The Georgia Music Collections exhibit is made up of artifacts and interactive elements dedicated to some of the most iconic artists in music history. It's located inside Akins Ford Arena, the ...

The conference will feature tours of historic sites including the Morton Theater, the oldest surviving vaudeville theater in the U.S. built and owned by an African American. Early bird registration ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. The Institute of Native American Studies (INAS) and Historic Athens hosted a group ...

Campaign underway to rename Athens park after two Black legislators Alf Richardson and Madison Davis were Athens’ first Black lawmakers Petition drive seeks 1,000 signatures for official application ...

ATHENS — The block-long Saye Building looks nondescript. Two stories tall and partly coated in gray stucco, it sits unused in the shadows of the federal courthouse and a student apartment complex. The ...

The Red & Black is a 501c3 nonprofit. Please consider a one-time gift or become a monthly supporter. Cancel anytime. Historic Athens will not be endorsing the current University of Georgia President’s ...

ATHENS — The historic downtown Saye Building is being demolished after preservationists lost a yearslong battle with a local church that is turning the property into a parking lot. The removal of the ...