"Built for Legacy" Canopy Atlanta - Collier Heights

Even though this is a bye week for me, I wanted to share a bonus episode related to a special project that I got to do recently.

I worked with Canopy fellow Damius Smith on his piece "Built for Legacy". Collier Heights was designed by and for Black people, with the architectural design of every house telling a story. From American Small Houses, to ranch-style, to mid-century, each home focuses on the symbolic power of the neighborhood.

https://canopyatlanta.org/2025/06/27/legacy-collier-heights-architecture/

Canopy Atlanta is a community journalism nonprofit founded in 2020. They collaborate with residents to tell stories about their communities, redefining who journalism is by and for. Even better, they pay and train residents to report alongside experienced journalists. And they’ve trained over 200 Atlantans so far.