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WE RISE & WIN Together
Legacy & Liberation Gathering
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Resilience in Our Roots
How Reclaiming Our History Can Guide Us Today
By: Andrew Martin, WE in the World
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Featured Book of the Month | | | | |
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The Blueprint for Liberation
Already Exists
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In the late 1960s, Winston-Salem was home the first Black Panther Party chapters established in the Southern United States. Long before terms like police brutality, food insecurity, and health equity became national conversations, the Panthers in Winston-Salem were organizing around them.
Under the leadership of Dr. Larry Little, who traveled to Oakland to learn directly from Bobby Seale and Fred Hampton, the chapter built a powerful grassroots movement rooted in care, protection, and empowerment. Mrs. Hazel Mack, who served as the Communications Director, helped amplify their message and organize community support.
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Both Dr. Little and Mrs. Mack a living link to the foundation they helped lay for the justice efforts we continue now. The city’s legacy of resilience and resistance mirrors the Panthers’ enduring principles: self-determination, mutual aid, and community-led care.
In a time of ongoing erasure of Black histories and institutions, Winston-Salem’s story—and the legacy of its Black Panther movement—reminds us that the blueprint for liberation has always been with us.
We are here to remember, honor, and build from it.
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"Brilliant, painful, enlightening, tearful, tragic, sad, and funny, this photo-essay book is at its core about healing, and about the social justice work that still needs to be done in the era of hip-hop, Black Lives Matter, and the historic presidency of Barack Obama."
— Kevin Powell
Author, The Education of Kevin Powell: A Boy's Journey into Manhood
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Bright Spot: Action4Equity
A Black-Led Multiracial Coalition
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Based in Winston-Salem, Action4Equity is dedicated to advancing racial and educational equity through community-driven policy advocacy and grassroots empowerment.
Founded in response to the longstanding neglect of Ashley Academy — a predominantly Black and brown elementary school — the organization has grown into a powerful force for systemic change in Forsyth County.
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Forsyth Family Power: A community-engaged research platform that empowers Black families to lead and shape local education policy through data collection and feedback loops.
Opportunity 2 Love + Heal: A violence prevention and healing initiative that includes community events, gun safety training, and retreats for survivors.
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Full Circle Mentoring: Focused on the Piedmont Park neighborhood, this program offers mentorship, education, advocacy, and service to cultivate self-sufficient, culturally competent leaders.
Platform Tracker: A tool for monitoring and influencing policy changes that decentralize power and build community leadership.
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Explore curated tools and insights designed to strengthen community, deepen belonging, and build resilient coalitions that drive lasting change. |
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Resources for
Community & Equity
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Type: Foundation
Funding: $50,000 to $500,000
Deadline for Submission:
June 27, 2025
Overview:
This grant opportunity will support both emergent and established collaborations responding to Hurricane Helene — especially those imagining new possibilities for the WNC region.
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Type: Foundation
Funding: $20,000 to $40,000
Deadline for Submission:
June 30, 2025
Overview:
There are two open opportunities to apply for — grants and program-related investments (PRIs).
Both must align with the foundation's interconnected goals of racial, economic, and/or environmental justice (REEJ).
Proposals that align and intersect with REEJ and the foundation's place-based initiatives, which include the U.S. South, are also encouraged.
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Type: Foundation (a collaborative initiative by Common Counsel Foundation and Native Americans in Philanthropy)
Funding: $20,000 to $40,000
Deadline for Submission:
July 4, 2025, at 11:59 PM Pacific Time
Overview:
The grant provides general operating support to Native-led grassroots organizations in the U.S., including American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities. The funding supports initiatives in areas such as environmental and climate justice, health and healing, civic engagement, and youth leadership.
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Leonard Litz Foundation
Funding: Up to $200,000 over 1 year
Due Date: Rolling
Overview: This program is designed to fund nonprofit organizations that advance the interests and well-being of the LGBTQ+ community through advocacy and with programs and services that meet the needs of LGBTQ+ people.
Funding will be provided for life-affirming services that address one or more of the following focus areas:
- Health and wellness
- Crisis intervention
- Racial justice
- Advocacy and community engagement
- Social assistance and programming
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Funding: $500 – $25,000
Match Required: No cost share
Deadline: Rolling
Overview:
The Standard supports organizations that align with its four focus areas...
- Healthy Communities
- Disability and Empowerment
- Cultural Development
- Education and Advancement
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Social Justice Grant Initiative
Funding: $1,000 - $15,000
Match Required: No cost share
Deadline: Rolling
Overview:
The Dominion Energy Charitable Foundation awards grants in four focus areas...
- Human needs grants that support increased food security, housing, shelter, and access to basic medical and health care.
- Environmental stewardship grants to protect natural resources and help non-profit organizations efficiently use energy.
- Education grants to develop the capacity of the future workforce, especially in STEM and energy fields.
- Community vitality grants to foster an appreciation of diversity, revitalize neighborhoods, and ensure a vibrant community life through support of cultural endeavors.
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