An art that keeps on giving: Fulton County Arts & Culture funds artists, organizations in vibrant creativity hub David Manuel new head of department Story by Ebony Sherise Creative concepts in the online exhibit, Art and Healing in the Time of the Pandemic, capture visual expressions that creator and curator Deanna Sirlin compiled from various...
Caden Harris has purchased a 54-seat passenger bus and is now raising funds to convert it into a mobile financial literacy center that will visit schools and create a money educational experience for young people. At just 11-years old, Caden Harris from Atlanta, Georgia, has already amassed a wealth of knowledge. His supportive parents nurtured...
Just 14% of Americans are ‘Very Happy’ — the Lowest Since the Early ’70s, According to NORC at the University of Chicago. (June 2020) People are also feeling lonely — 50 percent of Americans said they at least sometimes felt isolated over the last few weeks, while only 23 percent of people said the same...
Shop Style Shark, a fast-growing, woman-owned, Black woman-owned online retailer is taking on the largely male-dominated online fashion industry. Dionne Middlebrooks, the founder of online fashion retailer Shop Style Shark, is changing the game as a female owner. The fashion industry – and particularly online fashion – continues to be male-dominated even though women spend over...
Meet a culinary expert and business leader Claude Booker, the CEO, and founder of Booker’s Soul Food Starters which are now available in over 1,000 grocery stores across the country. His business providing Southern side dishes for buffets was decimated as a direct result of the pandemic, and most buffets remain closed. He pivoted his business during...
Meet Arika Randolph, the CEO and founder of Scents By Her, a unique line of carpet fresheners for your home and your car that are tailored to Black culture. Although originally launched in 2019, she has recently decided to expand her business by adding all-natural dessert and drink-inspired carpet fresheners to her lineup. The newest flavors...
Meet legendary Hollywood producer, director, and animator Leo Sullivan and his wife Ethelyn O. Stewart Sullivan who have been working together for 60 years to uplift and inform Black families through animated interactive content. Their brand is called Afrokids® and pairs many digital properties including AfroKids.com and AfroKids.TV. Recently, they were honored by the Rev....
To let go of all things out of control and to act upon things in right thoughts that you are able and to believe in possibilities when it all seems impossible to me that is living. All other actions and thoughts are a sickness wheel you keep running in. I hear so often I am...
For the Breast of Us, the first-ever blog and online community for all women of color affected by breast cancer is excited to announce the launch of its new brand photography in an effort to increase the representation and inclusion of minority breast cancer thrives. For the first time since launching in 2019, it has...