The following is a note written today by Sarah Stevenson’s younger sister Elloree Erwin. Further updates will be shared as they are available. Monday, Sept. 21, 2020 11:28 a.m. I was able to have a telephone visit with Saran twice last week. I took her all the accolades that had been bestowed upon ... Continue Reading →
Rep. Alma Adams honors Sarah Stevenson in House floor speech
Sept. 16, 2020 U.S. Rep. Alma Adams recounted the life work of Sarah Stevenson in a speech this morning on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. "Perhaps the greatest honor she continues to bestow on us..." Rep. Adams said, "is wisdom. Not only her wisdom but the wisdom of the ... Continue Reading →
‘Ms. Sarah Mingo Stevenson Day’
Sept. 15, 2020 At its meeting this evening, the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners declared the day 'Ms. Sarah Mingo Stevenson Day.' The proclamation was signed by Board Chairman George Dunlap. ... Continue Reading →
Update on Sarah Stevenson
The following is a note written today by Sarah Stevenson’s younger sister Elloree. Her Sept. 2 update on Mrs. Stevenson's condition is here. Further updates from Elloree Erwin will be shared as they are available. Monday, Sept. 14, 2020 5:25 pm Good afternoon all. I was able to talk with Sarah a ... Continue Reading →
Update on Sarah Stevenson
The following is a note written today by Sarah Stevenson’s younger sister Elloree. Elloree said she had not been able to speak by phone with Sarah for about two weeks until a nurse put her through this morning. Sarah is in quarantine at a care facility in Charlotte. The nurse did not say how long ... Continue Reading →
A party for Sarah Stevenson on her 94th
Oct. 29, 2019 The Forum took time out today to mark the 94th birthday of a woman who co-founded the Forum more than 40 years ago, who helped guide her adopted community through desegregation, and who has inspired generations of Charlotte residents to pick up the mantle of leadership. Sarah Belle ... Continue Reading →
“Legacies”: A new book about Charlotte’s African-American female pioneers
June 25, 2019 Dr. Debra C. Smith is Associate Professor of Africana Studies at UNCC. She detailed the meetings and interviews that produced "Legacies: African-American Female Pioneers" about Charlotte women who led, mostly behind the scenes, during the Civil Rights Movement. Smith said the book ... Continue Reading →
Sarah Stevenson announces she will step back a bit more
April 3, 2018 There have been several occasions this year, the 38th year of the Tuesday Morning Breakfast Fourm, when co-founder Sarah Stevenson had to break her habit of attending the Forum weekly. Much of the programming load had already passed to Laura McClettie, standing to Stevenson's right, ... Continue Reading →
Black women who were ‘firsts’
From left: Vi Lyles, Beverly Earle, Ella Scarborough and Sarah Stevenson. Feb. 6, 2018 A panel of five woman were at Belmont Center this morning as the Forum opened Black History Month with a wide-ranging discussion that focused not so much on celebration of these women's victories and ... Continue Reading →
Stevenson: No candidate forums before May 8 primary
Jan. 30, 2018 Forum co-founder Sarah Stevenson announced today that the Forum would not hold candidate forums before the May 8 primary. Here is her statement. To start the video, click on it. If Stevenson changes her mind, of course, this page will be updated. But even if the ... Continue Reading →