Hope Delgado is transforming her community in Caruthers, California, by delivering "tangible hope and opportunities" through her organization, The Caruthers Scholars Program. This program is dedicated to closing the educational gap that has left the town significantly...
Woodson Center Announces: Archives of Bob Woodson to Be Housed at Pepperdine University Libraries
44-year Legacy of Woodson Center Will Be Available to Researchers WASHINGTON, DC - The Woodson Center on Tuesday announced that the archives of more than four decades of work by Bob Woodson and the Woodson Center will be housed at Pepperdine University...
CAN Story – ACEE The Firm Foundation
The Woodson Center would like to highlight our CAN Mini-Grant awardee Gwyneth Brown, Founder of the ACEE The Firm Foundation in Southeast Washington, D.C. ACEE encourages women and children in the inner-city communities to think more highly of themselves, their...
Conservatives have what we need to transform America — here’s how to find it | Opinion
By Bob Woodson The Democratic stranglehold on the black and working-class vote has finally been broken, at least for the moment. A full-standing army of celebrities, entertainers, and mainstream media pundits were not able to bully Americans into disregarding...
CAN Story – Mommaste
< “The Woodson Center Rising Leader grant played a pivotal role in establishing the foundation for our organization, Mommaste, setting us on a path to sustainability by focusing on developing our infrastructure.” ~ Dr. LeTea Perry, co-founder of Mommaste Dr....
The Woodson Center Announces $2.1 Million Grant from the John and Daria Barry Foundation to Support Grassroots Heroes
WASHINGTON, DC - The Woodson Center today announced that the John and Daria Barry Foundation, established by John Barry, CEO and Chairman of Prospect Capital, is continuing its generous support of the center’s mission by contributing a $2.1 million grant to its...
Models, not manuals | Opinion
By Julia Nelson Handbooks and lectures rarely result in on-ramps to the “success sequence.” “Facing outward on the low bar, the gymnast performs a pike sole circle backward through handstand with flight and a half (180 degree) turn to hang on the high bar.” That is...
Sonya Massey’s killing demands better policing, not less police | Opinion
by Sylvia Bennett-Stone Trust continues to spiral downward between some of America’s most vulnerable communities — the ones most in need of good police protection — and the officers serving them. Last month in Springfield, Ill., Sonya Massey called 911 to get...
CAN Story – Dr. Keli Christopher
Thanks to the mini-grant, Dr. Christopher was able to expand her Kids Count Program, which inspires children from underrepresented backgrounds to excel in STEM, with a special focus on mathematics through fun activities and games. The program has now grown from...
CAN Story – Charlene Turner Johnson
Since 2006, Rev. Turner Johnson has been determined to transform Highland Park – one of the poorest, most drug-afflicted cities in Michigan – into a safe and prosperous community. In 1986, Rev. Turner Johnson partnered with a holistic community development corporation...