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  • Georgia’s Long Struggle Toward Democracy: The Role of the Press, Then and Now

    The Baton Foundation will host a lecture about the role of Black press leaders in Georgia’s ongoing struggle for democracy. This program is free to the public, but registration is required. About the Program Georgia and its capital city, Atlanta, have long played a central role in the U.S. struggle to achieve the democratic ideals […]

  • Celebrating the Season…Honoring Self

    The Baton Foundation will host a virtual expressive arts workshop to help center us during the holiday season. This program is free to the public, but registration is required. About the Workshop With the holiday season upon us and a new year just weeks away, this virtual expressive arts workshop will encourage participants to reflect […]

  • America’s Black Capital

    The Baton Foundation will host a lecture about how African Americans remade Atlanta in the Shadow of the Confederacy. This program is free to the public, but registration is required. About the Book America’s Black Capital (Basic Books, 2023) tells the remarkable story of how African Americans transformed Atlanta, the former heart of the Confederacy, […]

  • Madness: Race and Insanity in a Jim Crow Asylum

    The Baton Foundation will host a conversation with journalist and author Antonia Hylton about her new book that centers mental illness, slavery, and racial segregation in the United States. This […]

  • Get Off My Neck

    Auburn Avenue Research Library 101 Auburn Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA, United States

    The Baton Foundation will host a lecture about the injustices and racial inequities in the U.S. criminal legal system. This in-person program is free to the public, but registration is required. You may register here. About the Book In Get Off My Neck (MIT Press, 2024) Debbie Hines draws on her unique perspective as a […]

  • Before the Movement

    The Baton Foundation will host a conversation about the hidden history of Black civil rights. This program is free to the public, but registration is required. About the Book In […]

  • Blackness in Mexico

    The Baton Foundation will host a lecture about the efforts underway in Mexico to recognize African-descendant Mexicans as a distinct cultural group. This program is free to the public, but […]

  • The Rage of Innocence

    The Baton Foundation will host a lecture about the day-to-day brutalities endured by Black youth growing up under constant police surveillance and the persistent threat of physical and psychological abuse. […]

  • The Nation That Never Was

    The Baton Foundation will host a lecture about the enduring myth of the so-called American story. This program is free to the public, but registration is required. About the Book […]