I icia Sykes
HUNTSVILLE â The Walker and Trinity Counties Branch of the NAACP has selected its 2021 scholarship recipients.
The Jones-Baker Memorial Scholarship and Recognition Banquet was not held in 2020 nor 2021 due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, but scholarships were still awarded each year.
Since the establishment of the Jones-Baker Memorial Scholarship Program, well over $150,000 has been awarded to community youths to advance their education, either in college or through their chosen technical training program. All of these funds have been contributed by community businesses and individuals.
In previous years, as many as 20 $500 scholarships were awarded in one year. For 2021, seven high school graduates will receive $500 scholarships, including: Kayla Cooper, Jalyn Elliot, Benjamin Hall, Sasha Johnson, Nia Merchant, Marvin Ochoa and Iâicia Sykes.
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Remembering lives lost to COVID-19
Nearly 500 luminaries lined the walkways along Lewisburg Area Recreation Park with the names of those who have died from the coronavirus. Author: Carolyn Blackburne Updated: 10:56 PM EDT April 22, 2021
LEWISBURG, Pa. In Union County, a community gathered for solemn remembrance.
The borough of Lewisburg has been hit hard by coronavirus and neighbors came together to reflect.
Nearly 500 luminaries line the walkways along Lewisburg Area Recreation Park.
Some, shining at dusk, with the names of those who have died from COVID-19.
Mary Russin lost her brother to the virus at the start of this year.
She says being here gave her some closure.
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State Thomas, now part of pricey Uptown, was once ‘the heart and soul of Black Dallas’
During Black History Month, we are featuring the neighborhoods that have helped shape African American life in the city.
Historic homes in the State Thomas Historic District at State Street and Routh Street in Dallas.(Ben Torres / Special Contributor)
Touted by real estate agents as an upscale neighborhood offering old-world charm, it’s difficult to imagine that the State Thomas Historic District, lying just south of West Village in trendy, pricey Uptown, was once a rural Freedman’s Town.
“It was the heart and soul of Black Dallas for a while,” said Marsha Prior, a historic preservation planner for the city of Dallas who has published several research articles on the area. “We blinked and it became Uptown.”