April 29, 2025 NAACP CEO Derrick Johnson today helped launch media and other efforts to draw a crowd to Charlotte July 12-16 for the civil rights group's annual convention. Johnson offered an overview of how federal policies that impact tariffs, recession, inflation, etc. may soon constrict many ... 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 →
Four who are making a difference in Charlotte community groups
March 14, 2017 Four women making a difference in Charlotte-area community-focused organizations shared the front table this morning. Speakers were Colette Forrest, president, Black Political Caucus; Carolyn Logan, president, Black Women’s Caucus of Charlotte-Mecklenburg; Kerry Miller, president, ... Continue Reading →
NAACP’s Corine Mack
Feb. 3, 2015 Corine Mack said her mother was a fighter. By the end of a Forum visit, it was clear that Corine Mack is also. Mack said she ran for the NAACP chapter presidency not because she wanted to be in Raleigh, but because she wanted to make change in Charlotte. Her agenda was broad. And ... Continue Reading →