Charlotte s Arts & Science Council issued the extraordinary apology in a February report examining inequities in its funding practices
The report called out the fact that black and minority groups have historically received far less funding from ASC than white organizations
It highlighted eight white, Western Eurocentric organizations that have received the most money from ASC since its founding in 1958
Those eight included the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, Opera Carolina and Children s Theatre of Charlotte and Charlotte Ballet ASC has been complicit in upholding funding practices that elevate certain cultures, creative traditions, identities and art forms above others, it read
Report drew outrage from critics who said it diminished work of those groups