Mary Martin Niepold is a Lexington grandmother reaching out to African grandmothers who are raising their AIDS orphaned grandchildren.

She's the founder of The Nyanya Project, a non profit foundation supporting various efforts to educate African grandmothers in basic business and craft making skills. In 2009, Mary was named a Purpose Prize Fellow, an honor for social entrepreneurs 60 years and older who use their experience and passion to affect social change.

Under the Nyanya Project--one group of grandmothers in Nairobi has created a pre-school for 2-5 year olds in their community. It's providing jobs for some women in village while also nurturing a new generation.

Meanwhile, the foundation is getting a lot of support from people and businesses in the Piedmont. Blessing in Winston-Salem is covering the operating costs of the Pre School Center in Nirobe…freeing up almost 10-thousand dollars for other projects.

Plus, our literary critic Dudley Shearburn reviews Bury My Heart At Wounded Knee by Dee Brown.