By Tabitha Johnston, The Journal
CHARLES TOWN — A crowd of 75 local residents gathered together in Corner Connections on Aug. 15, for the first annual Black Policy Day — Eastern Panhandle Experience.
Organized by Teresa Holmes, the event was intentionally held right before the start of the 31st Annual Jefferson County African American Culture & Heritage Festival that evening. It will continue, in the future, to be held as a kickoff event for the festival weekend.
“We had a much better turnout than we had anticipated, with a lot of people already asking us what’s next,” Holmes said, mentioning they sold out of tickets and had nearly double the attendance they had originally planned for. “It’s amazing. It’s exciting — we didn’t expect this.”
