Event seeks to promote economic development through increased exposure for minority-owned businesses in South Carolina and beyond. Author: Brandon Taylor (WLTX) Updated: 7:03 AM EDT April 6, 2021
COLUMBIA, S.C. South Carolina Black Expo an annual event intended to educate, enlighten and empower the community returns in 2021 but due to the pandemic, changes in the event s presentation were necessary. If there was ever a time Black Expo was needed in our community, it is now, says Darrin Thomas.
Darrin Thomas is the President of the 2021 Virtual South Carolina Black Expo.
For more 20 years, Black Expo has felt like a family reunion or homecoming, but COVID-19 has changed how the event reaches the African American community.
African American Legacy Fund, IndyStar award $150K to groups serving Black and brown youth msn.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from msn.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
SOUTH BEND â Caleb Gathright knows and appreciates the importance of growing up in a community where people encourage you to develop your gifts.
Gathright, 22, attends New Birth Christian Ministries Church, which is pastored by his father, the Rev. Cory Gathright. Caleb plays multiple instruments, including bass and drums, but he is particularly gifted on organ and keyboards.
Gathright says the church nurtured him and served as a training ground for his musical talents.
âI am grateful that my dad is the pastor of this church, and so I had an easier opportunity to start playing,â Gathright said. âI have a lot of musician friends, and together we play at a lot of churches around South Bend.â
COVID-19 Crisis Response Fund announces 12th round of allocations
Granting more than $300K to area nonprofit applicants
COVID-19 Crisis Response Fund announces 12th round of allocations By 14 News Staff | January 25, 2021 at 10:39 AM CST - Updated January 25 at 10:53 PM
EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - City officials announced that the COVID-19 Crisis Response Fund of the Greater Evansville Region has awarded the 12th round of allocations, granting more than $300,000 to 12 of the 13 nonprofit applicants.
In total, officials say the Response Fund has distributed more than $2.6 million to nonprofits in the five-county region who are responding to critical needs related to the pandemic and our region’s recovery.
Katie Fyfe | The Journal Gazette
The Indiana Black Expo Fort Wayne Chapter and their partners provide toys and needed items to underserved families living in three apartment complexes overseen by Fort Wayne Housing Authority at River cove Apartments on Monday evening. Katie Fyfe | The Journal Gazette
Leelee Meneez, 2, picks out a toy provided by The Indiana Black Expo Fort Wayne Chapter, Fort Wayne Housing Authority, Community Harvest Food Bank, Boys and Girls Club of Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne UNITED, Pacer and Mad Ant Sports and Entertainment, and Parkview Hospital at River cove Apartments on Monday evening. Katie Fyfe | The Journal Gazette