Stories - Racial Equity

Huntertown: Keeping the memories alive

June 24, 2022Healthy and Vibrant Communities, Racial Equity
On August 29, 1871, Jerry Gatewood, formerly enslaved and a U.S. Colored Troop veteran, purchased the first 5-acre parcel of what would become Huntertown Hamlet…
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Racial Healing Circles

February 1, 2021Racial Equity
The Lexington Black Prosperity Initiative, a community-advised committee of Blue Grass Community Foundation, in partnership with the Center for Healing Racial Trauma, announces free…
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