Roshun Austin collecting awards for her Klondike-sized dreams
Roshun Austin is president and CEO of The Works Inc., a community development corporation that’s been around since 1998. She’s been in charge since 2012. She recently received the Pinnacle Award for Community Improvement. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
She and her investors have bought up 400 lots in the North Memphis neighborhood and are ready to build a community where Black people can build wealth in their homes.
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Jane Roberts
Longtime journalist Jane Roberts is a Minnesotan by birth and a Memphian by choice. She's lived and reported in the city more than two decades. She covers business news and features for The Daily Memphian.
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