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Atlanta Baha’i (Interview w/ Leila Yavari) Apr 28, 2023

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This week, I had the pleasure of interviewing Leila Yavari, who became the Chief Archivist of the Atlanta Baha’i Assembly in January of this year. In that short time, she’s learned so much about Atlanta’s earliest Baha’i history, including the people, places and events that make up the century of this city’s history.

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Governor’s Mansions Apr 21, 2023

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This week we're covering the history of Georgia’s Governor’s Mansions - four official, one unofficial, spread over two different cities (Milledgeville and Atlanta).

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Teen Taverns Apr 14, 2023

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The word teen or teenage today is part of our lexicon, but that wasn’t the case less than 100 years ago. The post-World War II period in America was one of prosperity. Young adults didn’t have to go to work, high school attendance skyrocketed and teenagers developed their own culture - music, cars and clothes. This week, I am covering how Atlanta teens organized recreation spaces for themselves, often called Teen Taverns.

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Atlanta Student Movement Apr 07, 2023

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Inspired by the Greensboro, NC sit-ins of February 1960, the Atlanta Student Movement, led by the young men and women of Morehouse, Atlanta University, Clark College, Interdenominational Theological Center, Morris Brown College and Spelman College, brought sit-ins, kneel-ins and boycotts to Atlanta.

This ushered in the transition between Atlanta’s “old guard” civil rights leaders and the younger, more progressive student leaders. It was inspiring to learn how the students of the Atlanta University Center organized and executed their plans and affected change and how the movement influenced the presidential race between Kennedy and Nixon.

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Clermont Hotel Mar 31, 2023

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In this week’s mini episode, we’re talking about the Clermont Hotel, from its start as a high-end apartment in the Roaring 20s called Bonaventure Arms, to the infamous Clermont Lounge, to it’s demise and rebirth. This building is full of fascinating stories that you do not want to miss.

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College Park Mar 24, 2023

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Did you know College Park was first named Manchester? Or that it could have been named Attica, Minerva, The Colleges, Colegia, or Ledra? This week we're covering all of that history, through the airport expansion and even into College Park's contributions to Southern rap.

Georgia Trust Spring Ramble

Flight Path

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Women of Atlanta - Part I Mar 17, 2023

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March is Women’s History Month, and researching women is my very favorite thing to do. So while I was brainstorming an episode idea, I realized I had this huge collection of women on my list whose stories were very short - in terms of research, not the length of their lives or quality of achievements. This week I have collected these shorter stories into one episode about three different women; Eliza Ann Grier, the first Black woman licensed to practice medicine in Georgia, Leah Crist Bush, the first woman in the South to graduate with a landscape architecture degree, and Nora Grainger Webb, who designed and built over 50 homes and 7 apartments in 1920s Atlanta.

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Atlanta Cinemas (w/ Behind the Slate) Mar 10, 2023

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This week I am handing the mic to Aaron Strand from Behind the Slate who is sharing some wild Atlanta stories - like how the city's motion picture history dates back to 1895, how “Birth of Nation'' impacted the city’s cinema, how segregation and Jim Crow laws affected movie goers, and also covering cinema greats like the Lowes Grand, the Plaza, The Tara, and Coronet. Finishing off with Blaxploitation films of the 70s and historic preservation. You do.not.want.to.miss.this.

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Atlanta Sports Arena Mar 03, 2023

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This week’s mini episode is about the Atlanta Sports Arena, which once stood on Chester Avenue in today’s Reynoldstown neighborhood. This is a story of basketball, boxing, wrestling, amateur sports, square dancing, 70s rock bands and Muhammad Ali.

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Morehouse College Feb 24, 2023

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This week, I’m checking off another Atlanta pillar of higher education, the famed Morehouse College. We’re covering its earliest iteration in Augusta, GA, its move to Atlanta, its first deans, presidents and professors, famous graduates and important buildings - we are talking about as much as we can in 20 minutes!

Morehouse Graduates

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