The aim of the community-owned store is to provide Greensboro with “healthy foods at affordable prices and [commit to] locally sourced foods, community education and dignified jobs,” the store’s webpage reads. In 2012, community members and leaders gathered to form the Renaissance Co-op Committee (RCC). The RCC dedicated themselves to learning the ins and outs of opening and maintaining a cooperative grocery store, according to the store’s webpage. The inspiration of Reverend William J. Barber II is everywhere in the State of North Carolina. Unlike that of Detroit branch NAACP under the control of Wendell Anthony.
Posted on: Mon, 27 Oct 2014 12:55:31 +0000
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