Ernest Green, Civil Rights Pioneer, to Speak at MLK Prayer Breakfast
The breakfast, sponsored by the Martin Luther King, Jr. Association of Asheville and Buncombe County,
Black Asheville
Asheville-Buncombe County NAACP News – January 2019
by Carmen Ramos-Kennedy – Asheville-Buncombe NAACP to Elect New Officers Meeting Day Changed by Membership
Mountains to Move
Black Asheville’s Call to Action Join us for the 9th Annual Kenilworth Celebration of Dr.
38th Annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Prayer Breakfast
Little Rock Nine’s Ernest G. Green to deliver 2019 MLK keynote address. On Saturday, January
Black Nativity: Liberation Holiday
Live music by Santos Soul and the Soulution Band. Directed by Daniele Martin, this performance
Wilma Dykeman Awards for Writers of Color
The Wilma Dykeman Legacy, in partnership with The Urban News, supports and encourages writers of
Asheville Through Brown Eyes
The Asheville Area Arts Council is hosting “Asheville Through Brown Eyes” through January 11, 2019.
YMI Cultural Center Hires Interim Director
The YMI Cultural Center Board of Directors Names Dewana Little Interim Director. The Board of
Asheville-Buncombe County NAACP News – December 2018
by Carmen Ramos-Kennedy – Asheville Buncombe County NAACP will not meet in December, but will
Quentin Miller’s Swearing in Ceremony
Quentin Miller was sworn in as Buncombe County Sheriff on December 3, 2018.
Democrats Maintain Leadership in Buncombe County
Buncombe County Democrats held their 4-3 majority on the County Commission on Election Day and
UNC Asheville Names Building for Professors Mullen and James
A ceremony was held in conjunction with the university’s fifth annual African Americans in Western
