Three veteran journalists will receive the inaugural Steve Crump Legacy Award during the Charlotte Area Association of Black Journalists’ Steve Crump Scholarship Brunch on Saturday, Nov. 7.
Beatrice Thompson, Fannie Flono, and QCity Metro founder Glenn Burkins are being honored for their decades of journalistic excellence, leadership, mentorship, and commitment to community storytelling.
The event will take place at the Embassy Suites Hotel, located at 4800 S. Tryon St. in Charlotte. Doors open at 10:30 a.m., the program begins at 10:45 a.m., and brunch will be served at 11 a.m. CBS 60 Minutes correspondent Bill Whitaker will serve as the featured guest speaker…