One Sunday in May 1917, on the first day of services at the newly built First African Methodist Episcopal Church in Athens, the congregation celebrated with a processional and mortgage burning.

Atlanta is home to a variety of significant historical landmarks, events and cultural milestones that showcase the plight and triumph of the African American experience. Outside of well-known ...

For the third year in a row, Atlanta has the highest percentage of Black-owned businesses in the nation, according to a new ...

ATLANTA - A man who Atlanta police say was behind an attempted kidnapping, carjacking, and retail theft incidents in Buckhead is facing multiple charges. The incidents all happened on the same day.

The Atlanta Hawks announced plans to host their “Black History Month Game Fueled by Georgia Natural Gas” (GNG) on Friday, February 7, 2025. The Hawks continue t ...

Words are just part of telling a great story. In the 10 years that we have put out The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s Black History Month series, we also paid close attention to how we told these ...

Atlanta remains the hub for Black-owned businesses for a third year in a row, according to a report by Lending Tree.

When the world is in turmoil, it’s easy to impulse buy. The sentiment has long been pushed on social media — a quick run to HomeGoods or Target, clicking an Amazon affiliate link, or just ...

Feb 3 (Reuters) - Americans are more bullish on the U.S. economy and the stock market and more hopeful about falling inflation and borrowing costs than they have been in a decade or more ...

The team is excited to celebrate Black History Month by highlighting the accomplishments and contributions of many Black ...

PALM BEACH, Fla. — (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that Americans could feel “some pain” from the emerging trade war triggered by his tariffs against Canada, Mexico and China ...