Sept. 24, 2024 Bethlehem Center bought billboard space in March 2020 to announce its new name: The Alliance Center for Education. That was the month that COVID-19 grounded commuter traffic, and Alliance Center has yet to become the household word that Bethelehem Center was for decades for thousands ... 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 →
New name, but decades of service to city’s future leaders
Jared Keaton, lower left; other photos from Alliance Center's website. June 28, 2022 The name Alliance Center for Education left even community-minded Forum participants with blank looks. But when the name Bethlehem Center of Charlotte surfaced, many faces brightened; ah, the perils of ... Continue Reading →