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In this episode of Community Voice we're talking with Tracey and Girard Newkirk about the opening of Genesis Block. Genesis Block will be located in downtown Wilmington providing startup and small business support services and a forum for community, collaboration, and creativity. We talk about the pending opening, how the pandemic has transformed their services and developing the next generation of entrepreneurs.
Maddie – an African-American woman living with her family in New Hanover County – is part of the American middle-class. But, as we talk, you’ll hear the reality of her every day from just making rent to overcoming systemic racism. The hope is these conversations will entertain and inform and give...
Published 11/12/20
On this episode, we’re talking to Linda Thompson. She was selected by New Hanover County to lead its new Office of Diversity and Equity. The new department was announced in June. Thompson came from the Wilmington Police Department where she last served as Diversity and Inclusion Officer. We talk...
Published 09/16/20