It also nourished Parker's love of incorporating fresh herbs and produce in the cocktails she created.
Today, A Sip of Paradise Garden continues to serve as a sustainable community garden and gathering place for the people who enrich the greater Atlanta dining experience.
Today, A Sip of Paradise Garden continues to serve as a sustainable community garden and gathering place for the people who enrich the greater Atlanta dining experience.
Keyatta Mincey Parker is planting seeds of community for Atlanta bartenders
Bridging hospitality and creativity — with the Earth’s soil as the main ingredient — Keyatta Mincey Parker has infused Atlanta bartending with a horticultural experience at A Sip of Paradise Garden.
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April 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
It also nourished Parker's love of incorporating fresh herbs and produce in the cocktails she created.
Today, A Sip of Paradise Garden continues to serve as a sustainable community garden and gathering place for the people who enrich the greater Atlanta dining experience.
Today, A Sip of Paradise Garden continues to serve as a sustainable community garden and gathering place for the people who enrich the greater Atlanta dining experience.
Founder Keyatta Mincey Parker started the garden months before the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of her fellow hospitality workers got pushed out of jobs that same year. The quarter-acre plot was an oasis for her and other bartenders to destress.
April 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Founder Keyatta Mincey Parker started the garden months before the COVID-19 pandemic. Many of her fellow hospitality workers got pushed out of jobs that same year. The quarter-acre plot was an oasis for her and other bartenders to destress.
Part one is live.
In it, AJC senior reporter and Atlanta native @writegavinwrite.bsky.social opens the series with a close look at how Atlanta earned the “Black mecca” title and why that reputation is being questioned today. www.ajc.com/uatl/is-atla...
In it, AJC senior reporter and Atlanta native @writegavinwrite.bsky.social opens the series with a close look at how Atlanta earned the “Black mecca” title and why that reputation is being questioned today. www.ajc.com/uatl/is-atla...
Is Atlanta still America’s Black mecca? This native isn’t so sure
A new monthly content series from UATL — the AJC’s Black culture franchise — will shed light on the reality (or mirage) behind this question.
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March 23, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Part one is live.
In it, AJC senior reporter and Atlanta native @writegavinwrite.bsky.social opens the series with a close look at how Atlanta earned the “Black mecca” title and why that reputation is being questioned today. www.ajc.com/uatl/is-atla...
In it, AJC senior reporter and Atlanta native @writegavinwrite.bsky.social opens the series with a close look at how Atlanta earned the “Black mecca” title and why that reputation is being questioned today. www.ajc.com/uatl/is-atla...
This is the central question driving “Atlanta: America’s Black Mecca?” a new series from UATL, @ajc.com's Black culture franchise.
Through January 2026, UATL and contributors will explore the city’s legacy and its present-day realities, all centered on that question.
Through January 2026, UATL and contributors will explore the city’s legacy and its present-day realities, all centered on that question.
March 23, 2025 at 7:26 PM
This is the central question driving “Atlanta: America’s Black Mecca?” a new series from UATL, @ajc.com's Black culture franchise.
Through January 2026, UATL and contributors will explore the city’s legacy and its present-day realities, all centered on that question.
Through January 2026, UATL and contributors will explore the city’s legacy and its present-day realities, all centered on that question.
He reflects on his father’s life lessons and their lasting impact. Read now: www.ajc.com/uatl/gil-sco...
February 5, 2025 at 3:04 PM
He reflects on his father’s life lessons and their lasting impact. Read now: www.ajc.com/uatl/gil-sco...
This month’s Heat Check highlights the Atlanta resident and hype woman who has helped catapult Doechii’s breakout rap success. Words by @deasiapaige.bsky.social:
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Meet the Atlanta-based DJ who fueled Doechii’s historic Grammy success
Meet DJ Miss Milan, the Atlanta resident and hype woman who has helped catapult Doechii’s breakout rap success.
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February 5, 2025 at 4:01 AM
This month’s Heat Check highlights the Atlanta resident and hype woman who has helped catapult Doechii’s breakout rap success. Words by @deasiapaige.bsky.social:
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‘Daddy Loves You’: Gil Scott-Heron’s son talks about life lessons from his iconic father #BlackHistoryMonth www.ajc.com/uatl/gil-sco...
‘Daddy Loves You’: Gil Scott-Heron’s son talks about life lessons from his iconic father
Nearly 14 years after Gil Scott-Heron's death, his son is determined to protect his legacy and to make sure younger generations hear his messages.
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February 4, 2025 at 8:51 PM
‘Daddy Loves You’: Gil Scott-Heron’s son talks about life lessons from his iconic father #BlackHistoryMonth www.ajc.com/uatl/gil-sco...
How a brotherhood of sleeping car porters shaped Black America’s middle class #BlackHistoryMonth
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How a brotherhood of sleeping car porters shaped Black America’s middle class
The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters became the first labor organization led by African Americans and left a big impact.
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February 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
How a brotherhood of sleeping car porters shaped Black America’s middle class #BlackHistoryMonth
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Despite challenges, Georgia’s Black architects make their mark on Atlanta #BlackHistoryMonth www.ajc.com/uatl/despite...
Despite challenges, Georgia’s Black architects make their mark on Atlanta
One Sunday in May 1917, on the first day of services at the newly built First African Methodist Episcopal Church in Athens, the congregation celebrated with a processional and mortgage burning.
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February 4, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Despite challenges, Georgia’s Black architects make their mark on Atlanta #BlackHistoryMonth www.ajc.com/uatl/despite...
