Atlanta Tribune: The Magazine

1 week ago | atlantatribune.com | Roz Edward

Ambassador Andrew Young’s distinguished and extensive career as a civil rights leader, lauded politician, and dedicated diplomat make him one of the most respected leaders in Atlanta, the nation and the world. As a venerated champion of social justice, Young remains one of the most recognized and appreciated figures in modern day history.

1 week ago | atlantatribune.com | Roz Edward

Memorial Day began in the mid-1800s as a way to honor the people who died in the American Civil War. The earliest Memorial Day celebration ever recorded was organized by Black Americans in Charleston, South Carolina in May 1865. Local reports from The New York Tribune and The Charleston Courier at the time recorded that the community gave fallen Black Union soldiers a proper burial, erecting a brand new cemetery for the Black troops who’d previously been harshly buried in a mass grave.

1 week ago | atlantatribune.com | Roz Edward

Flowers, painted benches and handmade memorials surround a mural of George Floyd at George Floyd Square on May 18, 2025. Kerem Yucel/AFP via Getty Imagesby Danielle K. Brown, Michigan State UniversityOn the evening of May 25, 2020, George Floyd was murdered by police outside a grocery store in Minneapolis. From the outset, the incident became a battle of narratives. The local police initially reported Floyd was experiencing “distress” and died from a medical incident.

3 weeks ago | atlantatribune.com | Roz Edward

At a time when too many Americans are grappling with social uncertainty and the impact of declining resources for women’s health and fading support for advancing women in the workplace, Roz Clark Smith is doubling down on her commitment to transforming the landscape and shoring up her efforts to empower women.

1 month ago | atlantatribune.com | Roz Edward

HBCUs are two hundred year old institutions that are one of the largest segments of this nation to create the Black middle class. Adams passionately expressed, “he’s [President Trump] jeopardizing the futures of countless students.”By April Ryan“This is only the beginning of a long fight,” according to Democratic North Carolina Congresswoman Alma Adams. She is addressing the Executive Order to pause federal loans and grants.