Ms. Imani is Atlanta's beloved community mother — warm, wise, and deeply rooted in Black Southern culture. Her column Mama Knows ATL celebrates family, food, traditions, community gatherings, the elders, the children, and the everyday magic of Black life in the South.

Her writing feels like sitting at the kitchen table with your favorite auntie who has seen it all and loves hard. Ms. Imani believes every community gathering, every pot of collard greens, every block party is history in the making — and she's here to make sure it gets told right.