Inside Capital B

 Miela Fetaw is a former employee of Capital B. What I do at Capital B  As a live event producer, I’m responsible for building, planning, and coordinating all events on behalf of Capital B. On event days, I am charged with guiding events from ideation to completion. Why I came to Capital B  The short […]

 Jerry Smith is a former employee of Capital B. What I do at Capital B  As director of sponsorships, I sit on the revenue side of Capital B, building relationships with corporate partners and various organizations. My goal is to identify and promote opportunities for partners to support the quality journalism produced in our newsrooms.  […]

 Houreidja Tall is a former employee of Capital B. What I do at Capital B  I am the social media manager at Capital B. I amplify the stories our reporters write and interact with readers and the community to help foster audience engagement. Why I came to Capital B  I attended the Craig Newmark Graduate […]

What I do at Capital B  I am the senior director of development and am responsible for all philanthropic support from corporate and private foundations and individual donors. I work with the team to help build the support we need, not just for our Atlanta and national reporting, but also as we scale to additional […]

Welcome to Capital B Live, our events program, where you can experience our journalism through yet another medium.  On Feb. 24 and 25 at 1 p.m. EST, we hope you’ll join us for Capital B’s virtual launch event: The Power of Black Stories.  Our program will feature two days of conversation about the power of putting […]

Welcome to Capital B. We’re so pleased to debut our national site and our first local site, Capital B Atlanta, and to witness the realization of our big idea: bringing high-quality, original reporting to Black audiences across the country.  On Capital B Atlanta, you’ll find a feature on Peoplestown, a gentrifying neighborhood where several Black […]

What I do at Capital B  As the CEO of Capital B, I’m responsible for making sure we fulfill our mission to serve Black audiences in Atlanta and across the country; provide a healthy, transformative workplace for our journalists and staff; and to constantly find new ways to build and grow a sustainable and innovative […]

What I do at Capital B  Hello! I’m Akoto Ofori-Atta, co-founder and chief audience officer at Capital B. My primary responsibility is to steer audience and community engagement strategies that get meaningful and accessible journalism to Black audiences. Co-founders do a lot of things though, so I also work with Lauren Williams, my good friend […]

What I do at Capital B  I’m the chief revenue officer at Capital B. That means I’m responsible for building a sustainable business to support our work and developing platforms that help us showcase our journalism and connect with our audience. Doing this job as a journalist is supremely cool because I get to live […]

What I do at Capital B  I’m the audience director at Capital B. My job is to figure out the best ways to deliver our work to you, whether it’s through our websites, newsletters, social media, news apps, or however you want to consume information. Another important part of my role is finding ways to […]