Nonprofit helps locals start their own business with small funds and big heart

  • $1,000 Start-Ups 2021 Cohort Graduates at Nelson P. Williams Gymnasium. 
Photo by Beansprout Productions.
    $1,000 Start-Ups 2021 Cohort Graduates at Nelson P. Williams Gymnasium. 
Photo by Beansprout Productions.
  • Leah Ward-Lee. 
Photo by Leah Jones.
    Leah Ward-Lee. 
Photo by Leah Jones.
  • 2021 Fall 4 Small Business Fair outside at Macedonia AME. 
Photo by Sunset Ted Photos.
    2021 Fall 4 Small Business Fair outside at Macedonia AME. 
Photo by Sunset Ted Photos.
Leah Jones For the News-Leader When you first meet Leah Ward-Lee, the first two things you’ll probably notice are her kind and gentle demeanor and her big contagious smile. For those reasons, you…

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Bacardi Jackson began serving Monday as executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Florida. Photo courtesy of American Civil Liberties Union of Florida

New ACLU leader points to ‘urgency of now’

News Staff
Tuesday, May 14, 2024

Saying the country is at a “deeply, deeply disturbing” juncture, Bacardi Jackson — a veteran litigator whose civil-rights advocacy is literally in her genes — is taking the mantle as executive dire

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