April 21, 2026 A 2025 study grappled with how to get information about the Beatties Ford Road corridor to the people who live or own businesses there. The study offered eight recommendations: News sources should be be more engaged in the corridor. The collectors of such news should live ... Continue Reading →
New sale expected at Excelsior Club site
Knight Foundation, Reading Partners make their pitches
Aug. 23, 2016 The Knight Foundation had a story to tell. Reading Partners wanted volunteers to help tell stories to struggling readers. Leaders from the two groups engaged Forum participants today in their work, and answered some of their questions. From the foundation were Program Director ... Continue Reading →
Charles Thomas to head Knight Foundation in Charlotte
Jan. 25, 2016 Charles Thomas has a new gig, and a lot of people will be paying attention to him. Thomas on Monday was named program officer in Charlotte for the Knight Foundation, succeeding Susan Patterson, who retired. Thomas will be the Knight Foundation’s lead officer in Charlotte, where ... Continue Reading →
Fullwood, Thomas present at TEDx conference on ‘Giving Back’
March 24, 2013 Valaida Fullwood and Charles Thomas talk about their 400-page, hardback "Giving Back" not as a coffee table book but as a daunting mission, one that was shaped directly by their own life experiences. Their presentation Feb. 15 to the TEDxCharlotte conference about their experience ... Continue Reading →
A look back at ‘Giving Back’ presentation
Valaida Fullwood and Charles Thomas discussed "Giving Back," a book exploring African American traditions in philanthropy, at the Forum on Nov. 1, 2011. This video was added to the Forum website archive on Aug. 3, 2022 after Fullwood referenced her earlier visit to the Forum when marking the Black ... Continue Reading →