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
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’
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 →
Another perspective on Beatties Ford mural
Dec. 3, 2021 Elloree Erwin sent in photos she took of Abel Jackson’s 2021 mural at West End Fresh Seafood Market (shown inset photo, Google) at 2206 Beatties Ford Rd. Six prominent African-Americans portrayed in the mural are, from left, Dr. Bertha Maxwell-Roddey, James Ferguson II, Julius ... Continue Reading →
Maggie Lena Walker: First Black Bank President
"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 →
NC board hears a lesson in N.C. race relations history
State Board of Education braces for resistance to its equity work by hearing lessons from the past By Rupen R. Fofaria, EducationNC October 12, 2020 The State Board of Education adopted a Whole Child Resolution four years ago. One month ago, it adopted its Equity Resolution. Between those ... Continue Reading →
Sarah Stevenson has a new phone number
Nov, 13, 2021 Much to the chagrin of Sarah Stevenson and her friends, Ms. Stevenson has been unable to manipulate all the complexities of a cell phone. But a REAL phone, well, that's a different matter. Elloree Erwin, Sarah's sister, writes, "Please share Sarah's direct phone number. It is ... Continue Reading →
Atrium updates commissioners on….
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 →
Mary Eliza Mahoney – First African American Nurse
"Incredible Black Women You Should Know About" – The Series Mary Eliza Mahoney – The First African American Nurse (May 7, 1845 – January 4, 1926) By DonnaMarie Woodson This article, from the November 2021 edition of the Charmeck Chronicle, is published here with permission of the ... Continue Reading →
Family says thanks for well-wishers
Oct. 31, 2021 Elloree Erwin wrote today: "Many thanks to all who participated in her birthday celebration. She had a great time and was very happy to see her friends and family. We will have appropriate thanks in the mail soon. Again, thanks much. Her family." ... Continue Reading →
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