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Brandon Flood speaks with a community member at a barbershop in Johnstown, Pa. (Courtesy of Carmina Taylor)
The Movement for Black and Brown Lives in Montgomery County, with the help of the Pennsylvania Black Legislative Caucus and the We Can’t Wait PA Statewide Coalition, is bringing Brandon Flood, secretary of the state Board of Pardons, to Norristown as part of a statewide series of barbershop discussions.
“Put Your Pardon in the Pipeline” will take place on Saturday, June 5, at 2 p.m. at Buddy’s Barbershop on East Penn Street. The final day to RSVP will be Monday, May 31 that can be done by emailing m4bblmontco@gmail.com. The event will also be livestreamed on Facebook.
Dear Uniontown residents,
In the last chapter, Days to Come, of Martin Luther King Jr. s first book, Why We Canât Wait, is a statement that encapsulates the most significant mindset reminder of what the 1960s Civil Rights Movement was able to achieve.
He simply stated, âIt was the people who moved their leaders, not the leaders who moved the people.â
For over two months, the We Canât Wait PA Statewide Coalition has been fearlessly advocating for your distinctiveness. You are the most diverse small city in the Southwestern corridor of Pennsylvania. As such it is our contention that your voice matters! Since 70% of Uniontown residents are renters, the $15.50 a year YOU contribute toward city and school taxes validates your value and your absolute right to be respected as an asset in the community.
TOWAMENCINÂ â A new event could be a new way for residents across Montgomery County to build closer ties, as soon as this fall.
Township officials heard details last week about a proposed Multicultural Fair that could be held at Fischer s Park in September. It s a timely opportunity to try to bring this county together, from both sides of the county, and really accentuate the wealth of diversity that we have, said organizer Carmina Taylor.
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On behalf of the Movement for Black and Brown Lives in Montgomery County, Taylor outlined her proposed event to the township supervisors on March 24. The event would be an all-day festival, hosted at Fischer s Park on Sept. 25, using the park s pavilions to host games, music, sports and displays from all seven continents. Those who attend would represent the various ethnic and racial groups that make up Montgomery County, sharing stories and traditions with all who attend, and Taylor said local and county lawmaker
Black community leaders from across the state converged on Uniontown Thursday afternoon to support Uniontown City Treasurer Antoinette Hodge, who contends she has faced racial discrimination since the day she