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How the entrepreneurs behind Six Degrees create incredible events for artists like Lil Baby, Big Boi, and Doja Cat
Christopher A. Daniel - December 17, 2021
When Brian "Bwrightous" Wright enrolled at Morehouse College in 2008, his goal was to get his apparel, Kreemo Clothing, into the hands of every rapper that visited the Atlanta University Center. The entrepreneur born and raised between Brooklyn and Queens, N.Y. connected with his classmate, Desmond "Dez" Attmore, who also grew up between the same two boroughs, in the hallway of their freshman dorm and envisioned a plan that would allow them to be creative nonstop and work closely with some of the most successful artists in hip-hop.
60 Voices: Charles Black and Dr. Laura Emiko Soltis on the fight for civil rights
Mike Jordan - April 27, 2021
Dr. Laura Emiko Soltis is executive director and a professor of human rights at Freedom University, an underground school for undocumented students in Atlanta. Charles Black is a living legend of the Civil Rights Movement in Atlanta.
Kamala Harris makes her pitch to Atlanta University Center students
Christopher A. Daniel - October 27, 2020
In a 25-minute speech during a campaign rally aimed at Gen Z students, Kamala Harris spoke about her plans for the pandemic, supporting environmental justice, attacking racial injustice, and investing in working families.
There's a generational divide between Black Democrats. How will that play out at the polls—and at home?
Raisa Habersham - October 21, 2020
Nationally, the political divide between younger and older Black voters is more vast than the divide between younger and older white ones. According to national polls conducted late this summer, white "likely voters" between the ages of 18 to 29 were more likely to support Biden than those over 65, but the opposite was true of Black voters: Biden had stronger support from older Blacks than from younger ones, with a wider margin separating them compared to their white counterparts.
Atlanta's latest coronavirus updates: Friday, July 3
Myrydd Wells - July 3, 2020
As COVID-19 cases continue to surge in Georgia, Governor Kemp urges people to wear masks, while Emory experts call for a mask mandate. Here's what you need to know this week.
Atlanta's latest coronavirus updates: Saturday, June 27
Myrydd Wells - June 27, 2020
Cases are still climbing in Georgia, APS has announced in-person graduation dates, and Morehouse has canceled fall sports. Here's what you need to know this week.
Atlanta's latest coronavirus updates: Tuesday, May 19
Myrydd Wells - May 19, 2020
On Monday, Morehouse College announced layoffs and furloughs and Delta announced it would resume some international routes. Here's your Tuesday morning update.
Morehouse, the only HBCU with a polo team, can now compete with the U.S. Polo Association
Donnell Suggs - February 25, 2020
Earlier this month, the U.S. Polo Association, the governing body of the sport, officially invited the Maroon Tigers polo club into the organization, immediately allowing Morehouse to be involved in Intercollegiate/Interscholastic (I/I) division competitions.
Pop-Up Magazine brings its unique live storytelling to the Buckhead Theatre
Betsy Riley - February 13, 2020
The producers of Pop-Up Magazine refuse to tape these live, multimedia extravaganzas. You literally have to be there, which is why the series routinely sells out venues across the country from Lincoln Theatre in D.C. to San Francisco's Davies Symphony Hall.
The complicated math behind buying a college education in Georgia
Sean Keenan - July 24, 2019
We set out to break down what it costs to attend some of Georgia's top schools—and how much of those price tags is paid from the pockets of students.