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  • No Scrubs: Love Lies in the Doomed Swipe

    No Scrubs: Love Lies in the Doomed Swipe
    2025/10/29
    Almost everyone has had a bad date or toxic relationship. But, has it ever been bad enough that you’ve wanted to warn others about the person? Well, there are multiple apps for that now, specifically for women. There are also counter apps for men. The hosts discuss how these apps work, why they exist, and the controversies around them. UATL is a source for Black culture and community in Atlanta. It’s powered by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and our supporters. If you’re enjoying this podcast, join us as a UATL paid supporter at UATL.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    37 分
  • True to the Game: Atlanta Hawks Do It for the Culture

    True to the Game: Atlanta Hawks Do It for the Culture
    2025/10/22
    Over a decade ago, the Atlanta Hawks were at a crossroads. The organization was reeling from a scandal after a racially charged internal email from one of its owners was shared with the NBA league office. That was followed by the discovery of racially insensitive remarks from their former general manager. Since then, the organization has made a point to celebrate Black culture in Atlanta. Leading the Hawks' charge is chief marketing officer Melissa Proctor. Proctor explains what the organization has done to rebuild trust, grow its fan base, get love from a past Pope, and strengthen ties to the community. To learn more about Homecoming events near Atlanta: https://www.uatl.com/entertainment/2025/10/heres-your-guide-to-the-aucs-best-2025-homecoming-events/ UATL is a source for Black culture and community in Atlanta. It’s powered by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and our supporters. If you’re enjoying this podcast, join us as a UATL paid supporter at UATL.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    39 分
  • Be Love: Reclaiming the Joy of Aging Black and Queer

    Be Love: Reclaiming the Joy of Aging Black and Queer
    2025/10/15
    Atlanta is seen as a queer Black mecca, a safe haven in the middle of the south. That doesn’t mean it’s perfect. Angela Denise Davis and her partner Mary Anne Adams noticed that as aging black lesbians, there weren’t spaces in the city and beyond specifically for them. So, they created ZAMI NOBLA, the National Organization of Black Lesbians on Aging. The organization is dedicated to community building through music, spiritual connection, storytelling, and more to ensure no one feels forgotten. To read more about ZAMI NOBLA and Atlanta pride, you can read DeAsia’s piece here: https://www.uatl.com/news/2025/10/the-black-queer-mecca-atlanta-residents-and-organizers-chime-in/ UATL is a source for Black culture and community in Atlanta. It’s powered by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and our supporters. If you’re enjoying this podcast, join us as a UATL paid supporter at UATL.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    35 分
  • The Unspoken Surgery We Inherited

    The Unspoken Surgery We Inherited
    2025/10/08
    Black women have higher rates of uterine fibroids and the common surgery to treat them – hysterectomies – more than any other group. And when you look at the numbers in the South, those rates are even higher. Meet Tanika Gray Valbrun, an Atlanta woman using her own struggles with fibroids and journey to help others. Valbrun is a central character in an AJC investigation, “The South Leads in Hysterectomies—Especially for Black Women. Here’s Why.” Valbrun opens about her own fight to have a baby and bringing awareness to the issue. To read the investigative piece visit: https://www.ajc.com/news/2025/09/the-south-leads-in-hysterectomies-especially-for-black-women-heres-why/ UATL is a source for Black culture and community in Atlanta. It’s powered by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and our supporters. If you’re enjoying this podcast, join us as a UATL paid supporter at UATL.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    40 分
  • Spirited Away: Decolonizing Black Religion

    Spirited Away: Decolonizing Black Religion
    2025/10/01
    With the massive success of the movie “Sinners,” have traditional African-based spiritual practices, like Voodoo and Hoodoo, come into the mainstream? There may be more connections between traditional religions like Christianity and these practices than you think. Filmmaker Tyson Horne talks about his own spiritual journey and his upcoming documentary that explores New Orleans Voodoo. To read Brooke Howard’s piece: https://www.uatl.com/entertainment/2025/05/sinners-success-sparks-conversations-around-african-spirituality-beyond-christianity/ UATL is a source for Black culture and community in Atlanta. It’s powered by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and our supporters. If you’re enjoying this podcast, join us as a UATL paid supporter at UATL.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    37 分
  • Toxic Hair, Tainted Health: With Michelle Gaines

    Toxic Hair, Tainted Health: With Michelle Gaines
    2025/09/24
    Do you know what you’re putting in your hair? From relaxers to braids, there are toxic elements in almost every popular Black hair product on the market. Dr. Michelle Gaines, chemistry professor at Spelman College, breaks it down. To read Asia Simone Burns and Samantha Hogan’s reporting on hair care for Black women and the ongoing lawsuits related to the hair straightening products they use visit: news/2025/08/her-hair-was-perfectly-straight-her-body-paid-the-price/ Read Brooke Leigh Howard’s reporting on the safer options Atlanta’s Black community is turning to: https://www.ajc.com/uatl/toxic-braiding-hair-study-forces-atlantas-black-community-to-seek-safer-options/C4PICN23ARCV7KMAGXXWEUCK3I/ Check out host Najja Parker’s reel on keeping safe when it comes to hair products here: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DIkBcGcoR_6/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link UATL is a source for Black culture and community in Atlanta. It’s powered by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and our supporters. If you’re enjoying this podcast, join us as a UATL paid supporter at UATL.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    36 分
  • Finding Family: With Ernie Suggs

    Finding Family: With Ernie Suggs
    2025/09/17
    Do family reunions still hold the importance to Black families that they once did? It is a question AJC and UATL senior reporter Ernie Suggs explores in a feature story chronicling different families. Through his research, Suggs found Black families are more likely than any other group to hold large family reunions regularly. He joins “It’s UATL” hosts to discuss the history of family reunions and whether younger generations are upholding a tradition long celebrated by their elders. To visit the Villanova Digital Library go to: https://digital.library.villanova.edu/Collection To read Ernie Sugg’s piece on Black family reunions visit: https://www.uatl.com/news/2025/07/what-remains-the-power-of-black-family-reunions/ UATL is a source for Black culture and community in Atlanta. It’s powered by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and our supporters. If you’re enjoying this podcast, join us as a UATL paid supporter at UATL.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    32 分
  • Chasing Waterfalls: With Tracy Stephens

    Chasing Waterfalls: With Tracy Stephens
    2025/09/10
    Why is hiking looked at as a predominantly white past time? BLK Hiking Club is not just about exploring trails, it's forging a path of inclusion and belonging in the great outdoors. Founder Tracy Stephens talks trials and the tribulations of hiking while Black in Georgia. To join Tracy on his next hike, check him out on Instagram @BLKhikingclub. And we want to hear your take. What kind of outdoor activities do you want to see more black people doing? Use your phone's voice recorder to send us a response on Instagram @It’sUATL or email us @ UATL@ajc.com. And don't forget to add your age, your name, and where you're from. UATL is a source for Black culture and community in Atlanta. It’s powered by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and our supporters. If you’re enjoying this podcast, join us as a UATL paid supporter at UATL.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    41 分