Communities That Care Coalition
Promoting health, well-being, and equity among young people in Franklin County and the North Quabbin
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Martell
Linda Martell (born Thelma Bynem; June 4, 1941) is an American singer. She became the first commercially successful black female artist in the country music field and the first to play the Grand Ole Opry. As one of the first African-American country performers, Martell helped influence the careers of future Nashville artists of color.
https://rissipalmermusic.com/bio
Rissi Palmer’s gift lies in reaching across all musical boundaries. While she made her mark in Country Music, she is equally at home in R&B music, bringing the entire spectrum of popular music to bear on music she calls “Southern Soul.”
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reyna_Roberts
Reyna Roberts is an American country singer-songwriter and pianist. She is known for her July 2020 debut single, “Stompin’ Grounds” as well as multiple appearances on NFL‘s Monday Night Football.
https://www.brittneyspencer.com/
As a Baltimore native, Brittney Spencer is known for her free spirit and standout ability to mold life, truth, and wild imagination into songs.
https://www.npr.org/2024/02/23/1232446014/tiny-desk-concert-kelela
Kelela took her opportunity at the Tiny Desk to create something new. She swapped key pieces from her recordings (hard drums and effects) for a harp and piano. She also presented us with a challenge or two as well.
https://www.nytco.com/press/simbarashe-cha-joins-the-times/
Simbarashe has been a contributor to The Times since 2020, when he began photographing for the Metro section. He went on to write about and capture street style and fashion in his Fashion Week Diaries and Style Outside columns. He has photographed and reported for The Times from New York, London, Paris, Milan and Dakar, showcasing street style at Paris Fashion Week, Easter hats, men in pink, the layered look, Wimbledon looks and more. Simbarashe’s fresh eye and singular voice are anchored in the tradition of the beloved Bill Cunningham — in which fashion coverage comes alive through people off the runways as much as on.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrice_Washington
Patrice Washington (born 1961) is a Bahamian airplane pilot, whose career was marked by a series of firsts.
Hyacinth is currently pursuing her masters at NYU GPH, specializing in environmental public health sciences, where she’s also a William N. Rom climate fellow, actively working on projects related to climate change and global health. Besides all her academic pursuit, Hyacinth volunteers for the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network as a Vice State Lead Ambassador. We’ll dive into this entire journey and discover her valuable insights on disease elimination strategies and building strong, better communities.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Berry_Meachum
John Berry Meachum (1789–1854) was an American pastor, businessman, educator and founder of the First African Baptist Church in St. Louis, the oldest black church west of the Mississippi River. At a time when it was illegal in the city to teach people of color to read and write, Meachum operated a school in the church’s basement. Meachum also circumvented a Missouri state law banning education for black people by creating the Floating Freedom School on a steamboat on the Mississippi River.
As a young man, he guided 75 enslaved people from Kentucky to their freedom in Indiana, a free state. Once established in Missouri, he and his wife Mary Meachum were conductors on the Underground Railroad.