Feb 6, 2026 As a 15-year-old, Dorothy Counts endured days of ridicule, shunning and concern for her family so she could desegregate Charlotte's Harding High School in September 1957. That act did not spring out of nothing. It followed legal preparations. And it stood on the firm foundation of the ... Continue Reading →
2 courageous teens stood for justice; their stories retold
April 15, 2025 Listen below, young people, to the eyewitness testimonies of two women who, as teenagers, faced harassment, name-calling and worse just for having a commitment to obtain a good education. Listen below, young people, to judge what it took to make Charlotte, not a perfect place, but ... Continue Reading →
Charlotte Area Fund stretches dollars through partnerships
Sept. 10, 2024 ... Continue Reading →
History doesn’t make people; People make history
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 →
2 leaders: Different fields, but both delivering leadership
March 22, 2016 Two women. Perhaps different leadership styles. Certainly different fields. One session focusing on longtime leadership. The Forum today heard from Dorothy Counts-Scoggins, left above, and Bonita Caldwell. Caldwell is president of the family business, Beatties Ford Memorial ... Continue Reading →