporary Atlanta home
A statue of Chief Tomochichi was unveiled Monday in Atlanta at its temporary location, before it joins other statues dedicated to Georgia peacemakers in newly opened Rodney Cook Sr. Park.