Browsing: Religion

   With a heart deeply rooted in faith and an unwavering love for her family, Gracie Mitchell’s journey began in Hollywood, FL, on January 28, 1957. Born to Willie and Martha Ray Mitchell, she was the youngest among five cherished siblings.  

A woman who grew up in the community around North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, earned a master’s degree from A&T and became the first African American elected both to the Greensboro City Council and to the Greensboro mayorship has passed, and the Aggie family locally and nationwide are mourning her death.