Innercity Community Development Corporation’s founder, Diane Ragsdale, was recently honored by the Smith Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church with the 2023 Community Service Award. During her speech, she said, “It is simply not enough to be included at the table. Diversity is not enough. We have to change the systems that continue to promote that which is unjust and unfair.”
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