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Podcast: Buzz4Good! Nonprofits + Marketing
Episode: Re-Building Black Community at Melrose Plaza
Description: To kick off Black History Month, we are buzzing about Melrose Plaza in the historically African-American community of Northwest Roanoke. It's located in a once thriving Black neighborhood that was decimated in the 1950s and 1960s by discriminatory redlining and eminent domain.Last time on our show, BUZZ creator Michael Hemphill talked with E.B. Smith, the new executive director of the Harrison Museum of African American Culture, which is considering a move from downtown Roanoke, Virginia, to Melrose Plaza.Today Michael chats with Zenith Barrett, vice-president of advancement at Goodwill Industries of the Valleys...