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Grindfest 2021 starts TOMORROW! Celebrate Juneteenth - the end of slavery in America - with an exciting local festival this weekend. ![]()
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Grind AVL coffee shop is hosting GRINDfest June 18-20 on Depot Street. GRINDfest, Asheville's newest festival, is a celebration of Black Business and Entrepreneurship. Conveniently located in the River Arts District, they will have a 3-day weekend full of fun, food, and learning: "Savagery" (the play), a love jones poetry slam, xtreme hip hop aerobics, local storytellers, game tournaments, a lip sync battle, yoga led by black men, vendors selling unique items, Black food from around the world and an outside dance party with local DJ's. See event for details!![]()
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"GRINDfest happens all weekend long and brings people together to celebrate Black Business and Black Entrepreneurs. It will highlight the progress made by Black People while also connecting people across cultures. Economies do not exist in a bubble. They include everyone. So everyone is invited.![]()
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Why this weekend?![]()
Our commissioners just declared Juneteenth a Holiday in Buncombe county. This was the time that slavery was abolished. We know that the effects of slavery and white supremacy still torment![]()
our communities, but we have determined to celebrate the life and progress of Black people in Asheville. Grind is Asheville's first black-owned coffee shop and is home to Asheville's Black Wall Street![]()
with a mission to start grow and expand 25 Black Businesses this year. GRINDfest highlights those businesses as proof that Black Wall Street Still Lives."
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The final installment in the Asheville Information Sharing and Truth Telling Speaker Series will be held this Thursday, June 17 from 6 to 8 pm.![]()
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The Information Sharing and Truth Telling Speaker Series is the first phase of the City of Asheville’s process to deliver community reparations for Black Asheville. Local and national speakers will come together to share information and facilitated discussions with the community members about past policies and practices, present trends and disparities and future initiatives to: ![]()
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Provide a better understanding of policy impacts and where those impacts occurred![]()
Identify and understand current disparities and areas that need focus![]()
Identify barriers to addressing generational wealth ![]()
Inspire our community to identify collaborative opportunities to create a more equitable Asheville![]()
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For more information, and to see recordings of the past sessions, visit publicinput.com/X5652
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Background On July 14 2020 the Asheville City Council passed a resolution supporting community reparations for Black Asheville . The resolution calls for the city manager to establish a process within the next year to develop short medium and long term recommendations to specifically address the cre...
