Malachi Greene, 1943-2016. Obituary story here. Ella Scarborough announced that Mecklenburg County had approved tax breaks for Red Ventures in exchange for creating 400 new jobs in the county. She asked Forum participants to encourage the unemployed to apply. Feb. 16 news coverage here. Job ... Continue Reading →

J’Tanya Adams announced a panel discussion on “economic and digital justice” on Saturday, Feb. 27 at 10 a.m. at Sanctuary Charlotte Church, 11301 Granite St. Victor Mack announced the 40th annual National Council for Black Studies being held at the Omni Charlotte Hotel, 132 E. Trade St. on March ... Continue Reading →

Next week: former Charlotte mayor Harvey Gantt, others. Larken Egleston announced that the Young, LGBT and Hispanic Democrats organizations would jointly host a candidate forum on Monday, Feb. 29. More details to come. Gary Leake announced that Trevor Fuller’s State of the County speech will ... Continue Reading →

Carlenia Ivory announced that CMS has an online survey seeking public input on student assignment. Survey here. Flier here. Paper copies will be available at the Forum Feb. 9. Joel Ford encouraged people to become aware of ASD (achievement school district), a proposal backed by N.C. Rep. Rob Bryan, ... Continue Reading →