Segment 2, May 6th, 2023

The beginning of something positive sometimes starts with a negative.  One positive began after ugly words were spoken by a group of Outward Bound students to a group of black students as they passed.  This incident was twenty-five years ago but helped kick off the Unity Project.

Alexys J. Taylor is the director of the Unity Project & speaks about this program of experiential education that is sponsored by the North Carolina Outward Bound School (NCOBS).  She speaks with host, Bill Bartee, from Charlotte outfitter, Jesse Brown’s, on the Carolina Outdoors.

Now the Unity Project brings together high school students from all walks of life & puts them together so they can interact with one another.  Eight different high schools in the Charlotte Mecklenburg School district:  Butler, East Mecklenburg, Garinger, Hawthorne, Mallard Creek, Myers Park, South Mecklenburg, & West Mecklenburg High Schools.

In celebration of the upcoming Mother’s Day, Taylor was asked about the influence of her mom.  During a presentation at Jesse Brown’s, the local Charlotte outdoor store, (Taylor was a storyteller at Storyteller’s Night at Jesse Brown’s) she spoke about the importance of her mother.  During this interview, Bartee was able to ask her about her relationship with her mom as a student & now.