April 14, 2015 John Powell and Carlenia Ivory joined forces to describe Saturday's Johnson C. Smith University Gala at the Convention Center, where Sarah Stevenson received an Arch of Triumph award given to the Tuesday Morning Breakfast Forum. Their comments are ... Continue Reading →
Tommie Robinson’s ‘Environmental Series’
April 2, 2015 On this and linked pages are images of the work of Charlotte artist Tommie Robinson. The canvases are from “The Environmental Series,” works exhibited in March and April 2015 in connection with Robinson serving as the 2015 Africana Artist-in-Residence at UNC Charlotte. The ... Continue Reading →
Update on West Charlotte Rec Center renovation
Feb. 24, 2015 The West Charlotte Recreation Center will be closing soon for a thorough renovation. The Forum will relocate to Ivory/Baker Recreation Center off Oaklawn Avenue at 1920 Stroud Park Court. Tari Cottman, facility manager of the West Charlotte center, offered an update today of the ... Continue Reading →
NAACP’s Corine Mack
Feb. 3, 2015 Corine Mack said her mother was a fighter. By the end of a Forum visit, it was clear that Corine Mack is also. Mack said she ran for the NAACP chapter presidency not because she wanted to be in Raleigh, but because she wanted to make change in Charlotte. Her agenda was broad. And ... Continue Reading →
Johnson C. Smith to present award to Forum
Neighbors review Recreation Center renovation plans
Park and Recreation officials met Monday night with neighbors to discuss renovation plans for the West Charlotte Recreation Center. The roughly $1 million project is likely to close down the center from late spring to roughly December 2015. It will be the first major re-do of the heavily used ... Continue Reading →
Endorsements by facilitator prompts statement
On April 29, 2014, Mary Johnson issued partisan endorsements while facilitating a Forum meeting. Later, Forum co-founder Sarah Stevenson issued a statement saying, "Mary's comments are her views and not those of the Forum, even though she was presiding." The video clips are issued here in the name ... Continue Reading →
African-American Achievers
The Wallace Pruitt Rec Center was full of examples of the creativity and inventiveness of African-Americans. The door knob ... a lock ... the lawn sprinkler ... the lighted traffic signal. Hundreds of items to help show the mostly young visitors to the "Highlighting African-American Achievers" ... Continue Reading →
T.B. Haynes and Franklin McCain: A remembrance
At the beginning of an Open Forum, Dr. Vernon M. Herron paid homage to friend T.B. Haynes and civil rights pioneer Franklin McCain. The video combines his prayer and artifacts from Haynes' life. This video, prepared for the January MLK Holiday Breakfast, was scheduled ... Continue Reading →
President speaks on reaction to Trayvon Martin case
July 19, 2013 President Obama this afternoon spoke in front of reporters at the White House about the Trayvon Martin verdict. He spoke about how, 35 years ago, Trayvon Martin might have been him. He spoke to non-African Americans about what all African-Americans know about double standards in ... Continue Reading →