On May 29, 2020, four days after the murder of George Floyd, CNN reporter Omar Jimenez, an Afro-Latino reporter from... Read More
Call for proposals for the eighth annual Atlanta Studies symposium on May 26, 2021. Read More
Ben Miller, Executive Editor of Atlanta Studies, reflects on the journal as it enters its 10th year. Read More
Michael Camp recounts John Lewis's stance in relation to the 1987 Mariel Cuban uprising in the Atlanta Federal Penitentiary. Read More
A collection of Atlanta-based scholarship that was published elsewhere in 2020. Read More
How do immigrant stories impact perceptions of immigrant experiences in a major-emerging immigrant gateway such as Atlanta? From 2016 to... Read More
A collection of Atlanta-based scholarship that was published elsewhere in 2020. Read More
A student and advisee of the late Dr. Jacqueline Rouse reflects on their time together. Read More
After a brief pause in Q2 of 2020, large corporate investors operating in Atlanta and elsewhere increased their purchases during the pandemic, and by summer of 2021, were purchasing homes nearly twice as quickly than in 2019. During this timeframe, large corporate buyers comprised 17% of all purchases of single family rentals, with purchases ramping up through 2021, such that these firms comprised 25% of all home purchases by Q2 of 2021. After the pandemic began, these large corporate investors increased purchases in places with high housing instability risk, and those hit hard by COVID19. Should their market share grow, and concerns continue with regard to eviction, maintenance, and rate hikes, finding ways to regulate these firms will remain an important policy concern. Read More
Marni Davis interviews new editorial board member, Daniel Horowitz García. Read More
Call for proposals for the eighth annual Atlanta Studies symposium on May 26, 2021. Read More
As we continue social and physical distancing due to the impact of Covid-19 on our communities, we here at Atlanta Studies have wondered how this is impacting the people and the places of Atlanta. Read More