Charles Duke III
Stepping in the Spirit of the March
In just a little over five years, Women in Support of the Million Man March (WISOMMM) has become a force for social change and...
Fenway’s Formidable Force
As it celebrates its 28th anniversary, Boston’s Fenway Community Development Corporation (FCDC) is at an interesting point in its history. The need to preserve...
Money Doesn’t Always Win
"You know, LeRoy, money always wins."
At those words, LeRoy Lemos sprang into action. Lemos, a community activist and director of the PODER Project in...
Holding America to its Commitment
The Democratic Promise: Saul Alinsky and His Legacy. Produced by the Chicago Video Project and Media Process Educational Films, 1999, Time: 56:40. $225 purchase;...
A Homegrown Leader (DSNI’s John Barros)
Twenty-seven year old John Barros came up through the ranks of the Dudley Street Neighborhood Initiative (DSNI) in Boston, Massachusetts, working in various capacities...
A Helping Hand
In 1991, Common Ground, a nonprofit developer in Manhattan, purchased the Times Square Hotel to rehab the single room occupancy housing structure and develop...