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Remembering Shay Youngblood

Shay Youngblood

On June 11, 2024, Shay Youngblood died after an extended illness. Loved ones surrounded her as she went to meet her ancestors. Novelist, poet, and playwright, Shay Youngblood got her start at Charis Books & More in Decatur, Georgia, at the Charis Circle Young Women Writers Group. From reading her poetry at Charis to publishing her first book, Big Mama Stories (1989) with Firebrand Press, to producing her plays at Little 5 Points Horizon Theatre, she left us a rich legacy.

Posted on July 8, 2024 Posted in Culture and the Arts, Publishing, Publications, and Booksellers Tagged with Alexis Pauline Gumbs, Charis Books & More, Charis Circle, Daniel Alexander Jones, Kelley Alexander, Linda Bryant, Shay Youngblood, Young Women Writers Group

Gareth Fenley: Guide for Lesbians Moving to Atlanta, Georgia, 1995 to 2015

Gareth Fenley

Gareth Fenley, a writer, dedicated lesbian, and woman of many talents, wrote a guide for lesbians visiting or moving to Atlanta, Georgia. This guide is her gift to all lesbians who may find it useful. A lot of this information would otherwise be lost to herstory, and for that, we greatly appreciate Gareth Fenley for submitting this to the Southern Lesbian Feminist Activist Herstory Project.

Posted on July 6, 2024 Posted in Culture and the Arts, Social and Political Groups Tagged with AALGA, African American Lesbian & Gay Alliance, Atlanta Georgia, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Bed and Breakfast Atlanta, Buckhead, Candler Park and Lake Claire, Charis Books, Creative Loafing, Decatur Georgia, Gareth Fenley, Greenwich Village of the South, Guide for Lesbians Moving to Atlanta, Hospitality Atlanta, Inman Park, lesbian, Little Five Points, MARTA, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority, moving to Atlanta, Olympics Out of Cobb Coalition, Poncey Highland, Revolution, Seven Points LLC, Shahan's Saloon, social work exam, social work licensing, Southern Voice, SoVo, The Key Club, The Otherside, Tower Lounge, Walton County Georgia, WINK, Women in Kahoots, ZAMI

Maria Cristina Moroles (Águila): Building Sacred Community on the Land

It’s a very complex thing that I’ve taken very seriously as a sacred responsibility. Our mission now is to heal our community, our local community, our Ozark community, and our indigenous community; and to bring all the colors into sacred union again.