Team Dignity
Anita Justice is interested in social studies, with a focus on African American art, artifacts, images, and individuals. In 2020, she rolled up a few nickels, dimes, and quarters and started Dignity Justified as part of her journey to find inspiring and sometimes neglected stories. She focuses on moments in time and societal issues that resonate deep within communities.
Prior to establishing Dignity Justified, Anita spent over twenty years in the classroom. Her service was recognized by various awards, including local, state, and regional Teacher of the Year distinctions. In some ways, she views Dignity Justified as a classroom too - this time with more interviews and less 12- and 13-year-olds. Though she misses the smiling faces of her students, she treasures the new relationships that have been formed through Dignity Justified (lots of charming and creative curators, entrepreneurs, artists, reporters, community leaders, and of course, history lovers).
Thank you so much for being interested in this venture. Let’s look forward to strolling around, traipsing about, and learning more about images that illuminate journeys!
earnest harvest, LLC, consultant
Calvin is Chairman of Earnest Harvest, which he founded (2005) to develop the capacity of nonprofit startup and for profit businesses. His passion for providing customized technical assistance and capacity building support to businesses is supported in his statewide role as a consultant for various North Carolina Community Colleges.
As the business’ consultant, Calvin uses his community based network and relationships formed while hosting a public affairs radio program to offer insight into community and business issues.
dwayne patterson, marketing
Dwayne holds a leadership role with one of the nation’s largest insurance companies. He serves as Marketing Specialist for Dignity Justified.
In addition to completing the marketing components for the company’s business plan, he has also showcased writing and communication skills as a contributing columnist for the Greensboro News and Record and has served as a communications intern with the ACLU of Madison, Wisconsin. Most relevant for understanding the goals of Dignity Justified and its focus on perspectives, is his Bachelor of Science degree in political science.
Byron T.williams, podcasting and social media
As we explore various ways in which media will be used to communicate with audiences, we rely upon our media production consultant, Byron for his patience, fun spirit, and expertise.
Byron has guided the business through its Podcasting venture with humor and great coaching. The Dignity Justified Podcast -with Calvin and Anita has been a great learning opportunity as we have moved from using an old Walkman headset (lol) to producing a show that we hope will be meaningful to our listeners.