NHCCAAHHC Minutes -April 13, 2023
New Hanover County Commission on African American History, Heritage, and Culture
April 13, 2023 – 4:00 pm
In-Person at
New Hanover County Building located at 230 Government Center Drive – Suite 118.
Minutes
Present Members Absent MembersOthers Present
J’vanete Skiba, Chair Lowell Davis Travis Corpening, NHC DEI
Crystal Pellom, Vice Chair Brenda Fong Jan Davidson, NHC CAM
Veronica Carter-Edwards, Secretary Bernice Johnson
Brenda Fong Manuel Lloyd
Marcus Lacewell Deborah Maxwell
Cynthia Pershia Patricia Smith
Nathan Saunders
Linda Thomas
I. Called to Order: J’vanete Skiba at 4:00 pm Quorum: Yes
II.Agenda: Approved by J’vanete Skiba and Brenda Fong
III. Approval of Minutes: Crystal Pellom and Linda Thomas
IV. Public comments: No
V. Old Business
VI. New Business
Planning Groups
1) Brown vs. Board (Lowell Davis, Cynthia Pershia & Nathan Saunders)
a. Working on Banners – UNCW
2) Eaton Marker (J’vanete Skiba)
a. NHC Reception is May 1, 2023,at 2pmoutside County Courthouse
b. Handicap Assistance needed.
3) Juneteenth (Cynthia Pershia, Linda Thomas)
a. Marcus Lacewell needs help for Castle Hayne events.
b. Veronica Carter-Edwards presented tentative dates for all Juneteenth events.
Will provide a list of events at the next meeting.
4) Pine Forest Cemetery (VeronicaCarter-Edwards, Brenda Fong & Crystal Pellom)
a. Discussed the location and personal history. Planning a trip to the cemetery.
b.Linda Rawley-Thompson is meeting with the board on May 9, 2023 at 10 am
at St. Stevens Church.
VII. Announcements
1) LINC’s Resource Fair – April 26, 2023, 10 am-2 pm at the MLK Center and 15
vendors.
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2) Resiliency Task Force
a. Racial Equity Fundamentals
b.Justice Practices, and
c.Race Trauma
3) CAM at 6 pm today, Steven Hayes Talk about the Great Migration to Black Literacy
on April 20, 2023
4) Historical Trauma and Literacy at Harrelson Conference Room
Adjourned at 5:15 p.m.
VIII.
The next meeting is on May 11, 2023, at 4:00 pm at the New Hanover County Building at Government
Center Drive Training Room – Suite 136.
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