Feb. 1, 2023 “Black history is a lifetime. It is not a month. Stop letting other people control the narrative.” – Forum participant Gary Marion Jan. 24, 2023 Perhaps there is no middle way between the stout defenders of Black History Month and Gary Marion's ... Continue Reading →
Carter celebrates JCSU’s success, worries over U.S. future
Jan. 24, 2017 It was something of a victory lap for Ron Carter, whose time in the presidency of Johnson C. Smith University may, he said, be extended a few months past his announced June departure. Forum leaders prepared an elaborate resolution of thanks for his work both at the university and ... Continue Reading →
Breakthrough Tuesday for Northwest Corridor, Carter says
June 29, 2015 Dr. Ron Carter welcomed to the Johnson C. Smith University campus Monday evening a large contingent of people gathered together to talk about community responses to the Emanuel AME Church murders in Charleston. Carter said he hoped the talks led to something more than talk. Then he ... Continue Reading →
Sarah Stevenson receives J.C. Smith Arch of Triumph award
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 →