Queen Juneteenth Scholarship Funding
At a glance
- What: community advocates are asking about the fate of a $30,000 scholarship advertised for the Queen Juneteenth pageant winner and the Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools (WSFCS) and UNCF scholarship funds behind it, and about a family's requests (an apology, a $2,500 payment, accountability for future participants).
- Where it stands: speakers on Oct 15, 2026 asked commissioners to press WSFCS for budget documents showing the remaining funds and a plan to keep funding the scholarships. No commissioner responded and the board took no action.
- Caution: the account comes from public speakers and a quoted school-system statement; the captions are imperfect and a commissioner was named in allegations. Treat details as claims until confirmed.
Main points
- Speakers said the 2025 scholarship was not awarded, with differing explanations, and that the pageant scholarship rested on an understanding with the superintendent rather than a written agreement.
- Olivia Doyle (Hate Out of Winston) disputed Malishai Woodbury's reported characterization of the group; Nekoyia Gudin spoke for Faith Action Winston-Salem. Public records requests to the school system were mentioned.
Discussion time
About 7 minutes across 1 meeting (from transcript timestamps; approximate).
| Meeting | Minutes |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 - Board of County Commissioners | 7 |
Log
- 2026-10-15 - Board of County Commissioners - Olivia Doyle and Nekoyia Gudin spoke in public comment; three requests made to the board; no response.