SEASON 02, EPISODE 03: WELCOME TO ATLANTA
As rapper Andre 3000 from the Atlanta-based duo Outkast proclaimed to the world during the 1995 Source Awards: “The South got something to say!” For Season 2 of the BLK IRL Podcast, Anuli travels to Atlanta, GA to learn more about the local tensions between "Old Atlanta'' and "New Atlanta'' that began to take root in the 1990s as the city prepared its bid to host the 1996 Olympic Games and how Atlanta has since evolved to become one of America’s cultural capitals.
In this episode, you’ll travel to Atlanta with Anuli to hear how native Atlantans talk about the city’s heritage and the differences between “Old Atlanta” and “New Atlanta.” Think of this episode as an audio documentary in its purest form!
FEATURED SPEAKER: ANULI AKANEGBU, BLK IRL® HOST & PRODUCER
Anuli Akanegbu (Pronounced: Ah-noo-lee A-ka-nay-boo – she/her/hers) is a scholar-practitioner and social media consultant working at the intersection of business, communications, and culture. She is currently pursuing a Ph.D. in sociocultural anthropology at New York University (NYU) where her dissertation project examines how race and desirability factor into the success of Black-identifying social media content creators, or "influencers" in the creative economy of Atlanta, GA.
Learn more about Anuli here.
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