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 →
Foluke on group pressure politics
May 7, 2013 In his comments, Dr. Foluke references the Rev. Delwyn Rayson. More on Rayson is below. https://www.macucc.org/obituaries/detail/22 The Rev. Delwyn Rayson 4/22/2008 From the Honolulu Advertiser: A champion of social justice in Hawai'i, the Rev. Delwyn "Del" Rayson of Church ... Continue Reading →
Malachi Greene says thanks
March 12, 2013 Malachi Greene rose this morning at the Tuesday Morning Breakfast Forum to thanks all those who have prayed, called and phoned during his recent illness. His comments on the video below explain the illness, which involved prostate cancer that metastasized into his spinal column. ... Continue Reading →
Sen. Kay Hagan writes about Civil Rights Pilgrimage
March 11, 2013 In a "Dear Friend," message dated March 8, Sen. Kay Hagan wrote about her experience on the 13th Congressional Civil Rights Pilgrimage to Alabama held March 1-3. At right is a picture that Hagan's staff posted on Facebook of Hagan, left, and her husband Chip walking the Edmund ... Continue Reading →