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Beaufort’s Gullah Festival showcases the African history and heritage of South Carolina’s Low Country Gullah culture, a blend of West African, European and Native American cultures, which became a way of life for West African slaves living on the Sea Islands off the coast of the South Carolina mainland. The annul event attracts talent from [...]
Celebrating 66 years of continuing success – the Bronner Bros. International Hair Show will start its four-day convention on February 16th and end of February 19th. The show will open with over 300 Hair Care Companies, an exciting Hair Battle, all new Natural Hair Companies, over 100 classes & Seminars and celebrities throughout the show. [...]
Completed in 1910, the Herndon Home, was the residence of Alonzo Herndon and his family. Herdon was a former slave raised in a sharecropping family after the Civil War. Herndon studied barbering, and owned and managed a string of barbershops in downtown Atlanta after the Civil War, one of which was considered to be the [...]
Located just outside of the Martin Luther King Jr. National Historic Site, the International Civil Rights Walk of Fame honors civil rights pioneers from around the world with granite and bronze footprints. The prints are created using shoes that have been contributed by the inductees. Inside the National Historic Site there is a permanent display [...]
The Savannah Music Festival(SMF) is one of the largest and most diverse music festivals in the southeastern United States. The festival’s distinctive line-up showcases indigenous music from the Deep South and a wealth of internationally renowned musicians representing an abundance of musical styles and genres, including Americana, bluegrass, blues, classical, dance party, gospel, guitar, Irish, [...]
Embracing Dr. King’s philosophy and strategy of nonviolence to eliminate poverty, racism and violence, The King Center is determined to have a positive impact on the continuing struggle to fulfill his great dream for America and the world. The King Center’s mission is designed to meet this challenge. Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent [...]
The Spelman College Museum of Fine Art is located in the Camille Olivia Hanks Cosby Academic Center that was dedicated in 1996. The Center was built in honor of the wife of Dr. William H. Cosby, the world-renowned television star and comedian. The exhibition area of 4,500 square feet features high ceilings, warm cherry wood [...]
The APEX, which stands for African American Panoramic Experience Museum, chronicles the history of Sweet Auburn, once Atlanta’s foremost black residential and business district, and serves as a national African-American museum and cultural center. Photo Credit: APEX Musuem, Atlanta, GA Be sure not to overlook Herdon Plaza, across the street from the APEX Museum, which [...]
Photo Courtesy of Sweet Auburn Curb Market The Sweet Auburn Curb Market was originally established in 1918 on land cleared by the Great Atlanta fire of 1917. The market, set up in a huge tent, was an immediate success, bringing urban consumers direct access to farmers and their products. Wishing to give the curb market [...]
Born January 15, 1929, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. spent the first 12 years of his life in this modest Queen Anne-style home located in the Sweet Auburn neighborhood of Atlanta. Furnished with both original or period reproduction pieces, as well as personal items of the family, the house has been restored to its appearance [...]
Established in 1988 with the purchase of the art collection and historic home of the late Dr. Otis T. Hammonds, Hammonds House Museum and Resource Center of African American Art is dedicated to the mission of preserving the work and heritage of African-American artists through educational outreach programs, utilizing local and national artists, scholars, critics [...]
“Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing: How the Apollo Theater Shaped American Entertainment” examines the rich history and cultural significance of the legendary Harlem theater, tracing the story from its origins as a segregated burlesque hall to its starring role at the epicenter of African American entertainment and American popular culture. The first exhibition to [...]
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