Black History Month - Resistance
A series of Black History Month stories that explores the role of resistance to oppression in the Black community.
Cecil Williams

Cecil Williams’ high-risk drink of water

Hair as resistance

Black hairstyles take a stand against white beauty standards

230215-Atlanta-Rigness Rush photographed with his dog London Pepper on Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023, in his Little Five Points home.  Ben Gray for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Black gays practice resistance daily being their authentic selves

Angelo Herndon

Angelo Herndon, a Black communist, defeated Georgia’s insurrection law

Maynard Jackson

How Maynard Jackson Jr. broke the good-old-boys grip on city funds

"The water took us away"

‘The water brought us, the water took us away’

Afua Richardson

Black comic book artist enjoys magic of her imagination

Tricia Hersey of the Nap Ministry

Nap Ministry redefines resistance by resting

Baseball oldest pitchers were Braves

Satchel Paige’s Brave experiment

Greenwood Bank

Black banks long important to Atlanta, a bastion of financial strength