Promoting the Power of Philanthropy
By Angela Lindsay
August is Black Philanthropy Month, created in August 2011 by Dr. Jackie Bouvier Copeland, co-founder of the Pan-African Women’s Philanthropy Network as an annual global celebration of African-descent giving. While these facts may be news to some, Foundation for the Carolinas (FFTC) is well aware of the occasion, and chose to observe it this year by celebrating and highlighting the work of one of its special programs that has been serving the Charlotte community for a quarter of a century.…
Ciao! Welcome to September
I had the opportunity to travel to Italy in July with my 13-year-old granddaughter, Victoria Feimster, an eight grade student at Charlotte Country Day School. We took our first trip to New York when she was only four, and nine years later we set out big time. …
Seniors Stay Healthy with Friends and Fitness
By Tonya Jameson
Inside the community room at Greater Bethel AME Church, music blared as arms reached toward the ceiling and bodies swayed. Laugher rang out as the group’s leader called out the steps.
“Push it away,” Mitchell Smith-Bey called out, “hot dogs, push it away, hamburgers, push it
Mitchell Smith-Bey
away.”
“French fries,” a woman panted, as she swept her arm in front of her body as if she was pushing through a crowd of people.…
Cardinal Innovations Healthcare Partner Spotlight: the Steve Smith Family Foundation
By Gerard Littlejohn
It’s not often that you get to live out your purpose and make a living doing it. Fortunately for me, I get a chance to do just that on a daily basis.
Four years ago, I was hired by former Carolina Panthers star Steve Smith Sr.…
Metrolina Internal Medicine is committed to improving health outcomes in Charlotte’s Black Community
By LaShawn Hudson
When Deborah Walker and her daughter relocated to Charlotte from Birmingham, Ala., nearly two decades ago, at the top of her to-do list was to find a great physician. After searching extensively, she was referred to Dr.…