To combat gun violence in the community, last week the local branch of the NAACP and the political action committee held a program designed to help local teenagers build leadership skills.
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Travis Crawford, vice president of the Carolina Cruisers Motorcycle Club, and Bernard Edmonds (Bee), president of the Cycle Kings Motorcycle Club, both had visions of giving back to the community. So they decided that they would travel to Rolling Hills on Saturday, Sept. 18, to give out hot dogs, snacks and drinks that they were funding from their own pockets. They wanted it to be a community unity event with the theme ”Save The Community.”
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Last month Winston-Salem lost a legend, Jerry Gilmore III. The longtime owner and operator of Gilmore Memorial Service died on Aug. 27.
Lakesha Holiday, owner of JBL Cleaning and Organizing Solutions, recently quit her job to explore the advantages that entrepreneurship has to offer. It initially started off as just a side hustle for Holiday, but as the weeks progressed, she soon realized that the only way that her business could reach its full potential was for her to leave her permanent job.
For years, Dr. English Bradshaw has worked hard to help preserve the history of the Memorial Industrial School, which served as an orphanage for Black children in Forsyth County from 1928 until 1971. Now Bradshaw, who lived at the orphanage for 12 years, is leading an initiative to turn vacant land once used by the orphanage as a campus farm, into incubator farmer space.
In the aftermath of the shooting at Mount Tabor High School earlier this month, much has been said about what should be done to bring an end to senseless gun violence. There have been talks about the need for an increased law enforcement presence, in schools and in the community, and putting metal detectors in local high schools. But according to N.C. State Rep. Dr. Amber Baker, more law enforcement isn’t the answer; investment in programs and initiatives that are doing the work in the community to uplift local youth is the needed response.
