Hendersonville officials are working on plans to rebrand the Seventh Avenue District, and some hope through that process a former community identity will be restored and African American history preserved.
The district has historically consisted of African American communities, including Green Meadows, known until 1972 as Brooklyn. The name was changed when Hendersonville s urban renewal project in the 1960s and 1970s pushed residents out and leveled existing homes, which were replaced with a low-income housing complex.
There is a movement by residents to change the name back to Brooklyn. Earlier this year, City Council members approved putting up a temporary sign to replace the deteriorating Green Meadows sign while a permanent sign is designed and built.
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Community invited to online Rise Up! free Black history celebration Feb. 25
Local African American singers as well as a speaker and dancer will celebrate Black History Month and hope to educate the public about their heritage during a Facebook Live event called “Rise Up!” on Thursday, Feb. 25.
The event is being held by The Black History Collective of Henderson County, NC and Agape World Outreach.
Agape World Outreach’s Praise Team will sing songs that have impacted Black history since the end of the Civil War, from the song “Oh Freedom!” to the modern gospel song “Total Praise.”
Praise Team members are YaShara Lynch, Compton Tucker, Charne Tucker, Tijuna Green and Linda Smith.
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