One local Bryan woman has been serving her community for 32 years
One African-American woman has inspired many in the Bryan area with her constant acts of service. She supports her community, helps those in need, and uplifts everyone around her. Gloria Kennard is the definition of true inspiration.
and last updated 2021-02-08 19:41:18-05
BRAZOS VALLEY, TX â One African American woman has inspired many in the Bryan area with her constant acts of service. She supports her community, helps those in need, and uplifts everyone around her. Gloria Kennard is the definition of true inspiration.
Kennard has a passion to serve her community, she was inspired by her faith to make a difference and help others.
Jackson family influence
This combined photo shows the Rev. Annie Jackson speaking with a newspaper reporter in 1975.
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Sisters Maggie Breaston and Georgia Newsome, photographed in an unknown year. Both were called into community service.
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Annie (Mrs. Gibb) Jackson, photographed in an unknown year.
Courtesy of Allen County Historical Society
Bill Jackson poses for a photo in 2000 after Hope Neighborhood Association helped paint a house owned by Alice Landau on Fairview Avenue.
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Courtesy of Allen County Historical Society
Maggie Breaston, photographed in an unknown year.
Cyrus Armajani teaches reading and creating writing to youth who are incarcerated. He is a Jefferson Award recipient for his literacy work in the juvenile justice system and a Pushcart Prize nominee.
Benefits of Doubt (Nomadic Press, 2016) was his first book. Armajani is Iranian-American and lives in Oakland, California, with his wife and two sons. Poems by Cyrus Armajani
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Renee Fahey poses for a photo during the annual Jefferson Awards event at the Century House on Monday, April 15, 2019 in Latham. (Lori Van Buren/Times Union)
Jefferson Award nominees sought
Nominate an outstanding volunteer by Feb. 23 for the Jefferson Award for public service.
Since 1972, the awards have honored ordinary local people who do extraordinary things for others in the community.
For the past 15 years, the Times Union, St. Peter s Health Partners and WNYT have worked together to honor volunteers in New York’s Capital Region.
Past honorees have given countless hours to improve the lives of refugees, taught educators about LGBT, volunteered during disasters, advocated for Alzheimer s patients, organized trips for children of color to learn about their heritage, established an arts venue, helped with substance use disorders, supported people who have experienced sexual assault, created awareness of domestic assau
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