March 22, 2022 Forum facilitators masked up and met this afternoon at Belmont Center, to examine room upgrades and map out plans for return to the building. A decision was made to resume in-person meetings at 700 Parkwood Ave. sometime after the May 17 primary election. With a new COVID variant ... Continue Reading →
Wilma Rudolph: Olympian, civil rights advocate
"Incredible Black Women You Should Know About" – The Series Wilma Rudolph: "The Fastest in the World" (June 23, 1940 – Nov. 12, 1994) By DonnaMarie Woodson This article, from the March 2022 edition of the Charmeck Chronicle, is published here with permission of the author. The story of Wilma ... Continue Reading →
McKinsey outlines challenges faced by Latinos in U.S.
Feb. 21, 2022 Global consulting firm McKinsey & Company is known for its wide-ranging studies of just about everything. As part of its focus on diversity issues, the firm in December issued a report titled "The Economic State of Latinos in America: The American Dream Deferred.’’ The report ... Continue Reading →
Stevenson on 2022 ‘Great 28’ list from QCityMetro
Feb. 6, 2022 Sarah Stevenson was among the Charlotteans named today to QCityMetro’s annual feature, “The Great 28.” The feature, sponsored this year by Lowe’s, is in its second year. The 2021 list is here. From Alma Adams to Fred Whitfield, the 2022 list includes civic leaders, the mayor, ... Continue Reading →
Alice Allison Dunnigan: White House Correspondent trailblazer
"Incredible Black Women You Should Know About" – The Series First African American Female White House Correspondent (April 27, 1906 – May 6, 1983) By DonnaMarie Woodson This article, from the February 2022 edition of the Charmeck Chronicle, is published here with permission of the ... Continue Reading →
40th anniversary of an MLK Day: A retrospective
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
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 →
New name, same mission: Sarah Stevenson Tuesday Forum
Jan. 4, 2022 Sarah Stevenson Tuesday Forum. Facilitators this morning announced their November decision to re-brand the community group that's been known over the years as a club and a forum but chiefly as the place where one strong woman insisted that people could get along and, by golly, they ... Continue Reading →
Claudette Colvin: A teen sits down, before Rosa Parks
"Incredible Black Women You Should Know About" – The Series Claudette Colvin (Before Rosa Parks) (September 5, 1939 – ) By DonnaMarie Woodson This article, from the January 2022 edition of the Charmeck Chronicle, is published here with permission of the author. Before Rosa Parks refused to ... Continue Reading →
Forum delays return to in-person meetings
Dec. 21, 2021 At a virtual meeting this afternoon, the Forum's facilitators decided to delay until further notice any return to in-person Forum meetings. Facilitators had earlier expressed optimism that in-person meetings would resume Jan. 4. Then along came Omicron. The possibly less lethal ... Continue Reading →
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