{"667320":{"#nid":"667320","#data":{"type":"external_news","title":"Meet the Creative Class Making Atlanta the New Epicenter of American Arts","body":"","field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EOne such person is\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/drjoyce.net\/\u0022 rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003EDr. Joycelyn Wilson\u003C\/a\u003E, the assistant professor of hip-hop studies and digital media at Georgia Tech\u0027s Ivan Allen College, who wrote an essay for March issue describing Atlanta\u0027s rich history and cultural significance, especially for the Black community. \u0022Atlanta, like Wakanda, is a special place for Black Americans,\u0022 she writes. \u0022The difference is there are parts of the mecca mythology that\u0026nbsp;\u003Cem\u003Eactually\u003C\/em\u003E\u0026nbsp;exist. First, it\u0027s the birthplace of Dr. King \u2014 whose noble actions turned Atlanta into one of the most culturally resilient cities in the American South. Second, Atlanta has repeatedly applied its secret sauce for mixing music, culture, and business with progressive Democratic politics to keep the city blue and, more recently, help flip a traditionally red state.\u0022\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":"","uid":"35798","created_gmt":"2023-04-13 18:07:27","changed_gmt":"2023-04-13 18:07:27","author":"Ayana Isles","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","publication":"InStyle","field_article_url":"","publication_url":"https:\/\/www.instyle.com\/news\/atlanta-creative-class","dateline":{"date":"2021-02-03T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2021-02-03T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"groups":[{"id":"658168","name":"Experts"}],"categories":[],"keywords":[{"id":"109","name":"Georgia Tech"},{"id":"174257","name":"joycelyn wilson"},{"id":"175285","name":"Hip-Hop"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}