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Hotter Than July: The National Black Arts Festival Heats Up Atlanta
Temperatures scorching into the ’90s, humidity so thick you could slice it and the looming threat of thunderstorms are all typical for a midsummer July day in Atlanta. When the rain fell this past weekend, the National Black Arts Festival (NBAF) continued, undeterred in its celebration of African diaspora art and culture. As I strolled…
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Hot Fun in Atlanta
Atlanta, often heralded as the black capital of the South, is a city rich with African-American history and a culture as eclectic as the people who populate it. From the dignified black bourgeoisie to the hip-hop heads keeping the Dirty South on the map, there’s a place for everyone in Atlanta, since, truthfully speaking, half…