Little Richard of Macon announced that one of Little Richard's childhood homes, an historic site, will be moved to a rejuvenated section of that city's Pleasant Hill district. It will be restored and named the Little Richard Penniman – Pleasant Hill Resource House, a meeting place where local history and artifacts will be displayed as provided by residents. Penniman was inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame on May 7, 2015. On June 6, 2015, Penniman was inducted into the Rhythm and Blues Music Hall of Fame On June 19, 2015, the National Museum of African American Music honored Penniman with the
Leah Penniman Practicing the Agriculture of the Future. YES! Magazine 2015: Living and Learning in Oaxaca, New York Organic News, Volume 33, No 1, Spring 2015: Radical Farmers Use Fresh Food to Fight Racial Injustice.YES! Magazine (Republished in Solutions Journal) 2014: Black and Latino Farmers Immersion. YES! Magazine (Republished 2015 in Urban Food Stories) Leah Penniman Leah Penniman is the Co-Founder, Co-Director and Program Manager of Soul Fire Farm, in Grafton, New York. She is a farmer, educator, author, and food sovereignty activist with over 20 years of experience. Penniman was raised in Massachusetts and began farming as a teenager when she