14 THE GREENSBORO TIMES Equal Justice > from page 2


laws of the 1960s formally ended Jim Crow. I want to pay tribute to my relatives who were listed on those three


steel columns. They are as follows: • Peter Mitchell


Carolina • Patterson Spruill


Carolina • Frank DeLoache


Carolina • John DeLoache


Carolina Hundreds of White men, women, and children attended these


lynching’s. After the lynching, my relatives mostly stayed silent and kept to themselves, scared for their lives; some moved to the North. Although I know little about North Carolina lynching’s, I grew up with an account from multiple family members about their plight. They never had their day in court, even though it probably wouldn’t have mattered. Members of the lynch mob would have been serving on the jury.


W.E.B. BuBois, during this time period, encouraged us Black


Americans to stay and fight back. “If we are to die,” he maintained after a lynching in Pennsylvania, “in God’s name let us not perish like bales of hay.”


Lamar E. DeLoatch


Comments Welcomed on the Proposed City of Greensboro Fiscal Year 2018-2019 Annual Action Plan for Federal Department of Housing & Urban Development (HUD) Grant Funds


The public is invited to offer comments to the Greensboro City Council at its June 19 meeting about the City’s proposed FY 2018-2019 Annual Action Plan for housing and community development activities. Council will conduct the Annual Plan public hearing during the meeting on: Tuesday June 19, 2018, 5:30 pm City Council Chambers Melvin Municipal Office Building 300 West Washington Street


The Annual Action Plan is the funding application for HUD funding and outlines the proposed uses of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), Emergency Solu- tions Grant (ESG), Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS (HOPWA), and Home Investment Partnership Act (HOME) funds to address the priority needs and goals identified in the City’s 2015-2019 Consolidated Plan during the fiscal year. The FY 2018-2019 Annual Action Plan represents the fourth year implementation of the City’s Consolidated Plan, approved by HUD in July 2015. All proposed uses are consistent with the City’s Consolidated Plan. Proposed FY 2018-2019 HUD Grant Program Uses


Proposed Uses


Multi-Family Housing Developmen Housing Rehabilitation


Redevelopment/Economic Development Homebuyer Education and Counseling Fair Housing Activities Homelessness Prevention


Planned Section 108 Loan Repayment


Rental Assistance for Persons with HIV/AIDS Program Administration


Proposed HUD Program Budget Budget


$1,310,357 $446,510 $400,000 $100,000 $18,500 $353,694 $737,709 $419,625 $432,212


$4,218,607


Greensboro/Guilford/ Burlington/Alamance Federal HOME Program Consortium FY 2018-2019 Funding Allocation


Participating Jurisdiction Greensboro


Guilford County Burlington


Alamance County Total Consortium Funding


HOME Share $1,210,357 $163,078


$279,704 $140,820


$1,793,959 The Greensboro Planning Board conducted a public hearing on March 21, 2018 to receive comments on the draft Annual Action Plan.


A public comment period is open May 17, 2018 and will continue through June 19, 2018. The public is invited to review the proposed 2018-2019 Annual Action Plan and to provide com- ments during this period. The proposed FY 2018-2019 Annual Action Plan is available for public review at www.greensboro-nc.gov/AnnualPlan. Please call 336-373-2349 if a hard copy is


required. All comments will be given consideration prior to any further action on the part of the City towards plan implementation.


Persons unable to attend the public hearing who wish to comment on the proposed FY 2018-2019 Annual Action Plan may submit written or verbal comments to Charla Gaskins by email charla.gaskins@greensboro-nc.gov or by telephone (336-373-2761).


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Optimism From Millennials > from page 10


culture and roots, and have no tolerance for inauthenticity. For them, black is.


THE GENERATIONAL DIFFERENCES ARE REAL. While baby boomers express ambivalence about being perceived as too black and may even prefer the term urban, millennials created the #BankBlack and #BuyBlack movements, driving millions of dollars to black-owned banks and businesses. Since OneUnited Bank has embraced its unapologetically black voice, including our advocacy for social justice and #BlackLivesMatter, our customer base has doubled. The black community is more focused on its $1.2 trillion in annual spending and the inaugural We Buy Black Convention is taking place in Atlanta in November. With 43% of the 75 million millennials identifying as African American, Hispanic, or Asian, if a brand doesn’t have a multicultural strategy, it doesn’t have a growth strategy, according to Nielsen. Black consumer choices have a cool factor that moves markets.A Hip-hop and authentic black performances” such as Black Panther, Pulitzer Prize-winning artist Kendrick Lamar and Beyonce”have shaped global culture and generated billions. And black consumers are more likely to interact with brands on social media, use social networks to support companies and brands, or conversely, call out companies perceived to disrespect the black community. There is no question economic mobility remains challenging for the black community, and we need to double down on our fight for social and economic justice. And as parents, we are rightfully concerned about our children’s future. Yet, we must also acknowledge black youth and young adults are a powerful voice and a growing economic force who can succeed against the odds because, in their minds, Wakanda is real.


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