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History doesn’t make people; People make history

February 1, 2023 Forum & Commentary

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 →

Happy 95th, Thelma McKoy

June 8, 2021 Forum & Commentary

June 8, 2021 The Forum marks the upcoming 95th birthday of Thelma N. McKoy of Charlotte, “one of Charlotte's pioneers and historians that originally brought to Charlotte the Juneteenth event celebration,” writes Garcia Nelson. Maria Macon recalls that McKoy “started small, hosting Juneteenth in ... Continue Reading →

Council of Elders continues discussion of its work

November 29, 2016 Community & Housing

Nov. 29, 2016 Maria Macon returned today with members of the Community Relations Committee’s Council of Elders to continue a discussion begun Oct. 18 about the council’s work. Among those present was retired detective Garry McFadden, who spoke about his part-time work making contacts with the ... Continue Reading →

Revising the manual for community crisis response

October 18, 2016 Government & Politics

Oct. 18, 2016 Members of the Community Relations Committee's Council of Elders were on hand this morning to describe their work. The group made available to Forum participants a set of papers about the Council of Elders. That material is here in a PDF. In the video below, Maria Macon's ... Continue Reading →

Young Entrepreneurs Network: A living, singing ambassador

April 5, 2016 Growing Business

April 5, 2016 Maria Macon had brought a group of young people to the Forum Sept. 4, 2014 to introduce them as the Young Entrepreneurs Network. Macon teaches business basics, and she will soon launch Class 5. And to give an example of young African-American entrepreneurs finding success, Macon ... Continue Reading →

Young Entrepreneurs Network: Learning together as they grow their businesses

September 2, 2014 Community & Housing

Young Entrepreneurs Network

After their presentation at the Forum, some of the members of the Young Entrepreneurs Network posed for a photo with Nasif Majeed (in cap above), who in a long business career was at one time leader of the West Charlotte Business Incubator near the Johnson C. Smith University campus. The ... Continue Reading →

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