Women In Cooperation : Co-op Queens - Herstory In Black

GCDC is supporting the startup process for a shared services cooperative in Athens, GA. Listen to this brief audio to learn more about what a shared services cooperative is. Visit carenshare.co to learn more about the project. Visit Georgia.coop to learn more about the Georgia Cooperative Development Center.

Mrs. Sherrod was born in Baker County, Georgia on November 20, 1947 to Grace and Hosea Miller. Her father who was a deacon at a local Baptist Church, was shot to death, reportedly over a dispute about livestock. No charges were returned against the shooter by an all- white grand jury. The tragic murder of her father, when she was 17 years old had a profound impact on her life and led to her decisi...

Author of Collective Courage and Professor of Community Justice and Social Economic Development in the Department of Africana Studies at John Jay College, of the City University of New York (CUNY) in New York City, USA. Dr Gordon Nembhard joins Founder, ICM and Co-op Nation Network to launch Women In Cooperation: Herstory in Black for Women's History Month.

ICM Founder, Media veteran, and co-opreneur, Ahzjah Netjer joins world renown Author, Dr. Jessica Gordon Nembhard as they welcome NASCO hall of fame inductee, writer, and Housing Co-op Pioneer, Ajowa Ifateyo!

Women In Cooperation hosts Ahzjah Netjer Simons and world renown author of Collective Courage, Dr. Jessica Gordon Nembhard welcomes Activist, Author, Pioneer, Performing Artist, and Co-Founder of Cooperation Jackson, Iyafalola Omobola to share her stories, wisdom, and insights as ICM celebrates Black Women In Cooperation, the Queens of Co-op.