Awesome Action
Today I am going to share a round up of some of the awesome action on my radar. Pumping up the positive. There’s way more good going on than I can fit in one post, that’s for sure. Build A … Continue reading Awesome Action
Resistance.
Here we are. I still have my mind set on freedom. “What they don’t understand…She don’t give up…She won’t give up.” As I processed the depressing news of the election, the photos from Unsung Heroes – Héroes Anónimos, posted last Thursday, … Continue reading Resistance.
Community. Collaboration. Commitment.
Connecting Through the Roots On October 22, CoThinkk held “Connecting Through the Roots,” a beautiful event where they announced their first grant recipients and presented Community Leadership Awards to four leaders of color and two allies who “play a critical role … Continue reading Community. Collaboration. Commitment.
Awesome Events + More
My October piece for the Urban News is about an upcoming event that is being produced by Sheneika Smith of Date My City in partnership with Buncombe County and the UNC Asheville African Americans in WNC Conference (more details on … Continue reading Awesome Events + More
CPC, MDTMT, CoThinkk
Center for Participatory Change (CPC) CPC is holding their annual celebration this Saturday, October 15. CPC is one of my favorite organizations in Asheville, and their gatherings always uplift! May we all live into the collective liberation they promote. From … Continue reading CPC, MDTMT, CoThinkk
Isaiah Rice Photos, Word on the Street, Southside
TONIGHT “Last fall, UNC Asheville was gifted more than 1,000 photographs by artist Isaiah Rice, including many shots taken locally from the ’50s to the ’70s. ‘What people will see in these photos is a different Asheville as far as … Continue reading Isaiah Rice Photos, Word on the Street, Southside
A life remembered
You can read “A life remembered: Family and friends recall ‘Jerry’ Williams,” in today’s issue of the Mountain Xpress. For this story, I had the honor of spending time with members of Jerry’s family and some of his friends, learning about the … Continue reading A life remembered
Positive Changes & Forever Living
The latest issue of The Urban News has two stories I’d like to share. The first, my monthly piece for Buncombe County, is a feature on Positive Changes Youth Ministries’ college readiness program. The second is about the newly opened Forever Living Clothes … Continue reading Positive Changes & Forever Living
Souls Were Fed
The 2016 Asheville Goombay Festival was beautiful. There is so much to say about why it was so beautiful. For now, here are a few comments about it I pulled from Facebook. The first quote is from Chef Gene Ettison, … Continue reading Souls Were Fed
Asheville Goombay Festival
The YMI Cultural Center‘s Asheville Goombay Festival is this week, September 9-11. Goombay has been in existence for over 35 years and is the largest African American event held in Asheville. As one of my freelance projects, I have been providing … Continue reading Asheville Goombay Festival
Ami Worthen 