The Griggs Legacy Project

After sitting vacant for 30 years, the former Griggs College building awaits a new vision.


(left to right) Stephanie Wade, Carrie Tippet-Herron, and Sheryl Wallace are the women behind the Griggs Legacy Project, which will renovate the site of the former Black college. (Photos: Justin Fox Burks)

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