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Aug. 13, 2008
In the News: Community center receives an N.C. Defender of Justice award
by Nancy McLaughlin
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...
Jul. 9, 2008
Youth Perspectives: Spreading Beloved Community through Anytown
by James Lamar Gibson
I enthusiastically returned to ANYTOWN this year as a counselor. Last year around this time, I was rethinking my decision to go. The reality of leaving my cell phone for a week was sinking in and while I knew that I would likely be going, I was thinking about how I was going to survive without my best friends and my email. Looking back, those seven days impacted my life in ways that I could never have imagined. In fact, my life continues to be changed daily as I am able to embrace people who...
Jul. 1, 2008
Sharing the table: Latin Kings work for peace and unity
by Kyle Lambelet
On Monday, June 30th the Beloved Community Center, Pulpit Forum, and area church and community leaders joined with Jorge Cornell and members of the Almighty Latin King and Queen Nation (ALKQN) to call for peace in the streets and an end to racist policies and practices.
A connection made
Jorge Cornell, known as King J, is head Inca and leader of the ALKQN in North Carolina. Cornell and other members of the ALKQN participated in the BCC's weekly community...
Jun. 11, 2008
African-American, Latino Perceptions
by Dr. Hollyce (Sherry) Giles
"How do we defy the logic that we [African-Americans and Latinos] are each other’s enemies? Until globalization itself goes, this is how it’s going to be. We can annihilate and cannibalize each other. Yet, there is no danger that doesn’t have a flip side—we can learn to understand each other’s language."
- Rev. Nelson Johnson, at the April 29th community meeting on the project’s findings
These sobering, yet hopeful reflections by...
May. 12, 2008
Building Black, Brown, and White Unity
by Arletha Jowers
On Tuesday April 29th, Guilford College students joined with the Beloved Community Center to initiate a dialogue with African American and Latino community members to discuss our cultural differences and likenesses. The students at Guilford conducted research on how the two groups feel toward each other with the guidance of their team leader, Dr. Sherri Giles. There were about 40 people there, Black, Latino, and White.
The research confirmed what a lot of us already know: that we...