March 15, 2024 Intrepid Forum reader Sylvia Grier sent in a note that Mecklenburg County Parks & Recreation has mailed out invitations asking residents to help tell the story of Mecklenburg County. A report last fall published by WFAE made reference to the project. The county Parks website ... Continue Reading →
Urban League group seeks active role for young adults 21-40
Dec. 5, 2023 Ratasha Smith is an advocacy committee co-chair of the Young Professionals group of the National Urban League attached to the Charlotte affiliate. Her presentation followed an event the advocacy group held with a delegation of police officers. That event was set up following a video ... Continue Reading →
Finding and then aiding people in need – where they are
Nov. 28, 2023 Few Forum meetings produce as much truth-telling and candor as this morning’s. Few provide as many pieces of wisdom that many Charlotte residents might rather not hear. Few provide a more layered, informed and grounded primer in how to help Charlotteans in need. Needless to say, only ... Continue Reading →
Help’s available – if low-income residents can find it
Nov. 21, 2023 The good news is that Mecklenburg County is committed to creating one-stop sites where low-income applicants for various seasonal and year-round housing, heating and renovation assistance programs can go to meet with a trained employee to guide them through the application ... Continue Reading →
New Urban League CEO signals ambitious agenda
Aug. 1, 2023 Robyn Lake Hamilton is sorting out a new course for the Charlotte-based Central Carolinas affiliate of the National Urban League. Some might see her vision as an overly ambitious one to be tackled by a $2.6 million organization with a staff of seven. “We’re trying to boil the ... Continue Reading →
Fullwood announces Black Philanthropy Month
Aug. 3, 2023 During the Aug.1 Forum announcements, Valaida stood to announce Black Philanthropy Month. On Thursday, Fullwood sent in the material below. Attention All Black-founded, Black-led and Black-benefitting Nonprofits Serving Charlotte-Mecklenburg Communities Register on the Give 8/28 ... Continue Reading →
Pottstown: Walking minefields of history, organizing for the future
July 25, 2023 Except maybe for Cherry near Charlotte's Myers Park, Mecklenburg's legacy African-American communities have mostly been isolated, separate. Not equal, but surely separate. Out of sight. Initially, and determinedly, outside municipal boundaries and until rather recently beyond the ... Continue Reading →
3 leaders outline the complex task of making housing affordable
June 20, 2023 In about 90 minutes, three practitioners in the housing assistance space outlined some of the many barriers in the way of ensuring that every Charlotte-Mecklenburg family unit can find a safe, affordable place to live. Among those barriers: – Demand is vast and supply is paltry. – ... Continue Reading →
Developers offer update on med school development project
June 6, 2023 Two representatives of the developer preparing the Charlotte site for the Atrium/Wake Forest medical school this morning gave an update on construction and planning for the site. The last presentation was Aug. 24, 2021. Dennis Miller, who spoke for Wexford in 2021, focused his ... Continue Reading →
Work under way for Charlotte Black Creative Arts Festival 2024
May 30, 2023 Ray High believes it is time for a Charlotte Black Creative Arts Festival. This morning, High offered an early look at his work beginning the process of creating a new community arts tradition in Charlotte, beginning in 2024. Even the story behind the name is illuminating. High said ... Continue Reading →
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