Christopher A. Daniel

Christopher A. Daniel is a Black Culture reporter for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He is an Atlanta-based, award-winning journalist, cultural critic and ethnomusicologist. The Spartanburg, South Carolina native previously held teaching stints with Morehouse College, Clark Atlanta University and Georgia State University: creating each universities' music, entertainment, and lifestyle journalism courses.

Latest from Christopher A. Daniel

How PGA Tour Superstore executive Ralph Stokes brings diversity to golf

PGA Tour Superstore Vice President Ralph Stokes opens a new store in Buckhead and continues to bring diversity and inclusion to golf and business.

Georgia Tech professor Susana Morris and Octavia E. Butler

Love and life: UATL’s March book recommendations by Black women authors

In celebration of Women's History Month, UATL recommends five books from Black women authors spanning children's lit, memoirs and self-help manuals.

Drag king Pressure K premieres Black, queer variety show on Saturday

We checked in with former “King of Drag” contestant Keena “Pressure K” Blythe, who premieres an all-queer variety show at Out Front Theatre Company on Saturday.

How the Holmes family empowers youth with golf and STEM in Atlanta

Hamilton Holmes Jr., grandson of golfer Alfred ‘Tup’ Holmes and son of a physician Hamilton Holmes Sr., brings diversity to sports and sciences.

Rock photographer May Pang debuts portraits of John Lennon in Roswell

Photographer May Pang is hosting a two-day photo installation on late Beatles member John Lennon at the Mimms Museum of Technology and Art on Feb. 24-25, 2026.

Georgia Tech scholar brings writer Octavia E. Butler to new audiences

Georgia Tech professor Susana Morris hosts symposium celebrating pioneering Black speculative fiction writer Octavia Butler's work at Historic Academy of Medicine on Feb. 24.

Curtis Mayfield turns Atlanta and Blackness into music for classic films

Singer, songwriter Curtis Mayfield wrote and produced soundtracks for "Super Fly," "Claudine" and "Sparkle." He had homes in Southeast Atlanta and Sandy Springs.

55 years later, UGA’s first Black football players empower off the field

The new documentary "The First Five: Legacy in Motion" chronicles the first five Black members of the Georgia Bulldogs football team.

After losing a member, De La Soul wants men to focus on their health

Legendary hip-hop group De La Soul to hold inaugural Good Health Summit to address the intersection of hip-hop, health and wellness at Morehouse College.

Reimagining Langston Hughes’ ‘The Weary Blues’ for young readers

Atlanta-based illustrators contribute artwork to 'Melodies of the Weary Blues,' a children's picture book commemorating the 100th anniversary of Langston Hughes' poetry book.