Leaders from the historically African American neighborhoods of Shiloh, Burton Street, East End and Stumptown are partnering with the Asheville-Buncombe African American Heritage Commission (AAHC) on the installation of historic markers in their neighborhoods. The goal of the historic markers … Continue reading Historic Markers Project
My October story for Buncombe County for the Urban News highlighted the WRES Sweet 16 Banquet Honoring Elder Hayes and Nuestro Centro‘s RAICES Summer Camp. Thanks interpretation services provided by the Cenzontle Language Justice cooperative, I had the honor of interviewing … Continue reading Nuestro Centro’s RAICES Summer Camp
My October story for Buncombe County for the Urban News looks at cultural identity as expressed by the WRES Sweet 16 Banquet Honoring Elder Hayes and the 2017 RAICES Summer Camp. I am posting the WRES text this week, and … Continue reading Celebrating WRES and Elder Hayes
My ROOTS Week experience included daily “Undoing Oppressions” workshops. You can find me in the picture below at one of those workshops during an exercise about intersectionality. The complexities are overwhelming, and essential to face. I’m still processing the insights … Continue reading A Medley of Stories
The Buncombe County section in the May Urban News has a story written by Lisa Eby and myself about an inspiring group of African American women who are becoming neighborhood-based doulas. It was such a treat to get to meet Nikita Smart, … Continue reading Mother to Mother
The April issue of the Urban News has a piece I wrote for Buncombe County about the Edington Center in the Southside neighborhood, a community center that truly nurtures community and overflows with heart and hope. For this story, I got to … Continue reading A Positive Place for Connection
The Buncombe County page in this month’s Urban News has a story that I wrote in collaboration with Lisa Eby about a new group for Black male professionals that is forming. Click here for a PDF, here’s the text: Local community … Continue reading Black Male Professionals to Convene
My January article for Buncombe County for the Urban News highlights two youth-led initiatives: Me2We MLK Youth Summit (which was held on Monday) and Word on the Street (which I am happy to feature here again). It can be downloaded as a … Continue reading The Next Generation Steps Up
On the heels of the Winter Solstice, celebrating the return of the light, I’ll share my December Buncombe County Urban News article (click here for a PDF of the print version). It is all about light. Here’s to you and … Continue reading Community Celebrations
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
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