Sarah Stevenson Tuesday Forum | Charlotte

40th anniversary of an MLK Day: A retrospective

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Jan. 17, 2022 One of the key turns in an ever-changing Charlotte celebration of Martin Luther King Jr. Day occurred 40 years ago. And one of the architects of that turn took time out this year to piece together a retrospective of the 1982 MLK Day Observance. Ken Koontz pieced together clippings, ... Continue Reading →

WBTV’s MLK Day Celebration 2022: An excerpt

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Jan. 17, 2022 Today's WBTV special report on the day of a COVID-truncated MLK Day celebration focused on the civil rights leader’s impact on Charlotte. The hour-long report is at the WBTV website here. At one point, reporter Dedrick Russell quizzed four African-Americans now in Charlotte ... Continue Reading →

Looking for a New Year’s Resolution?

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Dec. 15, 2021 From an Episcopal News Service Q&A with The Rev. Fletcher Harper, a priest of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark, N.J., and executive director of the Manhattan-based GreenFaith, a worldwide, multi-faith climate and environmental movement.   Q: I read that you will be ... Continue Reading →

Retired principal reaches out to CMS

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Dec. 6, 2021 In a document apparently aimed at a CMS Board of Education under fire for disarray in its schoolhouses, veteran educator Kenneth Simmons says he can make a difference, if only the school system would allow him to do so: "On many instances in the past, I have attempted to share with ... Continue Reading →

‘It’s about building a legacy of knowledge’

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Dec. 5, 2021 “God has left me here long enough to be an instrument,” he says. “I could sell myself off to museums and galleries, and become something not pretty. But it’s not about the money to me. It’s about building a legacy of knowledge.” – Self-taught artist Charlie Lucas, Selma, Ala., in the ... Continue Reading →

Maggie Lena Walker: First Black Bank President

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"Incredible Black Women You Should Know About" – The Series Maggie Lena Walker – First Black Bank President (July 15, 1864 – December 15, 1934) By DonnaMarie Woodson This article, from the December 2021 edition of the Charmeck Chronicle, is published here with permission of the ... Continue Reading →

Atrium updates commissioners on….

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Nov. 12, 2021 Atrium Health updated County Commissioners Tuesday on Innovation District developments. Slides from the Atrium presentation are here. A county staff update on tax increment grant funding for the district is here. One part of the update was Atrium's commitment to donate to housing ... Continue Reading →

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