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CLT ViewPoint book review: ‘Remarkable and lush imagery, interviews, anecdotes’
Today, Charlotte ViewPoint posted a book review by Michael Solender on Giving Back. Below are excerpts, and the complete review can be found here. “Giving Back is a Fullwood project several years in...
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Author Q&A on QCityMetro: Spotlight on ‘Giving Back’
An interview about Giving Back posted on QCityMetro.com today. It’s my interview with Michaela Duckett, who frequently profiles authors on what is one of Charlotte’s most popular blogs. Among other...
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‘A way of feeling, of touching, of loving…’
Charles W. Thomas Jr, photographer “Photography is a way of feeling, of touching, of loving. What you have caught on film is captured forever… it remembers little things, long after you have forgotten...
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Monday Morning Shout-out
So grateful for all the folks who participated in our “Giving Back” video shoot last Friday. Over 20 people, including several children and teens, took part in the shoot for a trailer for the book...
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What A Treat
It’s a treat to engage in a Giving Back book talk in Charlotte, my home city. Generous support from Snyder’s-Lance, Inc. and its African American Associate Network as hosts of the event is appreciated.
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Without Limits
On 15 Feb 2013, Charles Thomas and I will be presenters at TEDxCharlotte. We hope you’ll register and come if you’re in the area. UNLIMITED: Ideas Take Shape is this year’s theme for the annual,...
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UnlimiTED Ideas Take Shape in CLT
Today Charles and I co-present to a sold-out audience of 500 at TEDxCharlotte. Titled A Picture Reframed, our TEDx Talk centers on our experiences and epiphanies while developing Giving Back. In the...
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Revving Up Entrepreneurial Engines in Uptown Charlotte
The May-June 2013 issue of Pride Magazine focuses on business and includes a guest column by Charles Thomas, photographer of Giving Back. In addition to being a professional photog, Charles is...
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Nothing Finer
Abundant home-state pride spurred me to instigate a friendly photo-fueled feud via my Twitter feed. The conflict centered on the prettiest and best-est springtimes ever: New Jersey vs. North Carolina....
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Proclaimed!
The Honorable Daniel Clodfelter, Mayor of Charlotte, has proclaimed August 2014 as Black Philanthropy Month! At Tuesday’s BPM 2014 :: Forum For Civic Leadership, City Councilman David Howard opened the...
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Delish
“Life is a glorious banquet a limitless and a delicious buffet.” — Maya Angelou Every sense was fed at Friday’s #CultureFeast, a long-table, family-style dinner with 200 lovers of art, culture and...
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Morning in Charlotte
The feeling reminds me of the morning following a huge snow or ice storm. Grogginess lingering after a late, late night of watching news reports, assessing the “forecasts,” tracking accounts of...
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Roses For The Living
My sister Diatra and me miraculously still standing and smiling after 72 hours of nonstop event prep, heavy lifting and rose wall creation for the Gantt Center’s 2016 Jazzy Holiday Gala. This year...
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Come Chill at Jazzy
For 43 years, the Gantt Center has kept cool. Preserving and presenting facets of Blackness has remained central to its mission. From the mystic coolness of West African civilizations, to the...
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