Let's save Morris Brown before gentrification does it in
by King Williams Despite the foul weather last Tuesday, I joined maybe three dozen others on the vacant campus of Morris Brown College. We were all there standing in front of the historic Fountain Hall...
View ArticleGentrification eats Its own
I’m one of those rare people actually born and raised in Atlanta, and I spent a lot of my formative years at my godfather’s home off Flat Shoals Avenue. During the 90’s- early 2000’s I watched the...
View ArticleStone Mountain Village can be so much more than it is
By King Williams On a very warm Tuesday evening, two days before the Fourth of July, I decided to take a run near Stone Mountain Park. Instead of just simply running at the base of the park, I decided...
View Article"New Atlanta"
What’s been brewing online and in real life for black Atlanta has finally gone mainstream – Old Atlanta versus New Atlanta. This debate reached critical mass and mainstream media attention recently...
View ArticleWe really did this for a Margaritaville?
On Thursday, Aug. 8, the demolition of 152 Nassau Street has ceased thanks to Fulton County Superior Court Judge Ellen LaGura who ordered developers to stop demolition until an Aug. 29 hearing. The...
View ArticleA conversation with Carter's Adam Parker about Summerhill and 'The MET'
Back in October of 2018, my second post for Saporta Report was published. In “Let’s build Atlanta as a city, not a suburb” I mentioned a few places I saw around the city and had concerns about. That...
View Article"Old" Atlanta
Every resident of Atlanta has had the frustration of being asked “oh wow, you’re really from Atlanta?” or being told some asinine version of “you’re the first person I’ve ever met that’s actually from...
View Article'Good' Gentrification
By King Williams I often get asked if there’s a scenario where gentrification can be good. I fully understand why someone would ask this question, but the answer is a resounding no. After a lengthy and...
View ArticleA conversation with Rebecca Serna of the Atlanta Bike Coalition
On Sunday, Sept. 29, the Atlanta Bicycle Coalition brings its massively popular event - Atlanta Streets Alive – to the Southwest and Southside of Atlanta. To get a better feel of what Atlanta Streets...
View ArticleRemembering the 1906 Race Riot in Atlanta
By King Williams Last month marked the 113th anniversary of the 1906 Atlanta Race Riot. The three-day massacre occurred from Sept. 22-24, and once the flames were extinguished, Atlanta was forever...
View ArticleA conversation with TransFormation Alliance's Odetta MacLeish-White
By King Williams The TransFormation Alliance (TFA) is a diverse collaboration of 30 plus partners – ranging from nonprofits, government agencies, business partners and MARTA. They work in advancing...
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