In his epic work “The Souls of Black Folk,” WEB DuBois seems to describe the City of Atlanta in terms that separate Atlanta from what is generally considered to be a traditional Southern city. “South of North, yet north of South lies the city of a hundred hills…” he writes. The image of Atlanta as […]
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The lumberman who saved a few trees for Atlanta
The name Martin Amorous is not one that most Atlantans associate with the development of the City of Atlanta but that doesn’t diminish his contribution to the well-being of our city, not in the least. Martin Amorous was born in Savannah, in 1858. His father , Mathias Amorous, was a proud Spaniard from Barcelona who […]
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AIDS quilt sets background for discussing the importance of PrEP
Dec. 1 is World AIDS Day. The event is an opportunity to educate people about HIV, support people who are living with it and commemorate those who died from AIDS-related illness. By Allison Joyner On Thursday, Dec. 1 — World AIDS Day — the Atlanta Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority educated residents of […]
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A busy store on a busy corner
Any city that attains any sort of momentum attracts interesting visitors…some famous, some not so much. And every visitor to Atlanta comes with a story and this week we were going to tell just such a visitor story…a pretty good one too. But that was all before we discovered Miss Fluffy Raffles. Fluffy is not […]
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His request has been honored
Even Atlanta, with it comparatively young history, is not without its colorful characters. And one of Atlanta’s more interesting individuals was Jasper Newton Smith. Smith was an Atlanta businessman during the city’s reconstruction days. He owned a business at what is today the intersection of Peachtree and 14th Streets. Jasper Smith, or Jack as he […]
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City council establishes Tommy Dortch Day with a proclamation recognizing legacy
Nov. 7 is now Thomas W. Dortch Jr. Day in Atlanta. By Allison Joyner To honor his contributions to the people of Atlanta and the state as a whole, the Atlanta City Council has declared Nov. 7 as Thomas W. Dortch Jr. Day in honor of 100 Black Men of America chairman Tommy Dortch. For […]
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Retrospective – Georgia Veterans Day Parade – Downtown Atlanta 2019
Georgia Veterans Day Parade and activities have moved to The Battery at Truist Park, but please enjoy this look back at the Parade downtown in 2019.
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The house on Marietta Street
Most people, when giving a tour of the City of Atlanta to friends or family, usually find themselves starting more than one sentence with the phrase, “On this spot…” It’s pretty much a necessity in Atlanta to point out what was in a location because, as almost everyone knows, Atlanta has never been particularly sentimental […]
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We didn’t give up with a fight
Of all of the legendary names who were instrumental in building Atlanta into one of the nation’s premiere metropolitan regions, the name Carl G. Fisher is not one of them…but perhaps it should be. One could make the case that without the motivation supplied by Mr. Fisher, Atlanta would not be the city that it […]
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Dia De Muertos – Historic Oakland Cemetery – Nov. 6, 2022
SaportaReport columnist Mark Lannaman has more details about the Dia de Muertos ceremony at Historic Oakland Cemetery.
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New photo exhibit inspired by 20th-century poem opens
The “For My People” exhibit can be experienced at the Fulton County Central Library through Nov. 19. By Allison Joyner At the beginning of the month, photography nonprofit Sistagraphy opened its fall exhibit, “For My People: A Photographical Interpretation.” As a part of the Atlanta Celebrates Photograph Month, members of the all-women organization selected images […]
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Understanding the name
It will come as no surprise to anyone that Peachtree Street was not always the bastion of business that it is today. At the turn of the 20th century, Peachtree Street was a tree-lined avenue with magnificent mansions on either side. It was a neighborhood…a neighborhood filled with well-to-do residents…but a neighborhood none the less. […]
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For sale, the State of Georgia
There are many facets that make up a successful community, city or state, but without question, one of the most important elements, if not the most important element, is people. It’s hard to have a thriving community if nobody’s home. Which was exactly the case for the State of Georgia at the turn of the […]
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The Atlanta Business League releases list of 100 women making a difference in their industries and communities
This list is part of the ABL’s Super Tuesday Conference celebration. By Allison Joyner Earlier this month, the Atlanta Business League (ABL) announced this year’s Women of Influence list, recognizing 100 African American women making a difference in the Atlanta metro. The Super Tuesday Conference — where the list was announced — began in 1984 […]
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She was fast and reliable
They say it’s the journey, not the destination. And for some in the 1950s and 60s whose destination was Atlanta, the journey was more than mere conveyance, it was, in fact, Southern Tradition. For many, the trip is a lingering memory from childhood. For others, it was just how we lived back in the day, […]
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HUD Secretary, AUC officials, meet to discuss student homelessness, housing assistance in metro
Atlanta was the second stop in the “HUD on the Road” tour. By Allison Joyner Yesterday, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Secretary Marcia Fudge met with local Historically Black Colleges and University (HBCU) representatives to discuss homeownership affordable housing. Dr. David Thomas, President of Morehouse College and others affiliated with the institutions […]
