A new residential development planted just blocks from the Atlanta Beltline’s Westside Trail recently began welcoming its first residents, and more are on the way from nonprofit City of Refuge’s philanthropic programs.
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Blocks from Beltline’s Westside Trail, affordable housing complex soon to debut
By Sean Keenan Just a stone’s throw from the northern reaches of the Beltline’s Westside Trail, a 47-unit affordable housing complex is a just few months from completion. This modest investment won’t fix all the affordability issues in a city oft-considered the U.S. capital of income inequality, but it at least moves the needle in […]
Remembrance As Resistance: Art Effecting Change in Changing Communities
By visual artist, Charmaine MinniefieldAn elder once told me, “Your existence is your resistance.” I am an artist activist. My work ranges from acrylic on canvas to large scale murals in communities around the metro area. My public art intentionally pushes back against erasure, misrepresentation and marginalization. I work to preserve the Black narrative (both […]
