The Fine Line Between Art and Vandalism
Street artist Gaia paints a truer picture of activism via the paintcan.
Atlanta’s Vices of Vanity
Atlanta is one of the music capitals in the nation. The city is a continuous fountain of talent that touches bases with every genre imaginable. Living here, it’s easy to see why. We have the venues, the cultu...
Pure Heat Community Festival Delights Crowds
Atlanta’s Black Pride festivities kicked off on August 29th, the beginning of Labor Day weekend. On Sunday, September 2nd, Atlanta’s largest Black Pride annual festival took place in the heart of the city's ...
Is There Room For a Gay Man in Hip Hop?
Atlanta is the home of trap music. We were the first city to commercially trademark the word a few years before the Y2K scare. The classic 808 drum machine defines past and contemporary trap. (That’s the drum m...
Hattie McDaniel & Margaret Mitchell: Literature’s Female Ebony and Ivory
Margaret Mitchell’s “Gone with the Wind” is a staple novel for not only Atlanta but for the entire nation. The remarkable debut was well beyond its time in progressiveness, showcasing an alluring retrospect of ...