On that fateful day of February 1, 1960, four 17-year-old kids, freshmen at North Carolina A&T State University, took a seat to make a stand. These kids, Joseph McNeil, David Richmond, Ezell Blair (now known as Jibreel Khazan), and Franklin McCain Sr., drew national attention by sitting at the ‘whites-only’ lunch counter at F.W. Woolworth, in Greensboro, North Carolina, located in the heart or the Jim Crow south. This non-violent act of civil disobedience set off ‘sit-ins’ and other demonstrations around the country, establishing that brave act as a cataclysmic moment in the civil rights movement. The demonstrations that followed from that day in 1960, through 1965, helped to push the passing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights act of 1965.

The activist and humanitarian doesn’t fall far from the tree! 
Join us for an insightful talk with the son of the late Franklin McCain Sr, our friend and brother, Franklin McCain Jr., the newly appointed President and CEO of the United Way of Greater Greensboro! Frank talks candidly about his late father and the impact made as a member of the ‘A&T Four’, the nurturing support and expectation of excellence of his late mother, and the current state of Black America. After 40 years of friendship/brotherhood with Frank Jr., we were both enlightened by things shared that we had never heard. Trust us, this is a conversation you don’t want to miss.