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Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series of articles in honor of Black History Month.
Evon Hernandez remembers basking in the spotlight with the Dunkirk High School football team during its run to the state Final Four. It left a major impression.
“I saw how the community came together when we did our football run in 2017,” he said. “I’ve always enjoyed the support and how the community rallies when something good happens.”
A lifelong city resident, he was born in 1999 and graduated in 2017. He then went on to Jamestown Business College for two years and earned an associate’s degree in marketing and management.
Four young men build ice rink for Dunkirk community
Finding needs in the community and making a change. Thatâs what the group Small Town Big minds is all about.
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DUNKIRK, N.Y. (WKBW) â Finding needs in the community and making a change. Thatâs what the group Small Town Big minds is all about.
âWe love it because when we were kids, we didnât have anything like this, we didnât have role models like us four,â said AJ Morales, Co-Founder.
Founded by Raul Rosado, Chris Rodriguez, Evon Hernandez and Morales, the group hosts a local podcast and works on projects to improve their hometown.
The Small Town, Big Minds podcast has done it again. First it was the creation of a community mural at the old Regent Theatre on Third Street in the city of Dun