County commissioners from around North Carolina have chosen Guilford County Commissioner Carolyn Coleman to receive an award that pays tribute to her contributions to the welfare of minorities as well as other contributions she’s made to the community at large.
Coleman was named the recipient of the award in Wilmington – where the annual state convention of county commissioners and county executives was being held.
The Frederick Douglass Award winner is selected each year by a committee of black county commissioners from across the state. This year, Chairman of the Guilford County Board of Commissioners Skip Alston served on the committee – North Carolina Association of Black County Officials – which grants the award every year.
Through the award, the group recognized Coleman for outstanding and dedicated service as a county commissioner as well as her work with the disenfranchised.
Some of the things that came into play in the selection of Coleman were her efforts to raise the minimum wage of Guilford County’s lowest-paid employees, her championing of larger teacher pay supplements and the role she played in 2020 and 2021 in organizing food drives during the pandemic.
To be eligible for the award, one must be a county commissioner for at least eight years and have numerous accomplishments during that time.
Coleman has more than twice that many years under her belt.
At county meetings, Coleman, a Democrat representing District 7 for the past two decades, is constantly pushing for more minority business participation in county contracts and for higher pay for county employees.
She also keeps a close eye on the Department of Social Services and takes a keen interest whenever there are problems arising from that department.
Alston, who has never won the award, said he was delighted to see it go to such a worthy recipient this year.
Do Caucasians get an award for anything? How about a Scottish History Award? How about a Cracker award?
Is this a real comment? There’s a proud group of little boys that will give you awards if you join their clan.
Ah, my attempt at humor was ill-received.
Juan we are having a meeting for new members this week care to come by and see what it’s about and by the way We Are proud
The FACE of RACISM shines bright in Greensboro, lets hope it doesn’t blind us all. When does the convention of WHITE people meet and choose a leader? Has the destruction of statues make anyone feel better? Will the art galleries be destroyed too? Will people be denied the right to sing songs of praise and love? Will HATE take over the America? Will the actions and behavior of other country be apart of America soon? Do people know how to say “PEOPLE” instead of referring to race? We are NOT making progress, lets hope that this changes but I doubt it will.
When it is time to deliberate on “Mask modifications” I hope Commissioner Coleman will remember the famous quote attributed to Frederick Douglas … “A man’s rights rest in three boxes: the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box”. Congratulations on receiving this award Commissioner.
Frederick Douglass is the correct spelling for the American abolitionist and statesman.
Petty…
She’s a nice lady, but she’s not hesitant to call a department director about the supervision of one of her friends. . . .and her constituent employees know that. If they think they’ve been treated poorly by their supervisor or manager, they call her for action. That’s poor management and she should discuss the issues with the board and let the board decide the next steps.
Why can’t a White person win this award
Black television, black pageants, black colleges, black awards all for loud mouth bullies who throw their weight around by playing the race card. Can you imagine if anything labeled White was proposed? Coleman, Hightower, Alston.. all bullies. They promote racism by attempting to suppress Whites. I did not use to see color, but thanks to blacks like Coleman, i do now.