The Coyt Fund's assist to author Javier Wallace’s 'Basketball Trafficking'

A young athlete from Panama moved in with Javier Wallace's family — and the relationship became a book. "Basketball Trafficking: Stolen Black Panamanian Dreams," Wallace's account of the F-1 student visa pipeline into U.S. basketball, is the inaugural grant recipient of the Tara Coyt Publishing Fun…

Ali Siddiq brings life experience and laughter to State Farm Arena

Known for his one-of-a-kind storytelling abilities, comedian and writer Ali Siddiq has taken 2026 by storm.  His most recent standup specials, "Mondays" and "My Father," have been released to critical acclaim and high viewership numbers. In addition, on April 19, the performer released "Ali Siddiq…

Inside BODDO Studio's process, from dream to drop

BODDO Studio, Aishah Rashied Hyman, Atlanta design, West African textiles, Amani Women's Co-op, Kuba cloth, Kente cloth, Atlanta Design Festival, High Point Market, WABE Arts, home decor, small-batch design 

Spike Lee — “School Daze” Revisited

When “School Daze” premiered in 1988, it was controversial before most audiences ever saw it. Written and directed by Spike Lee, the satirical, music-driven film examines life at Mission College, a fictional historically Black campus, and sparked debate among HBCU leadership even before cameras rol…

Emory Scholar Curates 40 Years of Spike Lee

🎬 Emory film and media professor Beretta Smith-Shomade curates “40 Years of Brother Spike Lee,” a fall-long retrospective of the director's work, screening free every Wednesday at White Hall. Smith-Shomade talks with WABE Arts and Culture Editor Sherri Daye Scott about two decades of teaching Lee'…

Regina Taylor Closes ABTF with 'Exhibit'

🎭 Golden Globe winner Regina Taylor brings her one-woman show, “Exhibit,” to the closing night of the Atlanta Black Theatre Festival at Spelman College. The play follows Iris, a Black visual artist confronting the fear of erasure. Taylor talks with WABE Arts and Culture Editor Sherri Daye Scott ab…

Kira Rockwell on her new theatrical comedy 'Holy Chicken Sandwich'

🎭 Playwright Kira Rockwell’s new comedic play, “Holy Chicken Sandwich,” imagines a fictional fast-food chicken chain grand opening where devoted fans camp out overnight — until chaos breaks loose. Rockwell, Suzie Bass Award-winning writer, talks with WABE Arts and Culture Editor Sherri Daye Scott …

Divinity Roxx on her cosmic new kids album ‘Starchild’

🎶 GRAMMY-nominated bassist Divinity Roxx, Beyoncé’s former musical director,  talks with WABE Arts and Culture Editor Sherri Daye Scott about her new children’s album, ‘Starchild Vol. I.’ Roxx explains why she refuses to “dumb down” music for kids, how ditching the microphone changed her live show…

Eric Garner’s mother Gwen Carr on executive-producing "Garner"

🎧 Gwen Carr, mother of Eric Garner and executive producer of "Garner: The Breath That Breathed a Movement," talks with WABE Art and Culture editor Sherri Daye Scott about learning documentary filmmaking from the inside, fighting for New York's Eric Garner Anti-Chokehold Act, and why she pushed fil…

Jon Batiste: What's Feeding Him Before His Atlanta Date

🎹 Eight-time Grammy winner Jon Batiste brings his 2026 Fantastical Tour Saturday to Chastain Park with the Atlanta Pops Orchestra, a rare orchestral date. He tells WABE Arts what keeps him grounded on the road, why all music is folk music, and what Atlanta means to him. 🎧