Tag: Barbara

Remarkable Women: Barbara Kannapel

CARTHAGE, Tenn. (WKRN) – It’s a place where kids and teens know they are valued, and they can be themselves. “They love coming here, because everybody’s welcome here. Everybody has a good time. I think they feel safe here; they say they feel comfortable,” said Barbara Kannapel, founder of the nonprofit Youth and Family Resource […]

Barbara Lee, former Black Panther Party worker, aims to take fight to US Senate

As part of theGrio’s “Running Black” election series, we sit down with Rep. Lee, who is running to become only the second Black woman from California elected to the upper chamber of Congress. TheGrio’s “Running Black” election series profiles Black candidates running for office in the 2024 elections. If successful, each candidate profiled could make history in […]