Stan Washington

Atlanta

Editor-at-Large at The Atlanta Voice

Award-winning journalist and four-time Editor, The Atlanta https://t.co/2L7lDSaT26; member, SEFCA,NABJ, AABJ, co-founder

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Minority to Majority: Atlanta airport graduates its inaugural class of small businesses

1 month ago | theatlantavoice.com | Stan Washington

Finding out how to do business with the world’s busiest airport used to be as secretive as trying to get in to see the Wizard of Oz. This past week, thanks to Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, hopefully, that gate has finally been opened. Twenty-five small businesses from Georgia and Florida made a huge step inside the airport’s golden privilege gates after completing the inaugural Gateway to Growth program sponsored by the airport.
Hurricane Helene Application Deadline Ends in February

Jan 29, 2025 | theatlantavoice.com | Stan Washington

Time is running out for Georgians and small business owners affected by Hurricane Helene (Sept. 23-27, 2024) to submit their applications to FEMA for financial assistance. The deadline is February 7. After that date, you are on your own.
Jimmy Carter watch: A journalist's experience in 1976

Jan 7, 2025 | theatlantavoice.com | Stan Washington

“We’re going to put you on ‘Jimmy Carter Watch.’ ” “Jimmy Carter Watch” sounded like a pretty important assignment for a Newsweek magazine college intern in the summer of 1976. Then my second thought was: What does that mean?
‘Luther Vandross: Never Too Much’ is a gift to his fans

Nov 4, 2024 | theatlantavoice.com | Stan Washington

(Luther Vandross: Never Too Much” is now playing in limited release in theaters. It will air on CNN and then on MAX streaming in 2025)If you are a fan of Luther Vandross and you think you know most of all there is about the late acclaimed phenomenal singer, then you are in for an awakening. There is so much more that we don’t know. Dawn Porter’s “Luther Vandross: Never Too Much “ is one of the best music bio documentaries to come along in recent years.
National Minority Supplier Development Council Week in Atlanta

Oct 22, 2024 | theatlantavoice.com | Stan Washington

Minority business owners from around the nation looking to take their businesses to the next level gathered in Atlanta (Oct. 21-25) for the annual National Minority Supplier Development Council Week. The conference featured representatives from national and global companies like Amazon, Apple, Walmart, Salesforce, and Disney. The week offered minority entrepreneurs valuable access to information, resources, advice, and networking opportunities for business growth and success.
Alarming HIV/AIDS rates among Black people in Georgia

Sep 3, 2024 | theatlantavoice.com | Stan Washington

Georgia is one of the leading states showing an increase in cases. HELLO! IS ANYONE LISTENING? The HIV/AIDS health crisis is still with us, especially in Georgia, And for Black people, the numbers are alarming, according to national statistics by the Center for Diseases Center (CDC). This is NOT the time to return to the days of “free love” of the 1960s with unprotected sex.
Bronze Lens Film Festival Celebrates 15 Years With Over 140 films

Aug 14, 2024 | linkedin.com | Stan Washington

Bronze Lens Film Festival Founder and Executive Producer announces the activities for this year's festival. (Stan Washington) Stan E. Washington Stan E. Washington Award-winning Atlanta Journalist and Media Professional Published Aug 14, 2024 By Stan Washington The first year of the Bronze Lens Film Festival had a modest start of presenting 23 films.
Bronze Lens Film Festival celebrates 15th anniversary with 140 films from 59 countries

Aug 13, 2024 | theatlantavoice.com | Stan Washington

The first year of the Bronze Lens Film Festival had a modest start of presenting 23 films. Now a decade and a half later, the Atlanta-based festival will present over 140 films from 59 countries including the USA, the United Kingdom, Nigeria, Spain, Canada, Tobago, Trinidad, and the Netherlands. For the first time the festival will showcase at the Tara Atlanta Theater, 2345 Cheshire Bridge RD NE in Atlanta, August 21 – 25. Among that diverse array of films will be 48 world premieres.
Pearl Cleage’s Tribute to Maynard Jackson: Atlanta’s First Black Mayor

Aug 10, 2024 | theatlantavoice.com | Stan Washington

It was 50 years ago when Atlanta, the capital of the New South solidified its reputation of being “The Black Mecca”. That is when the charismatic wavy head vice mayor Maynard Jackson was sworn in as the city’s first African American mayor. Award winning author and playwright Pearl Cleage who was Jackson’s first press secretary is paying tribute to her former boss in an Alliance Theatre production of “Something Moving: A Meditation on Maynard Jackson” Aug. 3 -11.
“The Preacher’s Wife’ A Night Of Enjoyment

Jun 16, 2024 | theatlantavoice.com | Stan Washington

Sunday will be your last opportunity (unless they extend it, and they should) to see the Alliance Theatre’s World Premiere of the musical “The Preacher’s Wife” (Ends June 16) which is based on the popular movie starring Whitney Houston and Denzel Washington is just as good as anything you will currently see on Broadway. When it comes to grade A theater, the production checks all of the right boxes from acting to music to directing to set design. Basically, it’s an Alliance homerun.