Marsai Martin, D-Nice, & Shonda Rhimes to Join Michelle Obama at ‘When We All Vote’ Rally in Atlanta
It’s one last minute push to get everybody to the polls! When We All Vote was created in 2018 by Michelle Obama with the goal of increasing participation in every election, closing the race and age gap, and changing the culture around voting. A leading, national, nonpartisan initiative, When We All Vote has led the […]
ATL Real Estate Developer to Open Second Micro Community Featuring a Coffee Shop & Tech Lab
He’s making home ownership more affordable! Booker Washington is a Southwest Atlanta native who has made quite the name for himself in real estate. After developing millions in real estate assets, Washington said he began noticing a trend, home ownership was becoming increasingly unattainable for the everyday person, with Black home ownership even more out […]
HBCU Grads Bring Manhattan’s First Black Craft Beer Bar, Harlem Hops, to Atlanta
The HBCU link up we didn’t know we needed. In 2018, three HBCU graduates, Kevin Bradford (Hampton University), Kim Harris (Clark Atlanta University), and Stacey Lee Spratt (Clark Atlanta University), teamed up to open Harlem Hops, the first 100% Black-owned craft beer bar in Harlem, New York. Seeking to provide the quality craft beer they […]
ATL Community Rallies Together to Save Small Black Woman-Owned Business
They showed up for one of their own! Aisha Taylor Issah is the Founder & CEO of The Sistah Shop ATL, a retail and e-commerce store she originally opened with the goal of providing a platform for Black women-owned businesses. Initially launched in Elizabeth, New Jersey, in 2021, Issah eventually expanded to Atlanta, Georgia, the […]
Meet the Entrepreneurs Behind First Black Woman-Owned Culinary Academy in Atlanta
This is a game-changer! Simone Byron is a chef and the owner of Navigate Foundation, a nonprofit she founded in 2017 to help underserved youth who aspire to begin careers in the hospitality sector. Since its inception, the organization has graduated 200 students and helped cultivate the next generation of chefs. Now, Byron has teamed […]
Jonnetta Patton, Usher’s Mother, Opens New BBQ Restaurant in Georgia
She’s ushering in a new era of entrepreneurship! Jonnetta Patton is the original “MOMager,” managing her son Usher Raymond’s career as an R&B superstar for 17 years, AfroTech reports. While Usher was in the forefront, Patton was in the background, making sure his business affairs were taken care of, his brand was intact, and his […]
Atlanta Retiree Creates Mobile Laundry Service for Homeless Population
This is what community is all about! Nicky Crawford is an Atlanta resident who is making the most of his retirement. Not content with just sitting at home watching the clouds roll by, Crawford has made it his mission to help out his fellow community members. According to 11 Alive, Atlanta is the hub for […]
HBCU Morris Brown College Surprises Entire High School Class With College Admission
An HBCU that has overcome adversity is reaching back to help high schoolers do the same! In a heartwarming surprise, Morris Brown College, a historically Black college in Atlanta that overcame losing its accreditation in the early 2000s, has offered full admission to all graduating seniors at Benjamin E. Mays High School, according to Fox5 […]
Black Girls Rock! Set to Return on Lifetime
Black Girls Rock! is back! After a five year hiatus, the awards show that honors the success and achievements of Black women will return, signaling the start of a long-term legacy of cultural celebration and empowerment. Black Girls Rock! previously aired on BET from 2010 to 2019 but will be moving to Lifetime for its […]
How Atlanta Stylist Ricci De Forest Transformed Madam C.J. Walker’s Historic Salon into a Museum
He’s paying homage to the legacy of the iconic figure who revolutionized hair care for Black women! In a move to preserve Black history, Atlanta hairstylist Ricci De Forest converted Madam C.J. Walker’s historic beauty shop into a museum, anchoring it in the heart of the neighborhood that once housed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s […]