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In the News: Community center receives an N.C. Defender of Justice award
by Nancy McLaughlin
Aug. 13, 2008
[The Beloved Community Center has been honored by the NC Justice Center as a Defender of Justice (read about the other award recipients here). The following article ran in the News and Record on August 13th (read the article in full).]
A Greensboro nonprofit dedicated “to realizing the dignity and worth of all people” has been named a 2008 Defender of Justice, an award given annually by the nonprofit North Carolina Justice Center.
The Beloved Community Center was chosen as one of this year’s six recipients for the group’s “dedication” to making North Carolina a “fairer and more just state,” according to an announcement Tuesday from the organization, which highlights those who have made significant contributions to the fight against poverty in the state.
The Greensboro organization is modeled after Martin Luther King’s vision of a “beloved community.” It was selected for its award under the grass-roots empowerment category and was lauded for “its efforts to secure policy changes that improve the lives of minorities and low-income people.”