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When Quiet Hopes Come
Charles W. Thomas Jr., photographer Selected advance readers of Giving Back have begun sharing their commentary on the book over the last week. With an easy willingness, both strangers and...
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After orchids
After orchids, the rose is my favorite flower. Its unmatchable beauty and famous symbolism have inspired my “Stop and Smell the Roses” parties over the years. Roses forever stir the poet and lover and...
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A Gem Indeed
While previewing the manuscript for Giving Back, Ruby Bright, a foundation executive, told me, “I turn each page being filled with pride, hope, joy and love for my people.” That statement was...
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Multi-Generational Stories Unfolded
Charles W. Thomas, Jr. photographer One surprising aspect of Giving Back that emerged during its development was the telling of multi-generational stories. At the project’s conception, I envisioned a...
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Philanthropy Reframed
Once again, I’m expressing gratitude for generous advance commentary on Giving Back. Deborah Holmes is a communications exec at GFW and a leader of the Black Women Donors’ Action Group. Her words...
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‘The most powerful representation of philanthropy that I have seen…’
I reach but cannot grasp words to plumb the depth of my gratification and overwhelming joy when previewers of Giving Back share their reactions to its stories and photography. A long hope has been that...
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The Potency in An Array of Stories
“The Danger of A Single Story,” the TED Talk by the writer Chimamanda Adichie, is an enlightening presentation. Chimamanda conveys the power of stories and reaffirms, for me, why Giving Back and its...
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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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Revealing Meaning
“Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it.” — Hannah Arendt Charles W. Thomas Jr., photographer Giving Back: A Tribute to Generation of African American...
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Mr. and Mrs. Jones
“Light glorifies everything. It transforms and ennobles the most commonplace and ordinary subjects.” — Leonard Misonne, photographer One of the stories featured in Giving Back pays tribute to Carlotta...
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‘Of Dreams and Mountaintops’ Interview with Men Tchaas Ari
BPM 2013 | Of Dreams and Mountaintops In observance of Black Philanthropy Month, interviews in this series feature African Americans engaged in multiple facets of philanthropy and focus on interests...
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‘Philanthropy is the soul revealed’
Photography by Charles W. Thomas Jr. “Although I’ve previously browsed through your book, I now have a copy and began to read through each page. I am still only at the beginning, but I have to tell you...
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