Archives: Staff Members

Sedrick Lakpa

I aim to bridge the past and the present through storytelling. This fellowship brings an added layer of support and legitimacy to filmmaking.  @unitedstorytellers   

Sharman Southall

This fellowship will help to support an exhibit at the Marietta History Center that will fortify other events that focus on the history of racial violence/control and inform the community

Jane Field

Mourning Our Losses will hold a five-year memorial in Atlanta honoring and remembering all those who died while incarcerated in the five years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Neil Phillips

This project is deeply personal to me because it empowers our youth—especially those who have been overlooked or marginalized—to find their voice, stand up against injustice, and build a future

Sundiata Rush

https://www.talesofdowntownatlanta.org/

Keila Nicole Dumas

This fellowship allows me to use my passion for storytelling and community building as tools for healing and historical truth-telling. Breaking Bread is a communal dining series that blends elevated

Page Dukes

The Atlantian Revival collaborates with a team of incarcerated writers, artists and scholars to explore and illustrate Restorative Justice in our Spring issue. An opportunity to connect and learn from

Mikhayla Smith

The Georgia Conflict Center proposes a series of three community conversations that seek to engage and activate the local Athens-area community with regards to the impact of the criminal justice

Juanes Zapata

Through collaboration and gathering around food, from seedling to plate: our garden at a low-security women’s prison creates an honest environment for those incarcerated in the Georgia Department of Corrections

Lora Smothers

In the wake of local movements towards truth-telling, justice, and healing, the Athens Black History Curriculum Collective is taking steps to memorialize the resilience, creativity, and joy of Athens’ Black