Black Empowerment Works
Planting Seeds: Blossoms Academy Cultivates Creativity and Change
In part four of this five-part series profiling Black Empowerment Works grantee Carol Ruffin, Floral Academy participants take their skills into the community. Read more on CityBeat.com.
Planting Seeds: How Blossoms Floral Academy is Shaping Cincinnati’s Floral Future
In part three of this five-part series profiling Black Empowerment Works grantee Carol Ruffin, a Blossoms Floral Academy student moonlights for fun and profit. Read more on CityBeat.com.
Planting Seeds: A Legacy Blooms with a New Wave of Black Florists in Cincinnati
In part two of this five-part series profiling Black Empowerment Works grantee Carol Ruffin, Blossoms Floral Academy students get hands-on experience with floral design. Read more on CityBeat.com.
Planting Seeds: How Carol Ruffin Is Growing a More Inclusive Floral Industry in Cincinnati
In part one of this five-part series profiling Black Empowerment Works grantee Carol Ruffin, learn how the owner of Blossoms Florist has devoted her life to brightening and beautifying countless events, occasions and spaces. Read more on CityBeat.com.
Wellness workshops nurture Black women and girls
Recipient of Black Empowerment Works mini-grant taps into the healing power of creativity.
UWGC, Partners Invest Record $1.9M in Local, Black-Led Work
More than 50 Greater Cincinnati initiatives have been awarded grants through the Black Empowerment Works program for work promoting vibrant, equitable communities.
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