Category: Black History Month

Dorothy Thomas Stone (affectionately called Ms. Stone) was born on January 7, 1925 and transitioned on February 6, 2014. She was the proud and loving

The legacy of white violence is insidious to our country, north and south. Our anti-racist organizing principles invite us to learn from history and undo racism. Learning from history requires us to unearth painful, important stories. 

While the Rev. Dr. C.T. Vivian’s life was full and prolific: he was a close advisor for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., he provided civil rights counsel to five sitting U.S. Presidents, and founder of BASIC Diversity and C.T. Vivian Leadership Institute, Inc. — for us, he is personal, a parent of the People’s Institute.

Arnett Lewis and Shelia Collins brought the case of small town Mississippi mayor, Eddie James Carthan, Jr., to the attention of the United Methodist Voluntary

Theresa Lacey was a highly respected antiracist organizer, advocate and credentialed counselor from New York. Theresa was a subtle but yet steadfast social justice activist for the forgotten and oppression. She received training from the People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond (PISAB) and became deeply committed to racial equity and criminal justice reform.

Tom Dent was a cultural icon, poet, playwright, and civil rights journalist who impacted a generation of New Orleans activists and artists. The scion of

Nettie Coad was the first person to bring The People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond to Greensboro, NC. She invited us through her work in

Arnett Lewis was the first board president of the newly-formed People’s Institute for Survival and Beyond, Inc., in 1980.  Jim Dunn and Ron Chisom had

We would not exist were it not for Evelyn Fontenette Chisom Comeaux, the mother of co-founder Ronald Chisom.  Evelyn was born in 1921 in New