Ambrose, Andy. “Atlanta.” New Georgia Encyclopedia. N.p., 15 Mar. 2004.
Web. 04 Feb. 2016.

This article tells the story of the overall history of Atlanta while effectively including the important themes of race and civil rights in the tumultuous race relations that happened in the city. The article also spells out the great stride the black community had to make in terms of self education in relation to the crippling racial targeting that they faced in the very diverse city of Atlanta. They talked about the emergence of prestigious all black schools in contrast to the urban city and how the city was growing more and more segregated as the city expanded. They also spoke of the emergence of black adaptation to the segregation by emerging as business owners, teachers, and doctors. Not only did the article highlight the problems the black community had to face but also painted Atlanta as a hub for all sorts of social change like the police violence and the emerging Anti-Semitic views.

 

Harrington, Jaime Rojo & Steven. “20 New Murals From Atlanta Living Walls
2013.” The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 21 Aug. 2013.
Web. 04 Feb. 2016.

This article explains and shows the emergence of a new form of art that has taken Atlanta by storm and how some in the community go against this art. The article takes a clear stance on how this form of ‘street art’ is held at a more prophetic and symbolic form of expression. The graffiti that has been painted on the urban walls all seem to portray some sort of social issue. The reason the graffiti artist use this public space as a voice may stem from the lack of voice they might have in the current stance of societal oppression. Other people in the community still seem to look at this art as a form of vandalization and defamation while fighting the artists who desperately want their voices to be heard in their community. The article also highlights the form of art festivals surrounding this type of expression and how the group who organize these festivals want the world to appreciate this form of expression and social justice.

 

Rosenberger, Robert. “How Cities Use Design to Drive Homeless People
Away.” The Atlantic. Atlantic Media Company, 19 June 2014. Web. 04
Feb. 2016.

The article uses pictures in different cities to demonstrate a topic we have previously read before on how the city uses the environment to drive off the homeless and how they devalue their sense of home. The cities built spikes in the ground to prevent the homeless from camping out in front of storefronts. While the public had an outcry over the insensitive act, other acts of the exclusion from the city are not as apparent like sectioned benches which may be looked as practical formations of the park yet still serve the same purpose of excluding the homeless from the public eye. This exclusion is not translated as exclusionary and therefore it’s hard to target the city planning as targeting with intent. The article also highlights the exclusion not only faced by the homeless but also to the skaters who are being excluded from utilizing the same public space.