GREENSBORO — Brigitte Blanton and Bobby Kimbrough Jr. have a different calling in the work they do, but they both made The Power 100 list, which recognizes influential and outstanding Black individuals and organizations across the state. Blanton is the director of the Greensboro Public Library and Kimbrough is sheriff in Forsyth County.
"In addition to the majority of the honorees being peer-nominated, a common thread among this cohort is they collectively represent the breadth of African American excellence and leadership in North Carolina," said Richard Williams, founder of the Black Business Ink magazine. Those on the list are making imprints on the legal system, medicine, the fight against senseless violence, and the fight for economic opportunities. They lead municipalities, nonprofits and those that offer investments in the community in other ways, such as Neighbors for Better Neighborhoods and The Black Suit Initiative.
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Former N.C. Supreme Court Justice Patricia Timmons-Goodson, now the dean of the NCCU Law School in Durham, and Tonia Walker, the senior associate commissioner of the CIAA sports association, are among the 2024 honorees, along with Jay Sills, president and CEO of M&F Bank, UNCG Chancellor Frank Gilliam Jr.
, Allan Younger of the N.C. Idea Foundation, and William Scales, a Food Lion executive.
Others include state Senators Gladys Robinson, who represents Guilford County, and Dudley High School alumna Natalie Murdock, who repres.