NCCHR Announces Truth-Telling Fellowship Microgrant Winners

Atlanta, Georgia – The National Center for Civil and Human Rights is proud to announce the recipients of the Truth-Telling Fellowship Microgrant, a program dedicated to truth-telling, memorialization, and community healing in Georgia. Focused on the historical and ongoing impacts of forced labor, convict leasing, and criminal justice, this fellowship provides critical support to individuals working to uncover history and foster meaningful dialogue. 

Along with mentorship and guidance, each fellow will receive a microgrant of $1,000–$2,500 to develop community-centered projects, including memorials, public events, and educational initiatives. Through these efforts, the fellowship aims to uplift historically silenced stories and inspire collective action for justice.

“These fellows are doing the crucial work of uncovering hard truths and fostering spaces for reflection, healing, and change,” said Darrin Sims, director of the Truth + Transformation program. “We’re proud to support their efforts and excited to see the impact of their projects.”

For more information and to meet the Truth-Telling Fellowship winners, visit here. 

About the Truth + Transformation program 

NCCHR’s Truth + Transformation program works to uncover Atlanta’s suppressed legacy of racial terror, forced labor, and systemic racism. They aim to build a nuanced understanding of systematic disenfranchisement, centering individual narratives (historic and current) and convening practitioners to lay the groundwork for effective community mobilization. Visit their website at civilandhumanrights.org/tandt

About the National Center for Civil and Human Rights  

The National Center for Civil and Human Rights is a museum and cultural organization that inspires the changemaker in each of us. Founded in 2014, the Center connects the US civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s to global human rights movements for the rights of people of color, women, immigrants, people with disabilities, LGBTQ+ people, and more. Our experiences highlight people who have worked to protect rights and who model how individuals create positive change. For more information, visit our website at civilandhumanrights.org. Follow us on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram @ctr4chr, and LinkedIn at linkedin.com/company/ncchr. 

Media Contact: 
Tenisha Griggs 
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National Center for Civil and Human Rights 
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