Give 8/28 Lex Doubles Down for Community Impact
The second annual Give 8/28 Lex campaign proved that collective generosity can create powerful, lasting impact. On August 28, BGCF and LBPI brought the community together to raise $234,956…Read More
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LBPI Announces 2025 Grassroots Leadership Awards Honorees
The Lexington Black Prosperity Initiative, a community-advised committee of Blue Grass Community Foundation, is proudly recognizing community leaders who are driving positive change with…Read More
Lexington Black Philanthropy Week: A New Tradition of Generosity and Impact
The inaugural Lexington Black Philanthropy Week, hosted by the Lexington Black Prosperity Initiative (LBPI), marked a significant milestone in our community’s philanthropic landscape. LBPI drew…Read More
LBPI Announces 2024 Grassroots Black Leadership Awards Honorees
The Lexington Black Prosperity Initiative, a community-advised committee of Blue Grass Community Foundation, is proudly recognizing community leaders who are driving positive change with the…Read More
Digital Access Project: Community partners bring untold Kentucky history to public’s fingertips
More than 77,000 physical pages of Fayette County’s historical records, spanning from the late 1700s through 1865, are now digitized and publicly accessible online, thanks…Read More
Better Together Grants: Advancing Racial Equity and Bringing People Together Across Racial Divides
In April 2022, The Walton Family Foundation seeded a $50,000 grant pool which was matched 2:1 by the Lexington Black Prosperity Initiative and Blue…Read More
Lexington Black Prosperity Initiative Announces 2023 Grassroots Black Leadership Awards Honorees
The Lexington Black Prosperity Initiative is once again celebrating community members who are leading positive change with its 2023 class of Grassroots Leadership…Read More
Huntertown: Keeping the memories alive
On August 29, 1871, Jerry Gatewood, formerly enslaved and a U.S. Colored Troop veteran, purchased the first 5-acre parcel of what would become Huntertown Hamlet…Read More
Digital Access Project will make Fayette County’s property history visible and accessible to all
Coalition announces first effort in Kentucky to digitize historical records of enslaved people dating back to the late 1700s More than 60,000 pages of Fayette…Read More
Lexington Black Prosperity Initiative announces 2022 Grassroots Black Leadership Awards
Progress means change, and the Lexington Black Prosperity Initiative is recognizing Black community members who are leading that change with its 2022 Grassroots Leadership…Read More