Greene County African American Museum's newest exhibit, "Committed to Serve, Expelled Because of Color," opens September 3. The exhibit honors the "Original 33"—the first 33 African American members of the Georgia General Assembly. Elected in 1868 during the Reconstruction era, these men were among the country's first African American state legislators. Supported by a grant […]
CONFLUENCE 2022 explores the intersection of environment, arts, and activism. Presented by Meridian Herald and supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities, CONFLUENCE events will merge music, literature, visual arts, environmental sciences, and community. Learn more »
North Georgia has a rich history of Native American culture, which has had a lasting impact on the historical and ecological development of the area. Presented by FIND Outdoors, Dr. Joe Candillo will explore this rich history in his presentation "The Importance of Land and the Living Natural Environment to Indigenous Peoples of the Americas." […]
North Georgia has a rich history of Native American culture, which has had a lasting impact on the historical and ecological development of the area. Presented by FIND Outdoors, Dr. Joe Candillo will explore this rich history in his presentation “The Reality of Native American Ceremony & Spirituality.” Joe Candillo is a tribally enrolled citizen of […]
Celebrate the opening of "Sideswiped by Eternity: The Joseph L. Roberts Exhibition." Curated by Ebenezer Baptist Church, the exhibition is the first survey of artifacts and documents highlighting the life and career of Rev. Joseph. L. Roberts, senior pastor from 1975-2005. Supported by a grant from Georgia Humanities, the exhibit will be on display until […]
Join Ebenezer Baptist Church as they welcome Atlanta community members to discuss the life and career of Rev. Joseph L. Roberts. Panelists will discuss the ideology of Rev. Roberts’ social activism, political thought, and theology through first-hand accounts. The discussion will be moderated by Autumn Smith. This event is supported by a grant from Georgia […]
Dr. Wendy Hui Kyong Chun will present her lecture “From Discriminating Data to Digital Democracies: Why We Need to Work Across Disciplines” on Thursday, September 29, at 4:30 pm at Georgia State University. Dr. Chun is the Canada 150 Research Chair in New Media at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, where she also leads […]
The deadline for the fall 2022 grant cycle is Friday, September 30, 2022. Learn more and complete your application.
The seventeenth annual Decatur Book Festival will take place on Saturday, October 1, at First Baptist Church of Decatur and will include a keynote address on the night of September 30. The event will highlight selected authors with new fall publications, featured in fifteen sessions presented in three tracks: adult fiction, adult non-fiction, and children […]
