In wake of Keith Lamont Scott shooting, minister calls for resuming a local tradition
Nine years after helping to organize “Friday Friends,” the Rev. Tony Marciano is pushing Charlotte to revive the idea of having lunch once a week with someone of a different race.
It has been five weeks since the police shooting of an African American man and resulting protests that brought national attention to Charlotte, and Marciano is urging people to build relationships that could help relieve systemic issues of racism.
“My concern is that a few weeks after the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott, we would just forget and life would move on and nothing would change,” said Marciano, executive director of Charlotte Rescue Mission.
But this time, he said he doesn’t want to lead the effort. He just wants to give it a nudge. “I’m not driving this like I tried to do nine years ago,” he said. “What I’m trying to do is put it out there and share it with folks. I would love to see this grow organically.”
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