Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, located on “the Block,” was constructed in 1919. Photo: Johnnie Grant/Urban News Mount Zion Community Development, Inc. (MZCD) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit community-based redevelopment corporation …
The North Carolina Community Foundation (NCCF) is honored to partner with fundholders to administer hundreds of scholarship opportunities across North Carolina. The NCCF currently manages nearly 150 scholarship funds for…
As any parent of a preschool-aged child can testify, quality childcare is not easy to come by these days. To help bolster childcare in the region, the Dogwood Health Trust…
Shanita “NitaJade” Jackson UNC Asheville and the Wilma Dykeman Legacy are proud to welcome Shanita “NitaJade” Jackson as the next Wilma Dykeman Writer-in-Residence in Spring 2024. This residency honors author…
Summer Learning Academy and After School Action Program for Excellence Our mission is to provide dynamic year-round educational opportunities, and experiences where learning is encouraged and celebrated.Project Lighten Up is…
Color Of Change is hosting two free, virtual training sessions to provide the tools you’ll need to build collective power to safeguard Black history and thwart efforts to ban books…
KNOXVILLE, TN, November 12, 2023 – Renowned Emmy-nominated broadcaster, researcher, and scholar, Dr. Rashad Richey delivered an enthralling presentation at the National Society of Black Physicists Conference in Knoxville, Tennessee.…
The Bailey Mountain Cloggers hold posters representing the championships won at this year’s America’s Clogging Hall of Fame National Championships. The Bailey Mountain Cloggers, Mars Hill University’s precision dancing team,…
The Material Memory podcast spotlights people and collections at six HBCUs. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) occupy a remarkable space in American education, showcasing both the richness of Black…
Disinformation, misinformation, and conspiracy theories are everywhere. Our global ecosystem is confronting new and ever more frequent disasters, and our media ecosystem seems intent on making it worse. For Your…
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