by Jessica Federman | Mar 3, 2026 | Recognizing Our Armed Forces, Uncategorized
At the edge of the Cape Fear River in Wilmington, North Carolina, the Battleship North Carolina sits in permanence—a battleship turned memorial, weathered by decades and salt air. Most visitors come to walk her decks and imagine the thunder of her guns. But the...
by Jessica Federman | Jan 28, 2026 | Uncategorized
Fred Lorenzo Brewer, Jr. lived a life that embodied the idea of aiming high. Born in 1921 and raised in segregated Charlotte, North Carolina, he grew up in a working-class family that valued education, faith, and perseverance. His father, Fred Sr., worked as a hotel...
