Raymond Jetson: I’ve arrived at 65, and nothing is as I expected
By Raymond A. Jetson for The Advocate Looking eye to eye, 65 appears a lot different from the stolen glances on my journey made it appear. The dissonance between what I expected and what I am experiencing is both internal and external. Neither my feelings nor the world around me are what I thought they …
MetroMorphosis Releases Document to Celebrate Black Baton Rouge During Black History Month
MetroMorphosis Releases Document & Tells the Story of Black Baton Rouge Yesterday and Today Baton Rouge, La – On January 29, 2021, MetroMorphosis launched its 2021 Black History month campaign entitled Black Futures: A Sankofa Series. The campaign includes a city-wide celebration of the history of Black Baton Rouge that has been captured in a …
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The Urban Update (December 2020)
Many of Baton Rouge’s leading organizations have had to significantly adjust their operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During these times of disruption and uncertainty, your organizational leaders have found adaptive and innovative ways to serve you through…
LaunchBR and its Impact in Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge, La. (November 30, 2020) — LaunchBR is impacting small businesses through the creation of catalytic partnerships, engaging and mobilizing business owners and providing support to local companies. LaunchBR is a business development program that serves local companies, woman-owned, veteran owned, and minority owned businesses. They support businesses through coaching and training that is free or low-cost. …
Raymond Jetson Urges Black Elders To Mentor
By Richard Eisenberg, Next Avenue Raymond Jetson’s passion, which led him to be a 2020 Influencer in Aging, is motivating older Black men to mentor Black youth and young adults. The pandemic’s brutal impacts on the African American community have only intensified Jetson’s efforts. “It exacerbated the inequities that we reflect on periodically every time there’s a …
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