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Observer editor Fannie Flono retires

October 5, 2014 Community Matters

Charlotte Observer editorial writer Fannie Flono would periodically attend the Forum, drawn by the subject of the day. She would generally sit in the back and listen, writing on a yellow pad. The Forum was one of those dozens of places where Flono "gathered string," as journalists say, collecting ... Continue Reading →

Breaking barriers: Anna Hood, Fannie Flono

February 11, 2014 Housing & Workplace

Breaking Barriers

Two African-American trailblazers addressed the Forum: Anna Hood was among the first African-Americans hired by the Social Security Administration in the Charlotte area in the 1960s. Fannie Flono was among the first African-Americans promoted to editing positions at the Charlotte Observer in ... Continue Reading →

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