On February 18th The Washington Post featured an article about the historic African American Whitelaw Hotel, and efforts to restore it by Manna, Inc. and others. New Community Church Pastor Jim Dickerson, is quoted in the article, see below.
“The effort to finance restoration of the Whitelaw was spearheaded by Manna, a nonprofit that builds affordable housing in the city. Jim Dickerson, founder of Manna, explained why he thought the building was worth saving.
“Despite the oppression during that time, African Americans had a community that was rich and strong,” he said. “There was racial segregation, but there was also an emphasis on education, cooperation and shared responsibility. And we need to build new communities based on those same principles.”” –Courtland Milloy, Columnist
Read the full article – “The Whitelaw gave black people a place to stay when other hotels turned them away“
