A collection featuring artists Aaron F. Henderson, Michael Reese, Horace Imhotep. Jamaal Barber and Georgette Baker.

This event is your opportunity to connect directly with Microsoft hiring managers and staff before you apply or interview. Gain resume tips, interview coaching, and insights to help you stand out. 


We’re also collaborating with employers in skilled trades, construction, and logistics who will be onsite to share opportunities and conduct screenings. Training providers will be available to help you learn about these roles, even if you're still building your skills. Whether you're seeking full-time work or career training, this event is your gateway to growth. We're excited to meet you and support your journey, reserve your spot today. 

Register now at https://bit.ly/CareerNetworkingEvent


Event Details: Friday, September 26th | 10 AM - 3 PM | Impact Church 2323 Sylvan Rd., East Point, GA 30344

Acts of Reparation follows two friends – Selina Lewis Davison, who is Black, and Macky Alston, who is white – as they travel South to their ancestral lands to explore what reparations means to them. Co-director Macky Alston’s ancestor was the first president of Mercer University and an enslaver. The Rev. Adam Daniel Williams, second pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church and grandfather of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was born enslaved in the town where Mercer University was founded - the town where co-director Macky is from.


Join the Ebenezer community for a powerful weekend of truth-telling, remembrance, and healing. The free screening will be followed by a live conversation with co-directors Selina Lewis Davidson and Macky Alston, moderated by Melinda Weekes-Laidlow, Impact Producer and CEO of Beautiful Ventures.

Designed as a vibrant gathering and an actionable platform, this festival is a place where you can take immediate steps to improve your health and the health of our city. We’re creating a unifying space with festival stages featuring local performers, gathering spaces for an equitable meal, and live art classes. 


At the Thriving Together Atlanta Community Arts and Wellness Festival, we are transforming awareness into engagement and shared experience into collective action.

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Live musical performances by Tank & The Bangas, Salah Ananse, Somi, DJ Doc, Wade Brown, and Mausiki Scales & The Common Ground Collective. Hosted by Jodine Dorce

Spoken word by Adan and poetry by Poetry on Peter

Interactive artist booths and wellness checks

Morning yoga and social dancing

An Equitable Experience with Out of Hand Theater, fostering honest conversations about health, equity, and community.

Food vendors featuring Atlanta’s favorite local restaurants

Opportunities to connect with community health resources

Youth movement activities

We’ve found that the film serves as a powerful catalyst for community gathering and often inspires audiences to begin exploring their own family histories.


The goal of FAMILY HISTORY DAY is to create a meaningful space for participants to explore ancestral research, preservation practices, and the power of shared stories in the context of healing and historical repair.

Our guest presenters will provide participants with accessible starting points for their research and introduce them to the local resources available to support that journey.

DISCOVER, PRESERVE AND SHARE your family histories and stories

9:00am - 10:00 CHECK IN & Time to explore community engagement and exhibit tables

10:00 - GENEALOGY 101 - An introduction to the practices and tools that will help you begin your Black family history research. Led by Rhonda Barrow, AAHGS Metro Atlanta

11:00 - PRESERVATION 101 - Learn how to protect and preserve memories, treasured family photos, documents, and keepsakes at home—and explore local options for public archiving and long-term care. Led by Dr. shady Radical, The Radical Archive Project, LLC

12:00 - FAMILY TREE BUILDING WORKSHOP - Guided instruction to begin to fill in your family tree, on paper. Helpers - Johnette Brooks, Genealogist, AAHGS Metro Atlanta, Atlanta WWI African American Research Center , Selina Lewis Davidson & Macky Alston

1:00 - 2:00 - LIGHT LUNCH PROVIDED & Time to explore community engagement and exhibit tables

2:00 - WHAT’S IN YOUR ATTIC? - A presentation and conversation between Black and white descendants who share a connected family history—coming together to uncover hidden stories, reconcile the past, and begin healing. Panel- Darryl Winston, Ed Garland and Jill Lum.

3::00 - FAMILY STORY SHARING CIRCLE - A gathering and space for all to share and be in conversation. BRING A PHOTO of a special ANCESTOR OR ELDER and share a story about them. Facilitated by Melinda Weekes Laidlow, AOR Impact Producer; CEO, Beautiful Ventures

4:00 - CIRCLE OF REPAIR - What does reparations, repair, healing look like to you? - A gathering space for all to share and be in conversation. Facilitated by Dr. Shakita Brooks Jones, Poli-Gram: Policies of Opportunity

5:00 - Special guest conversation - TBD

6:00 - close

"Hold the Line, Vol. III: Ode to Black Women" is an installation featuring 50 Black male visual artists standing in solidarity to pay tribute to the power, beauty and resilience of Black women. The exhibit, curated by rEN Dillard and Brian Hebert, is running at Path Museum from Sept. 27-Nov. 10.

Atlanta-based artists like Charly Palmer, Fahamu Pecou, Jim Alexander, Miya Bailey, Fabian Williams and Clint Fluker among others will showcase photography, sculptures and mixed media works to highlight Black women as leaders, nurturers and community builders.

The residency kicks off with a reception on Saturday, Sept. 27 from 7-9:30 p.m. Admission is free and open to the public.

City Winery Atlanta presents dead prez: "Let's Get free" 25th Anniversary Tour live on September 28th at 8pm!

dead prez is arguably the most socially conscious and prolific Hip Hop outfit ever. Emerging from a Black Empowerment perspective, dead prez has grown into a global voice for those who are ready to transform their reality. The duo consists of M1 and stic and was formed in 1996. dead prez transcribed their revolutionary but gangsta ethos they acquired on the streets into anthems for change. Brand Nubian’s Lord Jamar discovered them and helped them sign a deal with Loud Records.

With hard-hitting beats, stellar lyricism and strong song concepts, dead prez earned respect around the world from their peers and beyond. The duo’s first two studio albums, Lets Get Free (2000) and RBG: Revolutionary But Gangsta (2004), were accompanied by four acclaimed Turn Off The Radio mixtapes and solo albums, and in 2012 they released the Information Age.

Khnum Ibomu, a.k.a. Stic --father, rapper, producer, author and certified long distance running coach started the brand and healthy lifestyle movement- RBG FIT CLUB and invented a new genre of music he coined “fit hop” with his groundbreaking albums The Workout (2011) and the highly anticipate Workout II (2020). Stic is also currently an Adjunct Professor at The Clive Davis Institute at NYU and is releasing a new book and audiobook The 5 Principles (Oct 2022 via Balance/Hachette) which chronicles his health and fitness journey and the 5 Key life lessons that sustain his healthy gangsta lifestyle.

M1 a.k.a. Mutulu Olugbala is a global force connector and social impact catalyst. He is a writer, producer, entrepreneur, legal cannabis advocate, father and husband but more than anything he is a revolutionary. In an executive role, Mutulu continues to groom the cultural community to exercise its power toward freedom. He has coined the term “Artivism” and brings this perspective to dead prez and his highly influential peers.

dead prez’s consistent artistry, and activism, has earned them legendary status, and they remain relevant and one of the driving forces in Hip-Hop today.

Join us Friday, October 3, 2025, from 4–9 PM at The Gathering Spot for an evening full of an author panel, crafts, writing workshops, live performances, a book market, and more.

Your ticket includes entry to the main event and first access to RSVP for our smaller events happening the week before—like audiobook walks, book club dinners, socials, and silent reads. Whether you're coming with friends or flying solo, this is your space to connect, create, and feel inspired.

Co-edited by Jones and writer Maggie Smith, The People’s Project brings together twenty-six writers and artists offering personal reflections on resilience, creativity, identity, and connection. This conversation will explore the power of expression through poetry, essays, and visual art to inspire and sustain us, especially during periods of uncertainty.

Saeed Jones is the author of Prelude to Bruise, winner of the 2015 PEN/Joyce Osterweil Award for Poetry and the 2015 Stonewall Book Award/Barbara Gittings Literature Award. The poetry collection was also a finalist for the 2015 National Book Critics Circle Award, as well as awards from Lambda Literary and the Publishing Triangle in 2015. Jones was born in Memphis, Tennessee, and grew up in Lewisville, Texas. He earned a BA at Western Kentucky University and an MFA at Rutgers University-Newark. He lives in Columbus, Ohio, and is on Bluesky @TheFerocity.