Rubie Britt-Height Receives The Great 28 Award

Image: Photo from QC Metro by Photographer Lillyanna Sum

Qcity Metro recently named Rubie R. Britt-Height, Mint Director of Community Relations, as one of “The Great 28”, “honoring 28 Black Charlotteans shaping our city”.

Tenured at the Mint for nearly 16 years, Britt-Height is also the Co-leader of DEIAB (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Accessibility, and Belonging). She is among those considered instrumental in making the City a better place to live, work, and play; for her, it’s through community servant leadership and the arts. Britt-Height also is a member of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Public Arts Commission, the Mecklenburg County History Latta Place Reimagining Committee, and mentor, advocate, and collaborator/partner with over 100 diverse and emerging artists, church, civic, and community organizations.

She has been recognized with numerous awards this past year: The Latino Excelente’ Award for the Most Supportive Non-Latino of the Latin American Community (La Noticia Media); the CBJ Power 100 Award (DEI), the Arts Empowerment Project Award and Charlotte NAACP for Outstanding Community Leader, and the Who’s Who in Black Charlotte for one of its Most Influential Leaders.

Passionate and humble about her role arts role in the community, Britt-Height’s mantra is “Greatness is measured by service and selflessness. In that with humility, anyone can be great,” says Britt-Height. “I was raised in a family of public servants (over 150 years in my immediate family along) and compassionate community leaders. Some things just come naturally for me. My great-great grandmother was enslaved, and all sides of my family are connected to a solid foundation of wisdom, education, outreach, and selflessness. That makes me an heir of that.” Britt Height says she invests in the region by using art as a springboard for conversation, dialogue, and transformation by using art education via numerous art forms: music and dance, poetry, quilting, painting, basketry, jewelry and clothing design, photography, decorative art, wood, and glass.

This year’s winners include entrepreneurs, volunteers, business executives, community leaders, and more. Among them honored is Community Leader Jeanette Price, the Grier Heights Youth Arts Program community liaison, and Artist-Educator Naomi Rankin, who accepted the Great 28 Award posthumously for her late husband Nelson Rankin.