
Pioneering women honored for blazing a trail in local history
Art and commerce met on James Brown and Laney Walker boulevards in an area that was once vibrant with black-owned businesses. The art featured a mural by artist, Salonika Rhyne, honoring a group of six pioneering women who helped shape those neighborhoods. The “Women of Empowerment” mural features the faces of Ursula Collins, Rosa Tutt, Marjorie Carter, Margaret Louise Laney, and Rosa Beard, all of whom are no longer alive. The sixth woman was Ruth Crawford, who, at age 108, attended the event and was honored by the crowd. The








