Hip-Hop Is Our Vibranium
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BS music columnist Dr. Joycelyn Wilson dissects the superpower of “Black Panther, the Album.”
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Wistful for Wakanda
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Our managing editor, Tim Turner, saw “Black Panther” twice. It reminded him of his alma mater.
Read MoreGumbo in the Social Media Age
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In the age of Instagram and Twitter, anybody who does gumbo wrong can expect New Orleanians to let them know.
Read MoreEighteen Is Enough
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In 2018, bullets have flown on American school campuses 18 times. It’s time for teachers and parents to fight back.
Read MoreNo Sanctuary for Voters
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Tuesday’s oddball debate over immigration in Florida — between two likely gubernatorial candidates, neither of whom has yet to win the primary — put a bright spotlight on the type of politics we want to look away from. But in these times, we can’t afford to.
Read MoreWhat Is Southern Beer?
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We love beers brewed in the South. Just because. But what should a Southern beer taste like?
Read MoreHow to Kill a Community
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Having no broadband access can stop the economies of rural communities in their tracks. Just ask the shrinking population of Carroll County, Mississippi.
Read MoreA Homecoming for Black Entrepreneurs in Durham
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Since 2015, a conference has been resurrecting the entrepreneurial spirit of the North Carolina city’s historic African-American business builders.
Read MoreEducation Resolutions for 2018
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Resolution 1: Rage against those who use teachers as scapegoats. Resolution 2: Reward the teachers who day in and day out fight for justice-oriented classrooms.
Read MoreThe Only Confederate Monument Worth Saving?
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A monument to Confederate Sgt. Berry Benson stands in Augusta, Georgia. But after the war, Benson stood for the rights of African-Americans. Steve Oney puzzles over what should be the monument's fate.
Read MoreHatred Along the Hooch
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If want to find the crux of the hatred that will flow across the Georgia-Alabama state line during Monday night’s national championship game, you should visit the “bi-city area," where Phenix City, Alabama, and Columbus, Georgia, crowd opposite banks of the Chattahoochee River.
Read MoreBecoming David Barbe
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How a producer, studio owner, and music-business teacher learned the magic isn’t just in following dreams — but in mastering the tools that bring them to life.
Read MoreHospitality and Charity Are Holiday Bar Traditions
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For bartenders across the South, the holiday rush isn’t always merry and bright. But some bars combat the holiday fatigue by helping charities bring smiles to givers and recipients alike.
Read MoreA Second Helping of Generosity
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The annual release of SweetWater’s Second Helping IPA is coming — and with it, another year of ensuring that restaurant workers, who often live paycheck to paycheck, can weather the storms of life.
Read MoreSong From a Birmingham Church
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You won’t figure out why Doug Jones won in Alabama last night by reading news about the election. The answer, for any Southerner who seeks it, lies in our own history.
Read MoreMayor Keisha
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How the juice of hip-hop creators and consumers turned the tide in a hotly contested mayor’s race in the South’s largest city.
Read MorePrinciples for Principals
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How a school principal interacts with students, teachers, and staff has a huge effect on building an ecosystem where students are treated as people, not test scores.
Read MoreTo Ring in Repeal Day, Visit Tampa
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Tampa Bay was a haven for gangsters and rum-runners during Prohibition. Now, its bartending community celebrates the anniversary of the end of the Noble Experiment with a formal ball and conference.
Read MoreComfort Others
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Southern Food columnist, L. Kasimu Harris, has learned that hard way that when you’re broke, depressed, or heartbroken, you still have to eat. And you still need to feed others.
Read MoreInvesting In Neighbors
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Two Morehouse grads leave investment-banking jobs in New York and come home to Atlanta to help small-business owners get investment capital in neighborhood were banks seldom make loans. And it's working.
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