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Amanda Williams: We Say What Black This Is

Amanda Williams: We Say What Black This Is

February 7 – May 24, 2025
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
350 Spelman Ln, SW, Atlanta, Georgia 30314, USA

Description

We Say What Black This Is celebrates the diversity, resilience and depth of Blackness while challenging simplistic definitions of Black identity. The exhibition features works from Williams' series What Black is this, You Say?, created in response to the ‘Blackout Tuesday’ social media moment in 2020. The exhibit will include a new abstract painting by Williams and student-written didactic labels.  
2025 April

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Sacred Spaces: The Legacy of Black Churches in Cherokee County

Sacred Spaces: The Legacy of Black Churches in Cherokee County

April 9 – August 30, 2025
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
221 East Marietta Street, Canton, GA 30114, USA

Description

Black churches in Cherokee County, born from the resilience of the enslaved and newly freed in the 1800s, became far more than places of worship—they were the beating heart of the Black community. These sacred spaces nurtured minds with education, empowered voices in political and social movements, and provided a sanctuary where culture and faith thrived. From uplifting sermons and joyous fifth Sunday gatherings to shared meals and unwavering support, these churches embodied strength, unity, and the unshakable spirit of a people determined to rise.

The Cherokee County History is open Tuesday - Sunday, 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. and closed Sunday and Monday. Please check historycherokee.org for updates on hours.

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NYC By Way of EAV > The Pub @ EAV's Bodega Bar Pop-Up

NYC By Way of EAV > The Pub @ EAV's Bodega Bar Pop-Up

April 21 – May 30, 2025
12:00 AM - 11:59 PM
469 Flat Shoals Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30316, USA

Description

The Pub @ EAV, Atlanta's most unapologetically unconventional pub, serves up a taste of the Big Apple every Monday and Tuesday from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m. Trading pints for pastrami, The Pub hands over its keys to Bodega Bar—an Atlanta-born, NYC-inspired pop-up—for a weekly takeover that brings the flavors and energy of the city's bustling streets to the heart of East Atlanta Village. Known for reimagining some of the city's most iconic eats, Bodega Bar dishes out a rotating menu of everything from deli fare and street food favorites to cocktails that keep up the pace, all served with a side of late-night energy and NYC hip-hop. Each week presents a new menu with the same no-rules, all-flavor attitude—in the city that never sleeps, why should the kitchen? The Pub @ EAV is located at 469 Flat Shoals Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30316. Stay updated at www.eavpub.com and follow along on Instagram and Facebook at @eavpub.
2025 May

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I Love the '80s Dance Party

I Love the '80s Dance Party

May 4, 2025
05:00 PM - 11:00 PM
553 Amsterdam Atlanta 30306

Description

I Love the '80s Dance Party features DJ Jaycee of the Wrecking Crew All-Stars playing some of your favorite 1980s hip-hop, soul, R&B, pop and soul music. The event happens the first Sunday of each month.

Guests can dine and dance either inside or on the patio. The event is open to all ages, and parking is free.

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Marcus and Friends: 2 Year Anniversary

Marcus and Friends: 2 Year Anniversary

May 6, 2025
04:00 PM - 09:00 PM
525 Edgewood Ave SE, Atlanta, GA 30312, USA

Description

Marcus Bar and Grill, the restaurant on Edgewood Avenue owned by award-winning chef and restaurateur Marcus Samuelsson, is having a cookout and block party in Old Fourth Ward to celebrate its two-year anniversary.

The menu includes a fish fry, pizzas from its wood-fired grill, barbecue and other delicious staple dishes. Local vendors like Kayla's Italian Ice, Janke Glass Studio and Public Figure clothing line will also be present while DJ Boogie Lov spins good tunes.

Book your reservations now at the link provided.

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Copaganda: How Police and the Media Manipulate Our News - Alec Karakatsanis in conversation with Kamau Franklin

Copaganda: How Police and the Media Manipulate Our News - Alec Karakatsanis in conversation with Kamau Franklin

May 6, 2025
07:30 PM
184 S. Candler St. , , Decatur, GA 30030 , USA

Description

This event takes place in person at Charis and on Crowdcast, Charis' virtual event platform. This event is free, but registration is required for virtual attendance. Click here to register to attend virtually. Please read the in-person event guidelines at the bottom of this page to be sure you can participate in the event. 

Charis welcomes Alec Karakatsanis in conversation with Kamau Franklin for a discussion of Copaganda: How Police and the Media Manipulate Our News, a powerful warning about how the media manipulates public perception, fueling fear and inequality, while distracting us from what truly matters.

In this groundbreaking expose, essential for understanding the rising authoritarian mindset, award-winning civil rights lawyer Alec Karakatsanis introduces the concept of "Copaganda." He defines Copaganda as a special kind of propaganda employed by police, prosecutors, and news media that stokes fear of police-recorded crime and distorts society's responses to it. Every day, mass media manipulates our perception of what keeps us safe and contributes to a culture fearful of poor people, strangers, immigrants, unhoused people, and people of color. The result is more and more authoritarian state repression, more inequality, and huge profits for the massive public and private punishment bureaucracy.

For readers of Naomi Klein and Noam Chomsky, Copaganda documents how modern news coverage fuels insecurity against these groups and shifts our focus away from the policies that would help us improve people's lives--things like affordable housing, adequate healthcare, early childhood education, and climate-friendly city planning.

These false narratives in turn fuel surveillance, punishment, inequality, injustice, and mass incarceration. Copaganda is often hidden in plain sight, such as:

When your local TV station obsessively focuses on shoplifting by poor people while ignoring crimes of wage theft, tax evasion, and environmental pollution

When you hear on your daily podcast that there is a "shortage" of prison guards rather than too many people in prison

When your newspaper quotes an "expert" saying that more money for police and prisons is the answer to violence despite scientific evidence to the contrary

Recognized by Teen Vogue as "one of the most prominent voices" on the criminal legal system, Karakatsanis brings his sharp legal expertise, trenchant political analysis, and humorous storytelling to drastically alter the way we consume information, while offering a hopeful path forward. One towards a healed humanity--and media system--with a vested interest in public safety and equality.

About the Author 

After beginning his career representing people accused of crimes who could not afford an attorney, Alec Karakatsanis founded the Civil Rights Corps, an organization that challenges systemic injustices in the U.S. legal system. In the last decade, the organization’s work has freed hundreds of thousands of people from illegal confinement in jail cells, reunited hundreds of thousands of families, returned tens of millions of dollars to marginalized communities, and advanced inspiring alternatives to punishment as a means of preventing and addressing social harm. He was named the 2016 Trial Lawyer of the Year by Public Justice for designing and litigating landmark constitutional challenges to cash bail and modern debtors’ prison practices across the United States. The author of Usual Cruelty: The Complicity of Lawyers in the Criminal Injustice System and Copaganda (both from The New Press), he lives in Washington, DC, with a community of wonderful friends, family, weird paintings, a garden, and his rock collection.

About the Conversation Partner

Kamau Franklin (he/him) is the founder of Community Movement Builders. He’s been a dedicated community organizer for over thirty years. For 18 years, Kamau was a leading member of a national grassroots organization dedicated to the ideas of self-determination and the teachings of Malcolm X. He’s spearheaded organizing work in areas, including youth organizing, police misconduct, and developing sustainable urban communities. Kamau has coordinated community cop-watch programs, liberation schools for youth, electoral and policy campaigns, large-scale community gardens, organizing collectives and alternatives to incarceration programs. Kamau was an attorney for ten years in New York with his own practice in criminal, civil rights and transactional law. He now lives in Atlanta with his two children.

The event is free and open to all people, but we encourage and appreciate a donation of $5-20 in support of the work of Charis Circle, our programming non-profit. Donate on Crowdcast or via our website: www.chariscircle.org/donate or in person at the event.

Charis Books is a fully wheelchair accessible space with on site van accessible parking, two ramps, and additional overflow accessible parking nearby. Additional accessibility information can be found on the Accessibility page of our website. 

In-person event guidelines:

- All attendees must wear a face mask during the event.

- We will begin seating people at 7:00 PM ET.

- This event will be live-streamed via Crowdcast. Click here to register to attend virtually.

- As a reminder: If you are not feeling well, please do not come to the event.

If you have any questions regarding these guidelines or to request specific accessibility accommodations, please contact info@charisbooksandmore.com or call the store at 404-524-0304.

Please contact us at info@chariscircle.org or 404-524-0304 if you would like ASL interpretation at this event. If you would like to watch the event with live AI captions, you may do so by watching it in Google Chrome and enabling captions: Instructions here. If you have other accessibility needs or if you are someone who has skills in making digital events more accessible please don't hesitate to reach out to info@chariscircle.org

By attending our event, whether in person or virtually, you agree to our Code of Conduct: Our event seeks to provide a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), class, or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Unsolicited sexual language and imagery are not appropriate. Anyone violating these rules will be expelled from this event and all future events at the discretion of the organizers. Please report all harassment to Charis staff immediately or email info@chariscircle.org.

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The Battle for the Black Mind: Dr. Karida L. Brown in Conversation with Dr. Lakeysha “Key” Hallmon

The Battle for the Black Mind: Dr. Karida L. Brown in Conversation with Dr. Lakeysha “Key” Hallmon

May 14, 2025
06:30 PM
101 Auburn Avenue Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30303

Description

This event is free and open to the public, but registration is encouraged. Register here. This event takes place at the Auburn Avenue Research Library, 101 Auburn Ave NE, Atlanta, GA 30303. Doors open at 6pm. Event begins promptly at 6:30pm.

Charis and the Auburn Avenue Research Library welcome Dr. Karida L. Brown in conversation with Dr. Lakeysha “Key” Hallmon for a celebration of The Battle for the Black Mind, a history of education in the United States from the end of the Civil War to the historic ruling of Brown v. Board of Education. 

In The Battle for the Black Mind, Dr. Karida Brown explores the struggle to define and control the education of African Americans amid shifting societal attitudes and forms of systemic exclusion. From the perspective of freed slaves seeking empowerment and liberation through education, to the white elites aiming to shape the future of the workforce and consolidate power, The Battle for the Black Mind explores the formation of segregated education systems and the influence of philanthropic organizations, religious institutions, and Black educators themselves in shaping these structures. It also examines the global reach of these education models, particularly their impact on African societies under colonial rule.

Ultimately, Dr. Brown presents a critical investigation of the foundational roots of racial inequality in American education, arguing that it wasn't just about the separation of institutions—but about controlling access to the ideals of American democracy.

About the author:

Karida L. Brown is an NAACP Image Award-winning author and public intellectual. A professor at Emory University, Brown is a leading scholar of systemic racism and the study of Black life. Her work, which spans over a decade of groundbreaking research and analysis, has earned her both national and international acclaim. She is the author co-author of The New Brownies’ Book: A Love Letter to Black Families, continuing the legacy of W.E.B. Du Bois by centering Black narratives and empowering Black futures.

About the conversation partner: 

Dr. Lakeysha “Key” Hallmon, EdD, is a mission-forward visionary, author, and social entrepreneur celebrated for her unique “Village Model,” renowned for its innovative structure and community-centered approach. Dr. Hallmon has expanded her mission with The Village Retail, a flagship retail store for Black brands. Dr. Key is the author of “No One Is Self-Made: Build Your Village to Flourish in Business and Life.” She has been recognized by esteemed publications such as Forbes, Inc. Magazine. Essence, Black Enterprise, CNN/HLN, the Today Show, and more. As a board member for Invest Atlanta, Dr. Hallmon continues to advocate for equitable opportunities within the business and affordable housing landscape. Dr. Hallmon serves on the Board of Trustees for Tougaloo College. Dr. Hallmon is a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc.

About the venue:

Masks are encouraged but not required.

AARL has a free parking lot accessible via Courtland street. Please park and enter the library to get a guest pass for your dashboard before having a seat in the auditorium.

The event is free and open to all people, but we encourage and appreciate a donation of $5-20 in support of the work of Charis Circle, our programming non-profit. Charis Circle's mission is to foster sustainable feminist communities, work for social justice, and encourage the expression of diverse and marginalized voices. Donate via our website: www.chariscircle.org/donate.

Please contact us at info@chariscircle.org or 404-524-0304 if you would like ASL interpretation at this event. 

By attending our event, you agree to our Code of Conduct: Our event seeks to provide a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), class, or technology choices. We do not tolerate harassment in any form. Unsolicited sexual language and imagery are not appropriate. Anyone violating these rules will be expelled from this event and all future events at the discretion of the organizers. Please report all harassment to Charis staff immediately or email info@chariscircle.org.

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Atlanta Sandwich Fest

Atlanta Sandwich Fest

May 17, 2025
12:00 PM - 05:00 PM
241 20th St. NW, Atlanta, GA 30363

Description

General Admission Tickets:

Include entry at 1pm and entertainment, souvenir cup, and all alcohol samples. Food costs extra.

Sandwich samples will be priced at $4 and paid directly to each vendor or food truck.

Cost:

$50 in advance; $55 after May 8th; $65* at the gate.

*Unless sold out.

First 500 tickets sold online are just $35!

Early Entry Tickets:

Include entry at 12pm, entertainment, all drink samples, and three food tickets. Additional food can be purchased without tickets. Sandwich samples will be priced at $4 and paid directly to each vendor or food truck.

Cost:

$75 in advance; $80 after May 8th; and $90* at the gate.

*Unless sold out.

First 250 tickets sold online will be just $60!

Tickets will go on sale Wednesday, April 9 at 10am.

Questions: kari@atlantabeerfestivals.com

This is a 21 and up event: no kids, no babies, no pets. Rain or shine event. No refunds. No outside food or beverage. Do not drink and drive: take Uber/Lyft or walk. Alcohol will cut off at 4:45pm. We reserve the right to cut off anyone at any time

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The Before Slavery Museum & Kennesaw State Univ. presents: Family History Conference

The Before Slavery Museum & Kennesaw State Univ. presents: Family History Conference

May 18, 2025
12:00 PM
8109 Mall Pkwy , Stonecrest , GA 30038, USA

Description

Black History Family Conference

Sunday, May 18th, 2025 | 12:00 PM

The New Black Wall Street, Stonecrest, GA.

Celebrate legacy, culture, and connection at the Black Family History Conference—a powerful afternoon dedicated to discovering who we are, where we come from, and how we move forward together.

Explore your roots with expert genealogical tips from the Smithsonian, dive into our rich past with the inspiring session "Who Were We Before the Middle Passage?", and don’t miss the exciting Ancestry DNA Big Reveal.

Enjoy free health screenings, delicious refreshments, and a vibrant atmosphere perfect for all ages.

Bring the whole family and be part of a meaningful experience at The New Black Wall Street—where history meets community.

Vendor spots are available—come showcase your products or services!

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Identity Reborn Fashion Experience

Identity Reborn Fashion Experience

May 24, 2025
06:00 PM - 10:00 PM
2025 Peachtree RD NE, Atlanta, GA 30309, USA

Description

On May 24, 2025, at Loft Twenty 25 in Atlanta, experience an unforgettable evening featuring:

Fashion Presentations – Watch visionary non-fast fashion designers debut their latest collections.

Creative Performances – Immerse yourself in live artistry that celebrates identity and transformation.

Networking & Collaboration – Connect with fellow entrepreneurs, creatives, and changemakers.

Shop Our Vendor Marketplace – Explore and support independent designers, artists, and community organizations.

Get Involved – Be Part of the Movement!

BECOME A VENDOR OR EXHIBITOR Are you a designer, artist, entrepreneur, or nonprofit looking to showcase your work? Our vendor marketplace is the perfect space to sell, connect, and engage with a dynamic audience of fashion lovers and culture creators.

SUPPORT THE VISION – IN-KIND DONATIONS & SPONSORSHIPS Your support helps bring Identity Reborn to life! Whether through sponsorship, in-kind donations, or partnerships, your contribution fuels Rag and Bucket Co.’s mission to celebrate creativity, individuality, and cultural expression.

Media & Press Inquiries

For press passes, interviews, and media coverage opportunities, please contact us at: 📩 info@ragnbucket.co

Community Overview

Where Atlanta's vibrant Midtown and upscale Buckhead neighborhoods meet, The Lofts at Twenty25 offers a prime location for the Identity Reborn event. This modern venue, situated at 2025 Peachtree Road NE, provides an ideal backdrop for fashion presentations, networking, and community engagement.​

Demographics: Atlanta's metro region has experienced significant growth, driven by young professionals and people of color. This evolving demographic landscape contributes to a vibrant cultural scene and a progressive atmosphere. ​

Local Attractions: Residents and visitors can explore nearby attractions such as the Atlanta BeltLine Northside Trail, adjacent to the Bobby Jones Golf Course, offering scenic walking and biking paths. Additionally, the area boasts a variety of shopping destinations, eclectic eateries, and entertainment venues, reflecting the neighborhood's energetic spirit. ​

Educational Institutions: The community is in proximity to esteemed institutions like Georgia Tech and SCAD Atlanta, fostering an environment rich in creativity and innovation. ​