BTWS Mural, Community Empowerment & Engagement

BTWS Mural, Community Empowerment & Engagement Celebrating history in Ashland with African-Americans & the city at large. We raised money for a mural that commemorates BTWS and some of its faculty. al.

Here you can find/share Opportunities, Resources, Take Action items, Diversity Issues, etc. A movement to memorialize and celebrate our area's historical segregated Booker T. Washington School (BTWS) and raising funds for the mural on the Port of Ashland Floodwall by the Transportation Center (Greyhound/Ashland Train Depot). BTWS still existed after 1954 Brown V. Board of Education but ended in 1

962 before the 1965 Civil Rights Act was passed. Many great minds such as C.B. Nuckolls, Dr. Thelma Johnson, Professors: Beckwith, Thomas, Ross, West, Williams, et. were greatly affiliated with the school. This project was initiated by Artist, Jerry Johnson and UCAN, Inc President, Brenda Martin. Since then, the project was modified with wonderful Chairpersons and committee! Co-Chairpersons: Dan Mahan, History Professor of Community and Technical College (ACTC); Bren Martin, President UCAN, Inc.; Al Baker, Diversity Director of ACTC & Artist JERRY JOHNSON. Other committee members include: Mayor Chuck Charles-, Mayor-Elect Steve Gilmore, Educators: Bernice Henry (a BTWS alumni) & Eliza Lee. We have partnered with Ashland in Motion to assist with the deposits and they hosted the ribbon-cutting reception. Dan Mahan also wrote the grants and shared his unyielding spirit with us and this project prior to his retirement from ACTC! The school was named after Booker Taliaferro Washington, a former slave, educator, author, leader and more who founded the renowned Tuskegee Institute. He also had a major influence on southern race relations and was the dominant figure in black public affairs from 1895 until his death in 1915. He said, "I have learned that success is to be measured not so much by the position that one has reached in life as by the obstacles which he has had to overcome while trying to succeed." For more information, visit http://ucanchange.webs.com/muralunite.htm

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During the summer months, the Summer Food Service Program, which is administered by the Kentucky Department of Education, will provide meals at no cost from June through August to

06/11/2022
Hope everyone is well. 🤩 Let me know if you're interested in this! The Poor People’s Campaign (PPC): A National Call for...
06/11/2022

Hope everyone is well. 🤩 Let me know if you're interested in this! The Poor People’s Campaign (PPC): A National Call for Moral Revival is uniting people across the country to challenge the evils of systemic racism, poverty, hunger....

🇱🇷We Assemble and March on June 18, 2022 because any nation that ignores nearly half of its citizens is in a moral, economic and political crisis. There were 140 million people who were poor or one emergency away from economic ruin before the pandemic.🙏
(You might still be able to find buses in your areas going to DC from across US-many are free with 1 night free hotel....) Loveđź’•, Brenda

June 18, 2022 - 9:30AM @ 3rd & Pennsylvania Ave. NW Poor People’s and Low-Wage Workers’ Assembly and Moral March on Washington and to the polls RSVPWhy We MarchOrganizing ManualSocial Media ToolkitBecome a Mobilizing CaptainUpcoming ActionsArts & Culture Register Your Or

Enjoy our Letter to the Editor! Your thoughts are welcome!
05/14/2022

Enjoy our Letter to the Editor! Your thoughts are welcome!

Gov. Andy Beshear continues to put people over politics and shows his courage and leadership in the legislature. He announced the second largest economic development project in Kentucky history —

04/26/2022

KAGE Foundation Educator Form 2022
This student is interested in attending a summer program for gifted students and has applied for financial assistance from the Kentucky Association for Gifted Education (KAGE) Foundation Program. This information is needed by April 30, 2022. The KAGE Foundation is requesting your help in gathering information that will help the Foundation understand the student and the financial need. We hope that you will be able to provide the following information. If you are not able to complete the information requested, please send the link to (or suggest to the student) someone who will.

This student is interested in attending a summer program for gifted students and has applied for financial assistance from the Kentucky Association for Gifted Education (KAGE) Foundation Program. This information is needed by April 30, 2022. The KAGE Foundation is requesting your help in gathering i...

Kentucky Student Voice Team is Calling all soon-to-be Kentucky 8th to 10th graders who want to tell stories about our sc...
04/26/2022

Kentucky Student Voice Team is Calling all soon-to-be Kentucky 8th to 10th graders who want to tell stories about our schools or adults who know them: We are looking to train and PAY students to be part of our education news team!

Complete the simple form of interest here!

The Kentucky Student Voice Team is an independent, youth-led organization that supports students co-create more just, democratic Kentucky schools and communities. As part of a new initiative to create an independent education news service, we are designing a virtual youth journalism program to ensur...

We are so sorry for the loss of this bright and gentle soul. I'm sorry I just learned of this sad loss to his beautiful ...
04/12/2022

We are so sorry for the loss of this bright and gentle soul. I'm sorry I just learned of this sad loss to his beautiful family and our community. God bless you!

Our prayers 🙏go to his Mom Cissie🌹, his sister Paulette 🌹and Family. His late grandmother LouVenia Bell was a BTWS graduate. 💕 Love you much❤️ Brenda & our Martin Family

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