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Culture, Atlanta, News

Award-winning T.V. Show, ‘Atlanta’ Celebrates 10 Years

September 9, 2026 JannahB Leave a comment

By Jannah Bolds
EIC, The Bold Opinion

Donald Glover’s award-winning T.V. show titled, “Atlanta” celebrates a decade since its first premiere on September 6, 2016. The show clocked a total of 41 episodes over four seasons and aired its finale on November 10, 2022.

The show is a Southern contemporary story about a male cousin duo hustling to get their music and management careers to the next level, and encountering relatable adventures at every turn.

Glover’s FX “dram-com” earned a 98% on Rotten Tomatoes and a mouthful of notable awards including:

✔️ The Peabody Award – Entertainment
✔️ The Writers Guild of America Award for Best Comedy Series (2017)
✔️ Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series – Musical or Comedy (2017)
✔️ NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Directing in a Comedy Series (2017)
✔️ Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series (2017)

…and many more.

Writers for the FX series include the brothers Donald and Stephen Glover, Stefani Robinson, Paul Simms, Jamal Olori, Taofik Kolade, and Ibra Ake.

“One of my favorite memories was one of many moments during improv where I had to be in a scene in the strip club with the magnificent Bryan Tyree, aka Paperboy, and his facial expressions to what Darius was doing was so hilarious, I genuinely broke,” said Atlanta cast member, LaKieth Stanfield on Instagram.

“Up to that point in my career, I’ve never been broken in a scene. I love y’all. That and meeting Teddy Perkins. Happy 10 years, Atlanta,” he added.

“Teddy Perkins” (Photo: Guy D’Alerna 2018 FX)

(Images sourced from imdb.com)

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Arts, Atlanta, Culture, News

Atlanta Young Professionals Say “Yeah” to job offers post Usher R&B Tour

August 18, 2026 JannahB Leave a comment

By Jannah Bolds
EIC, The Bold Opinion

The young media team returned home after 2.5 months on the R&B Tour with Usher, now hired on to continue working.

Last week, Atlanta young media professionals from Usher’s New Look, in partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Detroit, gathered to publicly chat about their tour experiences as interns. They completed a rigorous 21-day bootcamp to endure 2.5 months of high-energy live entertainment.

“On this tour, I’ve been doing a lot of behind the scenes, like mic packs and running cables under the stage,” said Sarah Swift, audio production intern for Usher’s New Look. “This has given the opportunity to let young people in the industry and give them a chance,” she added.

Usher’s New Look program interns and program leaders pose before discussing their experiences on the R&B Tour with Usher and Chris Brown.

This youth initiative, through Usher’s New Look, has been grooving for over 25 years, and introduced many students to the music and entertainment industry. The R&B Tour was a first-of-its-kind opportunity to launch the term “internship” to another level.

The 18-day stadium tour put Sarah, Mi’Cai, Storm, and their teammates in hands-on situations across production, multimedia, operations, and wardrobe departments.

“This is where these young interns really could go behind the scenes and work to understand what it’s like, said Shawn H. Wilson, Co-Founder of Usher’s New Look and President & CEO, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Detroit.

“This is real world experience,” he concluded.

After the tour ended, the interns accepted employment offers and will continue working though a new partnership with BET Next Gen.

This inaugural effort reeled in 1600 applicants who had, then, already exhibited interest and/or previous experience with production, were of high interest for the program. The selection process included members who may have worked with the students in the year prior.

“It’s really important for us to design this as a true experience, said Wilson. “When we went through those applications, we looked for the fans, and we weeded them out because we wanted to find the individuals who were passionate about the entertainment trade, going to school, or working in the trade. We wanted to make sure that we found the young people that, this experience, would literally catapult their career,” he added.

“To see these young adults come in hungry, thirsty, and even nervous to go through this process was phenomenal,” said Amia Mize, partnering contributor.

The Usher’s New Look organization encourages local youth, creatives, designers, and media-forward individuals to engage through community partnerships and opportunities for all and more online.

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Atlanta, Fine Art

Framing By Design ATL Relaunches with Local Creative Duo, Continues 40-Year Legacy

July 13, 2026 JannahB Leave a comment

By Jannah Bolds
EIC, The Bold Opinion

The reframing of Atlanta continues.

On Saturday, two Atlanta women artists celebrated their acquisition of Framing By Design; a seasoned framing studio nestled in the heart of Buckhead.

New owners Mirage Vanguard (Tiffani Hill) and Crlz (Sierra Barbary) plan to breathe new life into the forty-year-old business through programming opportunities, workshops, community-forward partnerships, all while blending their own specialties into the framing business. Vanguard is taking her place as the lead framer and Barbary will steer financial and partnerships.

“Being an experienced framer is one of my favorite ways to show people how they can do something a little different that they didn’t think of, something that challenges the art work and elevates it to something that is going to look even better in their home and add a different element,” said Mirage Vanguard, Founder & Lead Framer of Framing By Design.

New owners Mirage Vanguard (Tiffani Hill) and Crlz (Sierra Barbary) cut the ribbon in commemoration of their milestone at Framing By Design in Atlanta.

“I am very excited about our new chapter, not only honoring a forty-year Atlanta legacy, but we are pouring into our creative community and Atlanta’s creative economy, in general,” said Sierra Barbary, Co-Founder & Director of Strategic Partnerships at Framing By Design. “Here, we are dedicated to making sure that artists have all the tools they need to have successful careers,” she added.

The ribbon cutting ceremony is only the tip of what’s to come for these two creative powerhouses as their unique expertise aids to the reframing of Atlanta’s creative ecosystem.

Framing By Design encourages local creatives, designers, and collectors to engage through community partnerships and opportunities for all and more online.