Rooted Impact Consulting LLC

08/04/2026

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A backpack can carry supplies—and lighten the load for an entire family. Central Alabama organizations are helping students start the school year prepared while connecting parents with free and low-cost resources that last beyond the first bell.

07/31/2026

Want to join Rooted Impact’s Community Pop-Up List?
If you have a location where we could occasionally drop off items for the community, we’d love to connect with you.

07/25/2026

What happens when a national organization like StoryCorps chooses Birmingham?

More than stories.

Over 15 days, Rooted Impact Consulting LLC helped transform a storytelling initiative into measurable economic impact in the City of Birmingham with supporting local businesses, strengthening partnerships, and showcasing what Birmingham has to offer.

This report captures the results and demonstrates what’s possible when community is treated as the strategy.

Thank you to every business, partner, volunteer, and resident who helped make this possible. Birmingham showed up.

If you’re looking to bring a national project to Birmingham, let’s talk.

07/21/2026

Thank you Birmingham Times
City of Birmingham are you ready for what’s next??

07/20/2026

Grateful. Thank you, StoryCorps, for the opportunity to serve as Birmingham’s anchor partner and for the acknowledgment of Rooted Impact’s role in this historic activation. Seeing our community’s voices preserved for generations is something I’ll never take for granted. Thank you to every partner, volunteer, storyteller, and supporter who believed in the vision. Birmingham showed up, and together we made history.

07/14/2026

There are moments in life that change you, and serving as Birmingham’s Anchor Partner for StoryCorps and executing the The Community Playback for Brightness in Black has been one of those moments.

Over the past several weeks, I’ve had the privilege of watching our city do what it does best: show up. We celebrated Legacy Businesses, honored veterans, listened to stories that made us laugh and cry, welcomed people from every walk of life, and ended it all with a room full of neighbors celebrating Birmingham’s voice together.

As a little girl who dreamed of becoming a journalist, I never imagined that one day I would help preserve the stories of others. To know that conversations collected here in Birmingham will live forever in the Library of Congress is something I will never take for granted.

To Tojia Dawkins thank you for making me apart of the team, thank you for trusting me with your vision. Kelvin, thank you for believing Birmingham was ready and for entrusting me to help bring Brightness in Black to life in a way that reflected the heart of this city. That trust is something I will always cherish.

To every community partner, sponsor, volunteer, vendor, media partner, elected official, storyteller, and attendee, thank you. This wasn’t my accomplishment. It was ours. You opened doors, shared your gifts, welcomed strangers, and reminded me that collaboration will always accomplish more than one person ever could.

To my parents, thank you for teaching me that purpose and integrity are not just words, but a way of life. And to my two beautiful children, Xander and Lennox, everything I build is because of you. You gave me my “why,” and every opportunity to serve is rooted in creating a better future for you and for the communities we call home.

Most of all, I thank God. There were moments when this assignment felt far bigger than me, but He continued to make a way, provide the right people, and remind me that when you lead with purpose and service, He will handle the rest.

Tonight, Birmingham didn’t just remember its history. Birmingham became part of the permanent American story.

My heart is full. Thank you, Birmingham, for trusting me with yours. ❤️

07/13/2026

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StoryCorps visited Birmingham as part of its Brightness in Black initiative, premiering local stories that will be preserved in the Library of Congress and shared nationwide. FULL STORY ⬇️

07/13/2026

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By Javacia Harris Bowser | The Birmingham Times Birmingham residents gathered at the historic Carver Theater Saturday evening for an event centered on conversation, community and the power of story…

07/09/2026

We’re headed to Talk of Alabama! 🎉

Tune in Thursday morning on ABC 33/40’s Talk of Alabama as we share the story behind StoryCorps’ Brightness in Black and invite the community to this Saturday’s unforgettable screening.

Join us as we celebrate Birmingham’s voices, legacy, and the power of preserving Black stories for generations to come.

📺 Talk of Alabama
🗓️ Thursday Morning
⏰ 9:00 AM

🎬 Brightness in Black: Community Playback
📍 Historic Carver Theatre
🗓️ Saturday, July 11
🕔 Doors open at 5:00 PM

Come hear stories collected right here in Birmingham, experience powerful community conversations, and enjoy a special live fireside chat with hometown hero Ruben Studdard. This is a free event—and a chance to be part of history.

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07/05/2026

Come on out and see us!!!!