Demitra Wilson had no intention of buying her local baseball academy. She had enough going on as the senior vice president of brand and teammate communication strategy at Truist. She and her...

American flags lined the walkway where Sgt. David Long stood looking at the crowd that had gathered in his new front yard: his parents, fellow veterans, new neighbors, and old friends. The sky was...

Mark Johnson has inspired his colleagues and bettered communities for decades. He’s helped raise hundreds of thousands of dollars for education, especially for the Black community. He even led...

Michele Kurtz relishes the satisfaction of planting a tree. “There’s nothing like that tangible activity,” she says. “You know it’s going to bring all sorts of benefits to people, to...

The games are fun, but they’re the result of an alarming problem: Childhood literacy has long been a concern, and with the pandemic came even more children who fell behind in reading skills....

Two months before her annual mammogram, Charmaine Tyson noticed changes in her breast: extreme sensitivity, a strange heat, and eventually a dimpling. So she got a mammogram, taking her mother...

Her business vision was more than just selling gowns for one big event. She wanted her bridal shop to be part of those “moments made of smiles that hurt your face.” But then came the day that...

Truist Foundation President Lynette Bell knew she wanted to make an impact. She couldn’t have known how pivotal her role would be in creating change for those in underserved communities.

"I've been with Boys & Girls Clubs my entire life," says Tony Orr, regional Southeast vice president for Boys & Girls Clubs of America (BGCA). Orr has worked with BGCA for 18 years. But it all...

Scott Blaney spent the past two years refurbishing a boat that its previous owner had dubbed a $500 hunk of junk. Blaney, though, has a knack for seeing the possibility in things—and in people....