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Ana Tampanna is committed to empowering and electing women to public office. As a trained coach, she listens for inner brilliance and clarity in personal stories. Motivated by a family illness, Kennedy…

As director of the Small Business Center at Forsyth Tech, Allan Younger built a program to address and break through the economic and racial disparities that affect entrepreneurial success.  Cornelia Barr is…

The founder of Ministries Beyond Welcome, Liam Hooper is a trans activist, justice worker and interfaith minister who pursues intersectional equity through radical love. “It’s the relational work between us, the bravery…

AnAkha Anet empowers the East Winston community through civic engagement, encouragement, and leadership. Instead of activism, she advocates for realism, responding to the tangible needs of those around her.  Andrew Terry III…

A playwright, poet, rapper, activist, reverend, educator and doctor of African-American literature, Dr. Felecia Piggott-Long brings her love of African culture to Winston-Salem. She organized Winston-Salem’s first citywide, seven-day celebration of Kwanzaa…

Marviette Usher founded Phenomenal Women to empower women, with a focus on the homeless and discouraged. She promotes healing through counseling and beauty experiences, culminating in a formal gala. Joe Watson is…

An Ethiopian immigrant, Aebeyo Abraha achieved success in education and faith as a North Carolina teaching fellow, U.S. State Department science teacher trainer, and founder of the Triad’s first Ethiopian Orthodox Christian…

Bobby Roebuck is a photojournalist who donates his artistic perspective to support his community and history. He does so by capturing important stories, such as job training programs for the formerly incarcerated…

For more than 40 years, Mohommed Herb has been a cornerstone in the Island community of East Winston. Through his store, Herb’s Bargains, he mentors black businesses and “wants to see black…