Editorials and feature articles

Includes guest editorials for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, feature articles about Emory College and profiles of a few interesting southern characters.

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My videos...

New Orleans streets and sounds (from a Nov. 14-15, 2009, visit)...

Tanya and Dorise play outside Cafe du Monde

Tuba Skinny on Royal Street

Street musicians: A ramble through New Orleans streets

Carriage horses of New Orleans

Ann Price owns and operates Ann's Snack Shop, famous for its "ghetto burger," which was named best hamburger in the U.S. in 2007 by the Wall Street Journal. The little diner is located on Memorial Drive, about three or four miles east of downtown Atlanta. Plan on a long wait to get a stool at the counter. (November 2009)

John Leon is a sculptor friend from Cincinnati who leaves no rocks unturned during annual pilgrimages to the North Carolina mountains. (Summer 2008)

Emory YouTube videos...

Michael Elliott (English) on his book Custerology (October 2009).

Gary Motley (Jazz) talks about teaching traditional jazz in nontraditional ways (October 2009).

Atlanta photographer Joe Boris and I are creating a series of videos at Emory entitled Great Scholars, Great Work for the Provost's Office. Here are recent vids.

• Steve Everett (Music composition) talks about composing and collaborating at Emory (October 2009).
  
• Ken Carter (Psychology) on Oxford College.
  
• Tina Brownley (English) on the humanities at Emory.
  
• David Wright (Emergency medicine) on treatment for traumatic brain injuries.
  

2009 Emory College graduates talk about their college experience.

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James "Red" Moore, Atlanta Black Crackers

I'm a big fan of James “Red” Moore, who was widely acclaimed as one of the premier first basemen of the Negro Leagues. Born in Atlanta in 1916, Moore was also a member of the Atlanta Black Crackers (1935, 1938, 1946-48). For scheduling or speaking engagements, contact Greg White at gregwhite@comcast.net or (404) 583-7899. Greg does a great job of helping Mr. Moore and promoting his Negro League legacy.

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Reading the South

I wrote about southern novels for a regular column in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution from 2001 through 2006.

For more information on this site, please contact hal@southerncurrents.com.