Ribbon Cutting Marks Milestone for Alaska Black Caucus Equity Center | Homepage [Video]

After 3 years of hard work, from lobbying to construction, the Alaska Black Caucus’s Equity Center is nearing completion.

“This place, this building, this home, this sanctuary, this beacon of hope, is going to help us to, again, move the needle in a positive direction,” said Celeste Hodge Growden, President and CEO of the Alaska Black Caucus.

With completion nearing, the Alaska Black Caucus is hosting a ribbon cutting to provide the community with a status update on the Equity Center project.

“We’ve raised quite a bit of money, and to not provide a status update to our community, you know, leaves a lot of questions out there of what’s happening with the funding,” said Hodge Growden. “I think it’s important to let our community know that we are moving full speed ahead.”

The ribbon cutting will feature various dignitaries and supporters of the Equity Center project, including the assembly …