Page initiated Sept. 26, 2023 Sarah Belle Mingo Stevenson was born Oct. 26, 1925. She died Sept. 26, 2023. A Charlotte Observer remembrance is here. Other media reports included those from WFAE, the Charlotte Post, WSOC-TV, WCNC-TV, WBTV, Queen City News and QCityMetro, More on Stevenson’s life ... Continue Reading →
Reflections on the upcoming Juneteenth celebration
June 7, 2022 The message about freedom is not an artifact of ancient American history. It was like yesterday for Ceretha Sherrill. And it is personal. Sherrill grew up listening to her father's stories about her grandfather, an American enslaved by other Americans. The red on the Juneteenth ... Continue Reading →
Sherrill: Teach the law in CMS curriculum
Aug. 9, 2016 Ceretha Sherrill this morning reported that she had used a community meeting about the CMS assignment plan to formally propose that CMS add to its curriculum some instruction in what is the law, and the consequences for violating it. Click below to start the video. ... Continue Reading →