In 2022 I was presented with the Centennial Leader Award by the National Parks Conservation Association for the difference I made connecting Americans to the national parks. That would not have happened if it wasn’t for The Westside Gazette which published the first story my husband Frank and I wrote about the parks and the environment in 1995. They have been our allies in getting information out across the country for almost 30 years. I salute our family at the Westside Gazette for all they have invested in the community at great personal and financial cost. I pray that in celebrating the 53rd year of this member of the Historically Black Press, the community will rise to the occasion of supporting them as they have supported us.
Audrey Peterma: environmentalist, author, thought leader. Audrey@ AudreyPeterman.com
