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Creating a Community of Care

“We are an urban Institute sitting in the center of a city that's majority minority. We have a responsibility—particularly on the West End.” Written by Sarah Kinbar | Photo by Mary Helen Nunn Sponsored by: University of Louisville | Grawemeyer Hall, 2nd Floor, Louisville, KY 40292 | Phone: (502) 852.5719 | diversity@louisville.edu | Website: Louisville.edu When Douglas Craddock, Jr. talks about his day-to-day experience working as Interim Vice President for Community Engagement at the University of Louisville, he describes it as an opportunity, not a job. His mindset is oriented to improving student, faculty, and [...]

By Sara Jessick|2022-10-01T02:04:54-04:00October 1, 2022|Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Sponsored|

Reviving Russell

A ramshackle 16-room Victorian mansion is a bold investment that Kaila Washington and her partner Gaberiel Jones Jr. made in their future — and the future they envision for this historic West End neighborhood. Written by Javacia Harris Bowser | Photographed by Kylene White For five years Kaila Washington and her partner Gaberiel Jones Jr., dreamed of owning a home in the Russell neighborhood of West Louisville. They put offers on several houses only to be outdone by investors seeking to purchase old homes in the area and flip them into rental properties. “It felt [...]

By Sara Jessick|2022-09-29T16:33:24-04:00October 1, 2022|Life & Style|

We See You, Sis: Gisela Nelson

Turning Dreamers Into Achievers By Diane R. Paylor | Photo by Kylene White Sponsored by: New Legacy | 1115 Garvin Place, Louisville KY 40203 | Phone: (502) 276-0660 | gnelson@newlegacyky.org | Website: NewLegacyKY.org On her position as Executive Director of The New Legacy Reentry Corporation, the faith-based community organization helping the formerly incarcerated with job training and life skills, Gisela Nelson jokes and says she is the “chief cook and bottle washer.” Her sense of humor notwithstanding, she and her husband created the organization to reduce recidivism for those transitioning out of jail or prison. [...]

By Sara Jessick|2022-10-01T12:13:53-04:00October 1, 2022|Sponsored Sis, We See You Sis|

We See You, Sis: Sara Jessick

Deaf Pride: Sara Jessick uses her voice and talents to advocate for herself and other members of the d/Deaf community. By Diane R. Paylor | Photo by Kylene White There’s a noticeable intentionality in Sara Jessick’s voice as she explains there are various terms within the Disability community to describe individuals with hearing-loss. “You can say Deaf (with a capital D) which refers to Deaf culture and community, or can be when someone has hearing loss and uses ASL (American Sign Language) to communicate, or a mix of signing and voice. There is deaf with [...]

By Sara Jessick|2022-10-17T19:16:53-04:00October 1, 2022|Editorial Sis, We See You Sis|

A New Chapter Begins

Dr. Ashley Anderson Wants to Uplift Women and Girls with the Miss Black Kentucky USA Scholarship Pageant. Written by Dr. Ashley Anderson | Photo by Kylene White About a month after I filed for divorce, I found myself standing in the mirror staring at someone I didn’t recognize. My eyes looked tired. My skin looked dull. It was like the entire situation had begun to suck the vibrancy from my soul. I was disgusted — not because the marriage was ending but because I’d sacrificed myself. I’d spent so much time and energy trying to [...]

By Sara Jessick|2022-10-31T12:48:25-04:00October 1, 2022|Community & Sisterhood|

Publisher’s Blog: October 2022

A Welcomed Seat at the Table Written by Tawana Bain | Photographed by Kylene White This interest in what the experts call “diversity, equity and inclusion” began for me when I was a small girl. My two sisters and I were raised by a single mother in upstate New York. We initially lived in the projects, were a part of the urban/suburban program and were bused from our inner city neighborhood to a predominantly white school. Though the projects we lived in were viewed as crime infested and unsafe, that neighborhood provided some joyous memories [...]

By Sara Jessick|2022-11-16T19:43:50-05:00October 1, 2022|Publisher's Blog|

Creating a Community of Care

Reviving Russell

We See You, Sis: Gisela Nelson

We See You, Sis: Sara Jessick

A New Chapter Begins

Publisher’s Blog: October 2022

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