Black Organizers For Leaders And Dignity BOLD is a national leadership training program that aims to equip black leaders with the skills needed to place themselves at the forefront of movements for social justice. "We determined that the project wasn't going to be completed in a timely fashion and so we basically terminated the contract," Wood, who now serves as director of the Neighborhoods and Housing Services Department, said. Weve got to get families to a place where theyre thriving, you know, theyre being successful. When I spoke with Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas in January about my plans to move, he told me we could "build an Atlanta here." 6025 Prospect The lack of quality education that empowers us when were young to have the confidence to break down a lot of these barriers is a huge piece of that puzzle. Smith said. A weeklong fundraiser to benefit organizations doing grassroots work in the Kansas City-area Black community already is halfway toward its goal. Calloway said large corporations told him they were afraid to invest in GIFT in its early days. Contact: Carlos Gomez In order to be helped, business owners have to be patient and willing to accept constructive criticism, she said. I wouldn't have stood for it," Wood said. "For the life of me, I can't explain why they did what they did," Wood said in describing the sale. There are networks of young Black people, especially Black women, doing the things I want to do: writing fiction, engaging in the arts scene, working at predominantly Black nonprofits, founding organizations for Black girls, supporting a wide variety of Black-owned businesses, and attending predominantly Black colleges. Phone: (816)472-5246 [CDATA[// >