Note: This by-date list of articles, in reverse order by date, is the only one of the archive lists that is complete back to 2007. Articles prior to 2013 may appear different from more recent pages. And some audio files and punctuation marks prior to 2013 are temporarily unavailable. We apologize for any inconvenience.
5-24-2022 | Longtime city and county leader Ella Scarborough has died, the Observer reported. | Scarborough, Ella |
5-24-2022 | Shamaiye Haynes, left, and Men Tchaas Ari presented the Community Learning Centers concept being pursued by their respective organizations. | Ari, Men Tchaas Haynes, Shamaiye |
5-17-2022 | Voting percentages for May 17 primaries in which Mecklenburg voters participated. | |
5-14-2022 | An overview of the Growing Business category. | |
5-11-2022 | The room where the Forum has met in person since 2016 has had an upgrade since the pandemic lockdown. | |
5-10-2022 | A study tracks the implications of continuing inequities in entrepreneurial opportunity. | |
5-10-2022 | Stephanie De Sarachaga-Bilbao, Republican candidate for Charlotte Mayor, addressed Forum and fielded questions. | De Sarachaga-Bilbao, Stephanie |
5-10-2022 | Stephanie De Sarachaga-Bilbao Election 2022 page | De Sarachaga-Bilbao, Stephanie |
5-10-2022 | Candidates made last-week pitches for support from area voters as early voting continues and Primary Day looms May 17. | Bazzle, Christopher Caldwell, Saiona Dean, Cedric Graham, Malcolm Luebke, Kyle Thompson, Carolyn Townsend-Ingram, Yvette Witherspoon, Rev. Dr. Monte |
5-3-2022 | Facilitators set May 24 as the date for resumption of in-person Forum meetings. | |
5-3-2022 | Cecilia Oseguera Election 22 page | Oseguera, Cecilia |
5-3-2022 | New ideas for prompting higher voter turnout were few and far between. Older methods were mentioned amid slow early voting. | Best, Kimberly Elrahal, Belal Johnson, Mary Foxx |
5-3-2022 | Six hopefuls are on the May 17 Democratic primary ballot for three contested District Court seats. | Bazzle, Christopher Burke-Hayer, Shanté Elrahal, Belal Mobley, Samantha C. Oseguera, Cecilia Smith, Keith S. |
5-1-2022 | DonnaMarie Woodson continues her series, ‘Incredible Black Women You Should Know About,” with an essay on NASA astronaut Mae Jemison. | Jemison, Mae Woodson, DonnaMarie |
4-27-2022 | The national Urban League has published “Under Siege: The Plot to Destroy Democracy.” | |
4-26-2022 | David Merrill Election 22 page | Merrill, David |
4-26-2022 | Carrie Olinski Election 22 page | Olinski, Carrie |
4-26-2022 | Four of fiive Republicans seeking the nod in the GOP May 17 primary for Charlotte City Council At-Large seats answered questions. | Luebke, Kyle Merrill, David Mulligan, Charlie Olinski, Carrie |
4-19-2022 | Dimple Ajmera Election 22 page | Ajmera, Dimple |
4-19-2022 | Braxton Winston Election 22 page | Winston II, Braxton |
4-19-2022 | Larken Egleston Election 22 page | Egleston, Larken |
4-19-2022 | Ann Harland Election 22 page | |
4-19-2022 | The six Democrats in the May 17 primary for City Council at-large seats addressed the Forum and answered questions. | Ajmera, Dimple Cannon, Patrick Egleston, Larken Mayfield, LaWana Slack Mitchell, James "Smuggie" Winston II, Braxton |
4-19-2022 | Forum participants discuss the future of CMS, in light of school board’s decision to fire Supt. Earnest Winston. | Winston, Earnest |
4-14-2022 | The Black Political Caucus announced its endorsements in contested primaries on the May 17 primary ballot. | Adams, Alma Alexander, Kelly Altman, Leigh Anderson, Dante Bazzle, Christopher Beasley, Cheri Cannon, Patrick Cotham, Pat Elrahal, Belal Graham, Malcolm Griffin, Arthur Hillman, Robert Jackson, Jeff Johnson, Renee Perkins Leake, Vilma Lyles, Vi Alexander Mayfield, LaWana Slack McFadden, Garry Merriweather, Spencer Mitchell, James "Smuggie" Molina, Marjorie Smith, Keith S. Strickland, David Watlington, Victoria Winston II, Braxton |
4-12-2022 | Pat Cotham greetings | Cotham, Pat |
4-12-2022 | Pat Cotham Campaign 22 page | Cotham, Pat |
4-12-2022 | Alma Adams greetings | Adams, Alma |
4-12-2022 | Alma Adams Campaign 22 page | Adams, Alma |
4-12-2022 | Six Democrats are seeking an at-large seat on the county board. | Altman, Leigh Boyd, Trina Cotham, Pat De La Jara, Jennifer Griffin, Arthur Townsend-Ingram, Yvette |
4-7-2022 | Candidate Mulligan greetings | |
4-6-2022 | Candidate Trina Boyd Election 22 | Boyd, Trina |
4-5-2022 | Candidate Charlie Mulligan Election 22 | Mulligan, Charlie |
4-5-2022 | Candidate Boyd greeeetings | Boyd, Trina |
4-5-2022 | Jeff Jackson Election 22 | Jackson, Jeff |
4-5-2022 | Ram Mammadov, left, and Jeff Jackson discussed issues they want to pursue if elected to the U.S. House from the new 14th District. | Hand, Stephanie Jackson, Jeff Mammadov, Ram |
4-1-2022 | DonnaMarie Woodson continues her series, ‘Incredible Black Women You Should Know About,” with an essay on Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai. | Maathai, Wangari |
3-30-2022 | Candidate Robinson greetings | Robinson, Marquis |
3-29-2022 | Candidate Hicks greetings | Hicks, Gina |
3-29-2022 | Gina Hicks Campaign 22 page | Hicks, Gina |
3-29-2022 | Marquis Robinson Election 22 page | |
3-29-2022 | Candidate McFadden greetings | McFadden, Garry |
3-29-2022 | Garry McFadden Election 22 page | McFadden, Garry |
3-29-2022 | Gina Hicks, Garry McFadden and Marquis Robinson discussed issues in the Democratic primary for Sheriff. | Hicks, Gina McFadden, Garry Robinson, Marquis |
3-29-2022 | Candidate Darlene Heater greetings | Heater, Darlene |
3-28-2022 | Longtime Forum participant Tommie Robinson’s 75th birthday will be marked Saturday. | Robinson, Tommie Robinson, Winston |
3-22-2022 | Candidate Dean greetings | Dean, Cedric |
3-22-2022 | Alma Adams discussed her work in Congress. Four others did not attend session on District 12 Congress primaries. | Adams, Alma |
3-22-2022 | Candidate Cedric Dean | Dean, Cedric |
3-22-2022 | Facilitators met at Belmont Center, agreed that in-person meetings would resume after the May 17 primary election. | Ivory, Carlenia Johnson, Mary Foxx McClettie, Laura McElrath, Natheley Walton, Jackie Edwards |
3-20-2022 | John McDonald created at LaSalle and Beatties Ford a community meeting spot. The building’s new owner is seeking historic status for the site. | Dennis, Christopher Erwin, Elloree McDonald, John |
3-15-2022 | Candidate James Mitchell | Mitchell, James "Smuggie" |
3-15-2022 | Candidate Patrick Cannon | Cannon, Patrick |
3-15-2022 | Candidate Mitchell greetings | Mitchell, James "Smuggie" |
3-15-2022 | Candidate Graham greetings | Graham, Malcolm |
3-15-2022 | Candidate Cannon greetings | Cannon, Patrick |
3-15-2022 | Candidate Yolanda Holmes | Holmes, Yolonda |
3-15-2022 | Candidate Tigress McDaniel | McDaniel, Tigress |
3-15-2022 | Candidate Dunlap greetings | Dunlap, George |
3-15-2022 | Candidate Renee Perkins Johnson greetings | Johnson, Renee Perkins |
3-15-2022 | Candidate Brown greetings | Brown, Tiawana Deling |
3-15-2022 | Candidate George Dunlap | Dunlap, George |
3-15-2022 | Candidate Vi Lyles | Lyles, Vi Alexander |
3-15-2022 | Candidate Renee Perkins Johnson | Johnson, Renee Perkins |
3-15-2022 | Candidate Tiawana Brown | Brown, Tiawana Deling |
3-15-2022 | Candidate Holmes greetings | Holmes, Yolonda |
3-15-2022 | Candidate Wiggins greetings | Wiggins, Nancy |
3-15-2022 | Willis Draugh Jr. might be on the November ballot. He was among mayoral hopefuls at the Forum. | Draugh, Willis Jr. Lyles, Vi Alexander McDaniel, Tigress Puckett, Lucille |
3-15-2022 | Candidate Lucille Puckett | Puckett, Lucille |
3-8-2022 | District Attorney candidates Tim Emry and Spencer Merriweather share their visions. | Emry, Tim Merriweather, Spencer |
3-8-2022 | Candidate Mammadov greetings | Mammadov, Ram |
3-8-2022 | Candidate Ram Mammadov | Mammadov, Ram |
3-8-2022 | Candidate Nancy Wiggins | Wiggins, Nancy |
3-8-2022 | Candidate Smith greetings | Smith, Keith S. |
3-8-2022 | Candidate Leigh Altman | Altman, Leigh |
3-8-2022 | Candidate Johnson greetings | Johnson, Amar |
3-8-2022 | Amar Johnson Election 22 page | Johnson, Amar |
3-8-2022 | Candidate Mobley greetings | Mobley, Samantha C. |
3-8-2022 | Candidate Townsend-Ingram greetings | Townsend-Ingram, Yvette |
3-8-2022 | Candidate Yvette Townsend-Ingram | Townsend-Ingram, Yvette |
3-8-2022 | Candidate Samantha Mobley | Mobley, Samantha C. |
3-8-2022 | Candidate Anderson greetings | Anderson, Dante |
3-8-2022 | Candidate Dante Anderson | Anderson, Dante |
3-1-2022 | Candidate Darlene Heater | Heater, Darlene |
3-1-2022 | LaToya Faustin, left, and Marion Pulse outlined a vision of bringing awareness of the trades to young children, when they begin matching their interests with the world of work. | Faustin, LaToya Pulse, Marion |
3-1-2022 | Candidate LaWana Slack Mayfield. | Mayfield, LaWana Slack |
3-1-2022 | Candidate LaWana Slack Mayfield | Mayfield, LaWana Slack |
3-1-2022 | DonnaMarie Woodson continues her series, ‘Incredible Black Women You Should Know About,” with an essay on Olympic gold medalist and civil rights activist Wilma Rudolph. | Rudolph, Wilma Woodson, DonnaMarie |
3-1-2022 | Candidate Burke-Hayer greetings | Burke-Hayer, Shanté |
3-1-2022 | Candidate Shanté Burke-Hayer | Burke-Hayer, Shanté |
2-24-2022 | Courts completed reviews, rejected appeals, and boards of elections have resumed allowing candidates to file for the May 17 N.C. Primary. | |
2-22-2022 | Candidate Kimberly Best. | Best, Kimberly |
2-22-2022 | Candidate Kimberly Best. | Best, Kimberly |
2-22-2022 | Steven Coker was among City of Charlotte staffers describing efforts to include minority-owned firms in city contracting. | Coker, Steven Eskridge, Holly Gordon, Alexis |
2-21-2022 | A McKinsey & Company study outlines issues faced by both immigrant and U.S.-born Latinos. | |
2-17-2022 | Candidate Malcolm Graham. | Graham, Malcolm |
2-15-2022 | Candidate Byers-Bailey greeting | Byers-Bailey, Thelma |
2-15-2022 | Candidate Maddalon greetings. | Maddalon, Billy |
2-15-2022 | Candidate Thelma Byers-Bailey | Byers-Bailey, Thelma |
2-15-2022 | Candidate Carney greeting | Carney, Becky |
2-15-2022 | Candidate Becky Carney | Carney, Becky |
2-15-2022 | Candidate Waddell greetings. | Waddell, Joyce |
2-15-2022 | Candidate Rev. Dr. Monte Witherspoon | Witherspoon, Rev. Dr. Monte |
2-15-2022 | Candidate Joyce Waddell. | Waddell, Joyce |
2-15-2022 | Candidate Billy Maddalon. | Maddalon, Billy |
2-15-2022 | Candidate Chris Bazzle greeting | Bazzle, Christopher |
2-15-2022 | A permanent program to subsidize Internet access fees is now available to low-income households. | |
2-15-2022 | Curt Peters, left, led four other Charlotte media people in looking at the past, present and future of coverage of the Black community. | Crump, Steve Koontz, Ken Lane, Bethany Peters, Curt Russell, Dedrick |
2-15-2022 | Candidate Witherspoon greeting | Witherspoon, Rev. Dr. Monte |
2-11-2022 | A report from library staff runs down ways in which racist attitudes and policies have shaped Mecklenburg County. | |
2-8-2022 | Charis Blackmon explained the efforts by West Side Charlotte Land Trust to make homes affordabe in west side neighborhoods for the people who have long lived there are but face gentrification pressures. | Blackmon, Charis |
2-6-2022 | QCityMetro’s 2nd annual ‘Great 28″ list includes Forum co-founder Sarah Stevenson. | Stevenson, Sarah |
2-4-2022 | The N.C. Supreme Court has ordered the legislature to redraw its district maps by Feb. 18. | |
2-1-2022 | Candidate Rachel Hunt greeting. | Hunt, Rachel |
2-1-2022 | Carolyn Logan Election 22 page | Logan, Carolyn |
2-1-2022 | Charlene Henderson Election 22 page | Henderson, Charlene |
2-1-2022 | Rachel Hunt Election 22 page | Hunt, Rachel |
2-1-2022 | Kendrick Cunningham greeting. | Cunningham, Kendrick |
2-1-2022 | Candidate Belk greeting. | Belk, Mary |
2-1-2022 | Mary Belk Election 22 page | Belk, Mary |
2-1-2022 | Candidate Newton greeting. | Newton, Matt |
2-1-2022 | Candidate Hillman greeting. | Hillman, Robert |
2-1-2022 | Kendrick Cunningham Election 22 page | Cunningham, Kendrick |
2-1-2022 | Candidate Henderson greeting. | Henderson, Charlene |
2-1-2022 | Rob Hillman Election 22 page | Hillman, Robert |
2-1-2022 | Candidate Hand greeting. | Hand, Stephanie |
2-1-2022 | Candidate Fuller greeting. | Fuller, Trevor |
2-1-2022 | Candidate Stephanie Hand | Hand, Stephanie |
2-1-2022 | DonnaMarie Woodson continues her series, ‘Incredible Black Women You Should Know About,” with an essay on White House Correspondent Alice Allison Dunnigan, shown above with President Harry Truman. | Dunnigan, Alice Allison Woodson, DonnaMarie |
2-1-2022 | Alysia Osborne, left, and Interim Planning Director Alyson Craig gave an update on the city’s 2040 Plan. | |
2-1-2022 | Trevor Fuller Election 22 page | Fuller, Trevor |
1-30-2022 | Elisa Chinn-Gary Election 2022 page | Chinn Gary, Elisa |
1-30-2022 | Court of Superior Court Elisa Chinn-Gary says she has reconsidered, and will file for re-election. | Chinn Gary, Elisa |
1-25-2022 | Bea Thompson led a discussion of health and wellness challenges affecting Black women in particular, and how to address them. | Elder, Tereasea D. Smith, Madie Thompson, Bea Turner, Dr. Jodi |
1-25-2022 | Candidate Merriweather greeting | Merriweather, Spencer |
1-25-2022 | Candidate Spencer Merriweather | Merriweather, Spencer |
1-24-2022 | Barbara Ledford, former West Charlotte High principal and inspiration to many of her students, died Dec. 30. | Ewing-Teresa Mack Garfield, Ken Ledford, Barbara Orange, Alex Freeman Shapiro, Jennifer Scheffsky Stukes, Warren Weart, Gary |
1-19-2022 | Guide published to the 20-some murals along Beatties Ford Road. | |
1-18-2022 | Kevin Price, left, led the Durham-based National Institute of Minority Economic Development in a review of their work in a five-state area. | Gonzalez, Rocio Ham, John F. Mako, Alyssa McCullough, Roberta Price, Kevin |
1-17-2022 | Ken Koontz marks the 40th anniversary of an MLK Day celebration in Charlotte. | Arthur, 'King' Brown, 'Boy' Chisholm, Shirley Clement, Dr. Wesley Diggs, Rev. Dr. Harold King Jr., Martin Luther Knox, Eddie Koontz, Ken Rackard, Delano Ray, Tom Sherman, Bishop Joe Stevenson, Sarah Taylor, Dr. J. Randolph "Randy" Weaver, 'Big Daddy Cal' |
1-17-2022 | Two Charlotte leaders share their disappointments over the work to move Dr. King’s dream toward reality. | Lyles, Vi Alexander Merriweather, Spencer Russell, Dedrick |
1-13-2022 | Candidate Elrahal greetings | Elrahal, Belal |
1-11-2022 | Jan. 11, 2022 | Patterson, Rhonda |
1-11-2022 | Kyle Luebke Election 2022 page | Luebke, Kyle |
1-11-2022 | Page initiated Jan. 11, 2022 | Luebke, Kyle |
1-11-2022 | Belal Elrahal Election 22 page | Elrahal, Belal |
1-11-2022 | Rhonda Patterson Election 22 page | Patterson, Rhonda |
1-11-2022 | Keith S. Smith Election 2022 | Smith, Keith S. |
1-11-2022 | Rachelle Latimer, left, has pursued an entrepreneurial path to success. Her words may be inspiring to those who are committed, driven and hungry. | Latimer, Rachelle |
1-4-2022 | Jennifer De La Jara, left, and Betty Howell Gray led a discussion of challenges facing the community’s children, their teachers and CMS. | De La Jara, Jennifer Gray, Betty Howell |
1-4-2022 | The Forum adopted the name some people have long called it: Sarah Stevenson Tuesday Forum. | Carter, Nancy Erwin, Elloree Koontz, Ken Stevenson, Sarah Stinson-Wesley, Amelia |
1-1-2022 | DonnaMarie Woodson continues her series, ‘Incredible Black Women You Should Know About,” with an essay on Claudette Colvin, above. | Colvin, Claudette Woodson, DonnaMarie |
12-31-2021 | Charlotte-based Profound Gentlemen issued an annual report on its educator support efforts. | Terrell, Jason |
12-21-2021 | The Forum will remain virtual until further notice as Charlotte and the U.S. prepare for COVID-19 Omicron. | |
12-15-2021 | The Rev. Fletcher Harper has a short list of resolutions to help reduce your personal carbon footprint. | Harper, Rev. Fletcher |
12-14-2021 | Ginny Harper led a group presentation about assistance programs available to low-income residents. | Harper, Ginny Ojeda, Liz Rupp, Jennifer Vannoy, Tara |
12-9-2021 | NC Supreme Court delays March primary to May to give lower courts time to settle constitutional challenges to districting maps. | |
12-7-2021 | District Court Judge Rickye McKoy-Mitchell announced her retirement effective next September. | McCoy-Mitchell, Rickye |
12-7-2021 | CEO Teddy McDaniel, left, and COO Dr. Fahnie Shaw discuss how the Urban League is targeting economic gaps and employment opportunities. | McDaniel, Teddy Shaw, Dr. Fahnie |
12-7-2021 | Elisa Chinn-Gary, a 20-year veteran of the Mecklenburg courts, won’t seek re-election as Clerk of Superior Court. | Chinn Gary, Elisa |
12-6-2021 | Veteran principal Ken Simmons says he’s ready to help CMS, if only the system would let him do so. | Simmons, Ken |
12-5-2021 | Self-taught artist Charlie Lucas continues to work from his visions and dreams to link future generations to his ancestors. | Lucas, Charlie |
12-3-2021 | Sarah Stevenson is among portraits on Abel Jackson’s mural at West End Seafood on Beatties Ford Road. | Chambers, Julius Ferguson, James II Gantt, Harvey Leeper, Hattie Roddey, Bertha Maxwell Stevenson, Sarah |
12-1-2021 | DonnaMarie Woodson continues her series, ‘Incredible Black Women You Should Know About,” with an essay on Maggie Lena Walker, above. | Woodson, DonnaMarie |
11-30-2021 | Candidate Emry greeting. | Emry, Tim |
11-30-2021 | A ceremony marked the retirement of Superior Court Judge Donnie Hoover. | Hoover, Donnie |
11-30-2021 | Candidate Griffin greeting. | Griffin, Arthur |
11-30-2021 | Candidate Newton greeting. | Newton, Matt |
11-30-2021 | Candidate Fleet greeting. | Fleet, Jennifer |
11-30-2021 | Candidate Bazzle greeting. | Bazzle, Christopher |
11-30-2021 | Candidate Ellsworth greeting | Ellsworth, Lisa |
11-30-2021 | Lisa Ellsworth Election 22 page | Ellsworth, Lisa |
11-30-2021 | Matt Newton Election 22 page | Newton, Matt |
11-30-2021 | Dr. Raynard Washington, incoming health director, reports on Omicron variant and projects under way at the Mecklenburg Health Department. | Washington, Dr. Raynard Watson, Autumn |
11-18-2021 | Influential physician and community leader Dr. Ophelia Garmon-Brown has died. | Garmon-Brown, Ophelia |
11-17-2021 | Ann McColl offers an “historical account of calls for racial justice in North Carolina, and the almost immediate pushback.” | Ford, James McColl, Ann |
11-16-2021 | Sherri Chisholm explained how Leading on Opportunity focused on a community response to easing barriers to social mobility will fit into the picture. | Chisholm, Sherri Jameson, Tonya |
11-13-2021 | A land line has been installed in Sarah Stevenson’s room. | Erwin, Elloree Stevenson, Sarah |
11-12-2021 | Assistance with heating bills available this winter to low-income families. | Harper, Ginny |
11-12-2021 | A Nov. 9 Atrium update on its med school Innovation District raises another question. | |
11-10-2021 | Tim Emry Election 22 page | Emry, Tim |
11-9-2021 | Candidate Jennifer Fleet greeting | Fleet, Jennifer |
11-9-2021 | Candidate Tim Emry greeting | Emry, Tim |
11-9-2021 | Chris Dennis says he listens to the community, hires off the street and in doing so is revitalizing the Beatties Ford Road corridor. | Dennis, Christopher Johnson, Mary Foxx McClettie, Laura Robinson, Winston Walton, Jackie Edwards |
11-9-2021 | Candidate Arthur Griffin Jr. greeting and commentary | Griffin, Arthur |
11-8-2021 | Jennifer Fleet Election 22 page | Fleet, Jennifer |
11-5-2021 | Read Charlotte report shows signs of hope for reading interventions to improve pandemic-dampened literacy skills. | |
11-3-2021 | Index of materials about candidates in the 2022 election. | |
11-2-2021 | Candidate Chris Bazzle greeting. | Bazzle, Christopher |
11-2-2021 | Christopher Bazzle Election 22 page | Bazzle, Christopher |
11-2-2021 | Alexandra Arrington outlined how Digital Navigators help mend the digital divide, one person at a time. | Arrington, Alexandra |
11-1-2021 | Mayor Vi Lyles’ Racial Equity Initiative took a $250 million turn Monday. A listing of media coverage. | Armbrister, Clarence Lyles, Vi Alexander |
11-1-2021 | DonnaMarie Woodson continues her series, ‘Incredible Black Women You Should Know About,” with an essay on nurse Mary Eliza Mahoney, above. | Mahoney, Mary Eliza Woodson, DonnaMarie |
10-31-2021 | Sarah Stevenson “was very happy to see her friends and family,” Elloree Erwin writes. | Erwin, Elloree Stevenson, Sarah |
10-26-2021 | Dr. Ricky Woods, left, and Dr. Dennis Williams outlined how their Faith Alliance is not getting answers from CMS about efforts to help struggling schoolchildren. | Williams, Dr. Dennis Woods, Dr. Ricky |
10-20-2021 | C.W. Williams Community Health Center has relocated medical services to Old Pineville Road while Wilkinson Boulevard building is replaced. | Weeks, Debra |
10-19-2021 | Dr. Kendra Jason, left, and Dr. Julian Montoro-Rodriguez outlined the support available from a UNCC program aimed at both paid and volunteer caregivers. | Jason, Dr. Kendra Montoro-Rodriguez, Dr. Julian |
10-18-2021 | Sarah Stevenson’s family plans a drop-in to mark her 96th birthday. | Erwin, Elloree Stevenson, Sarah |
10-13-2021 | Sarah Stevenson joined her friends at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church on Sept. 19. | Erwin, Elloree Ivory, Carlenia McElrath, Natheley Stevenson, Sarah |
10-12-2021 | Center City Partners and Historic West End are trying to mesh their planning visions for overcoming the split caused by I-77 in the 1970s. | Adams, J'Tanya Allen, Lorna Mullis, Klint Myers, Cheryl Orozco, Eric Stepp, Henry Trowell, Charles |
10-5-2021 | Dr. Shanté Williams described her work as an angel investor and as head of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Black Chamber of Commerce. | Williams, Shanté |
10-1-2021 | DonnaMarie Woodson continues her series, ‘Incredible Black Women You Should Know About,” with an essay on educator Mary Jane Patterson. | Patterson, Mary Jane |
9-29-2021 | Arthur Griffin Jr. Election 22 page | Griffin, Arthur |
9-28-2021 | Thomas Osha from Baltimore developer Wexford helped Atrium Health’s Gene Woods explain to county officials their plans for an innovation district on urban renewal land north of Dilworth. | Osha, Thomas Woods, Gene |
9-28-2021 | Arthur Griffin Jr. announced to the Forum his candidacy for county commissioner at-large. | Griffin, Arthur |
9-28-2021 | Supt. Earnest Winston outlined plans under way to help children catch up from pandemic learning loss. | Barnes, Frank Knisely, Dr. Melvin H. Winston, Earnest |
9-27-2021 | Mecklenburg is making $340 grants available to qualified applicants to help them stay in their homes. | |
9-21-2021 | Stephanie Sneed led a Black Political Caucus Q&A with Supt. Earnest Winston and other CMS officials. | Barnes, Frank Brightwell, Nancy Byers-Bailey, Thelma Dashew, Elyse Rattley, Dr. Kondra Shipp, Lenora Sneed, Stephanie White, Ann Winston, Earnest |
9-21-2021 | Read Charlotte’s Munro Richardson leads a discussion on how organizations are collaborating to address reading achievement gaps. | Caron, Lizzie Castellino, Sonya Geary, Pat Gipson, Karen Govan-Hunt, Dr. Devonya Griffin, Arthur Klitsch, Stephanie Mackey, Shenera Paige, Gia Pimentel, Karita Richardson, Munro Townsend-Ingram, Yvette Walton, Jackie Edwards |
9-14-2021 | Jennifer De La Jara Election 22 page | De La Jara, Jennifer |
9-14-2021 | Jennifer De La Jara announced to the Forum her candidacy for at-large county commissioner. | De La Jara, Jennifer |
9-14-2021 | JCSU Archivist Brandon Lunsford outlined what’s ahead for a long-term project on Black Charlotte neighborhoods. | Lunsford, Brandon |
9-10-2021 | Arthur Griffin displays the pandemic’s role in a longtime erosion of reading skills and asks, where’s the outrage? | Griffin, Arthur |
9-7-2021 | Sen. Natasha Marcus, head of the Mecklenburg legislative delegation, reviewed successes and challenges in Raleigh. | Marcus, Natasha |
9-3-2021 | A “massive community response” is needed to rescue young readers from effects of pandemic, Read Charlotte says. | Richardson, Munro |
9-2-2021 | DonnaMarie Woodson opens her series, ‘Incredible Black Women You Should Know About,” with an essay on poet Phillis Wheatley. | Woodson, DonnaMarie |
8-31-2021 | Hannah Terrell, left, led a discussion of how the library system stays open to serve its users in the community – and nation. | Heggins, Christina Terrell, Hannah |
8-24-2021 | Officials from Atrium Health and their real estate development partner, Wexford Science & Technology, shared some initial information about the Wake Forest/Atrium medical school project. | Crittendon, Hillary Griffin, Arthur Ingland, Lois Miller, Dennis Moore, Caroline Thompson, Bennett |
8-20-2021 | Land under the future med school was once home to some of the maids and orderlies, pressers and yardmen who helped build the City of Charlotte and nurture the medical colossus named Atrium. | Barnett, Miles Brown, George Brown, Willie Edney, Idella B. Hoke, Mary S. Howard, Mary K. Leary, Ethel Mozell-Eliza Pearson, Hazel Perry, Cole Perry, Reon Roach, Lillie Roach, Robert Steele, Mary Steele, Nathaniel Stewart, Mazie Stover, Marshall Stover, Willie Walker, Rebecca Wallace, Leonard |
8-17-2021 | CMS Board Chair Elyse Dashew and other school board members fielded questions about the upcoming startup of CMS schools. | Byers-Bailey, Thelma Dashew, Elyse De La Jara, Jennifer Sawyer, Carol Shipp, Lenora |
8-16-2021 | Improving middle grade education should focus on the adults, not the schoolhouse grade structures, report says. | Field, Kelly |
8-10-2021 | Former CMS Board Chair Arthur Griffin and County Board Chair George Dunlap collaborated on an analysis of Critical Race Theory. | Dunlap, George Griffin, Arthur |
8-6-2021 | Details on an FCC program offering help with affording broadband services. | Marcus, Natasha |
8-4-2021 | Center City Partners is seeking public comment on its 2040 plan. | |
8-3-2021 | Gwen Forney, left, spoke about reaching bored children. Others pursued other Covid-related issues at today’s Open Forum. | Davis, Jessica De La Jara, Jennifer De Mallie, Cate Forney, Gwen Murrell, Donna Valder, Stephen |
7-27-2021 | Janice Shirley led a group of advocates who are passionate about getting support to people living with AIDS. | Edwards-Knight, Jeffrey Long, David Wyley Shirley, Janice |
7-23-2021 | UNC System President Peter Hans reported to his board July 22, and in the report he reflected on the tenure debate surrounding journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones. | Hannah-Jones, Nikole Hans, Peter |
7-20-2021 | Chief Public Defender Kevin Tully outlined the work of 60 lawyers and support staff defending Mecklenburg citizens in court. | Merriweather, Spencer Tully, Kevin |
7-13-2021 | In 2 minutes, Arthur Griffin outlines a way forward on three contentious issues facing the CMS Board of Education. | Griffin, Arthur |
7-13-2021 | County Manager Dena Diorio gave an update on COVID, the county’s new budget, the struggle to properly shelter and support people evicted from a tent encampment, and the recasting of all county programs to support equity and justice. | Diorio, Dena |
7-8-2021 | Mediation has ended the latest dispute between Mecklenburg commissioners and CMS over student outcomes and CMS policies. | Cox, Adrian Dashew, Elyse Diorio, Dena Dunlap, George Mayes, André Shirley, Sheila Wade, Tyrone Winston, Earnest |
6-29-2021 | Dr. Rebecca Tippett, left, presented material on the 2020 Census, and what information will be released in August. | Tippett, Dr. Rebecca |
6-22-2021 | Vivian Stuart, left, and Reggie Singleton discuss the Rosa Parks Farmers Market and The Males Place. | Singleton, Reggie Stuart, Vivian |
6-15-2021 | Ralphine Caldwell reviews the initial months in the Charlotte work of Local Initiatives Support Corp. | Caldwell, Ralphine |
6-13-2021 | For 40-plus years, the Forum met face-to-face. Then came COVID-19. An update on the path forward. | |
6-8-2021 | Thelma McKoy taught history to students in schools, and to her Charlotte community through early devotion to Juneteenth celebrations. | Grier, Sylvia Macon, Maria Marshall, Mattie McKoy, Thelma |
6-8-2021 | District Attorney Spencer Merriweather outlines the challenges faced by the local judicial system during Covid. | Merriweather, Spencer |
5-25-2021 | Robert Dawkins, left, described how knocking on doors boosted Census accuracy, and how Action NC uses the same tools to influence decisions by government. | Dawkins, Robert |
5-23-2021 | Retired CMS Supt. Jim Pughsley joins Diorio in critique of CMS leadership. | Pughsley, Dr. James F. |
5-18-2021 | Arthur Griffin Jr., left, shared data showing the crisis in education of Black children, and argued that school leaders are evading responsibility for the system’s failures to meet legal requirements. | Griffin, Arthur |
5-11-2021 | Najah Roberts, chief visionary officer for Crypto Blockchain Plug, believes cryptocurrency will affect everyone, whether or not they invest in Bitcoin or other digital products. | Roberts, Najah |
5-5-2021 | Isaac Applewhite, a longtime county parks executive and Forum participant, has died. | Applewhite, Isaac |
5-4-2021 | Sheriff Garry McFadden, left, on Covid crisis, Elizabeth City, and how Mecklenburg citizens can support residents returning from custody. | McFadden, Garry |
4-27-2021 | U.S. Rep. Alma Adams, left, discussed the American Rescue Plan, American Jobs Plan and the Ignite HBCU Excellence Act. | Adams, Alma Christie, John Rhue, Phanalphie |
4-27-2021 | Keith Rivers, left, addressed the Forum about protests following the April 21 death of Andrew Brown Jr. in Elizabeth City. | Rivers, Keith |
4-22-2021 | Hugs were allowed today as Natheley McElrath and Elloree Erwin visited Sarah Stevenson. | Erwin, Elloree McElrath, Natheley Stevenson, Sarah |
4-20-2021 | CMPD Chief Johnny Jenning’s statement following the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial in the death of George Floyd. | Jennings, Johnny |
4-20-2021 | CMPD Chief Johnny Jennings, left, and Jonathan Chow discussed policing and safety in Charlotte. | Chow, Jonathan Jennings, Johnny |
4-13-2021 | Marcus Bass, left, from NC Black Alliance and Stephanie Sneed from the Black Political Caucus review efforts to activate black voters and create multi-ethnic political action. | Bass, Marcus Sneed, Stephanie |
3-30-2021 | Pandemic’s toll on high school learning proficiency exposed in fall 2020 test scores. | |
3-23-2021 | CMS Board Chairperson Elyse Dashew, left, and Supt. Earnest Winston gave an update on calendars, success in giving every student Internet access, a summer “camp” to help children make up for lost time, and how long it may take to get student proficiency back on track. | Dashew, Elyse Sawyer, Carol Shipp, Lenora Winston, Earnest |
3-20-2021 | Serita Russell, left, was lead plaintiff in the successful lawsuit over landlord malfeasance at Lake Arbor Apartments. | Russell, Serita |
3-16-2021 | City Council member Malcolm Graham, left and Corridors of Opportunity Project Manager Cherie Smith give an update on Beatties Ford Road corridor projects. | Graham, Malcolm Smith, Cherie |
3-9-2021 | N.C. leader of COVID-19 pandemic response encourages all to get vaccinated. | Cohen, Dr. Mandy |
3-9-2021 | Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles, left, and County Board Chair George Dunlap addressed homeless, Covid-19 issues and answered questions. | Dunlap, George Lyles, Vi Alexander |
3-1-2021 | Honoring women who have contributed much to the history of this Forum and their city. | Clory, Sandra Coleman, Sarah Harris, Kamala Leeper, Hattie Lyles, Vi Alexander Miller, Kerry Tubman, Harriet Weeks, Debra |
2-1-2021 | Black History Month 2021 is a compilation of posts featured daily on the front of this website, highlighting earlier Forum presentations and notable events from the Black experience. | Chambers, Dr. Kenneth Chambers, Julius Chinn Gary, Elisa Crumpler, Rebecca Davis Lee Dannelly, Charlie DeLaine, Brumit B. Douglass, Frederick Foxx, Anthony Goodman, Susan E. Greene, Malachi Griffin, Arthur King Jr., Martin Luther Mandela, Nelson McCain, Franklin McDonald, John Miller, Juanita Morrison, Toni Myers, Lew Newsome, Paula Renee Obama, Barack Randolph, Elizabeth Roberts, Benjamin Roberts, Sarah Robinson, Tommie Sifford, Charlie Stevenson, Sarah Winfrey, Oprah |
1-21-2021 | A moment between events to contemplate how to maintain individuality while encouraging unity. | |
1-11-2021 | James Mitchell says he will resign from Charlotte City Council due to his upcoming part ownership of Leeper Construction. | Mitchell, James "Smuggie" |
1-2-2021 | A series aimed at reassurance in the days before a presidential inauguration quickly morphed into a daily record of an insurrection against American democratic institutions. | |
12-23-2020 | A post-Christmas card collection published on the front of this website Dec. 23-31, 2020. | |
12-17-2020 | Sarah Stevenson update: Visitations are now severely limited by virus outbreak, Elloree Erwin reports. | Erwin, Elloree Stevenson, Sarah |
11-28-2020 | A post-election collection of visual reminders of the everyday, posted on this site Nov. 28-Dec. 22, 2020. | |
11-12-2020 | In-facility visits are being scheduled with Sarah Stevenson, sister Elloree Erwin says. | Erwin, Elloree Stevenson, Sarah |
11-4-2020 | A compilation of notes from Election 2020 candidates. | Wallace, Cynthia |
11-3-2020 | Results from the Nov. 3, 2020 general elections for offices in which Mecklenburg votes. | Adams, Alma Alexander, Kelly Altman, Leigh Autry, John Barringer, Tamara Beasley, Cheri Belk, Mary Berger, Phil Jr. Best, Kimberly Biden, Joseph R. Bishop, Dan Blake, Aretha Blankenship, Don Bradford, John R. III Brawley, Bill Bray, Shannon W. Brook, Chris Brooks, Alicia Brosch, Jack Brown, Terry Bynum, Amy Carney, Becky Carpenter, Jeff Causey, Mike Chatterji, Ronnie Clark, Christy Cole, Christopher C. Cooper, Roy Cotham, Pat Cubbage, Lora Culler, Jena Cunningham, Cal Cunningham, Carla Cureton, Donald Davis, Mark Denlea, Gregory DiFiore, Steven J. Dillon, Chris Dobson, Josh Dunlap, George Fickling-Alvarez, Faith Finn-Pat Folwell, Dale R. Forest, Dan George-Rich Goodwin, Wayne Gore, Fred Griffin, Jefferson G. Hands, Ty Harris, Wesley Hawkins, Howie Hayes, Kevin E. Henderson, Gary Holley, Yvonne Lewis Holmes, Jessica Hunt, Rachel Inman, Lucy Jackson, Jeff Jerrell, Mark Jorgensen, Jo Kirby, Kyle Leake, Vilma Levy, Joel Little, C. Renee Lofton, Brandon Logan, Carolyn Majeed, Nasif Mangrum, Jen Mann, Christy Marcus, Natasha Marshall, Elaine Marvel, Rex Mauney, Steve McDowell, Susan Rodriguez Meier, Laura Mohammed, Mujtaba Munden, Jerry Newby, Paul Nichols, Sonja P. Niday, Joshua O'Neill, Jim Okure, Friday Paul Panyanouvong-Rubeck, Sunny Pisano, Al Pomeroy, Don Powell, Elaine Puckett, Jim Rice, David Michael Ridenhour, Matthew Rivette, Richard Robinson, Mark Rowe, Russell Salvador, DeAndrea Scarborough, Ella Scott, Jeff Shields, Bobbie Shields, Tricia Smith, Fred St. Clair, Duncan Stein, Josh Street, Tony Styers, Gray Sykes, E.C. Thompson, Kalle Tillis, Thom Tondreau, David Trosch, Elizabeth Troxler, Steve Truitt, Catherine Trump, Donald Viser, Casey Waddell, Joyce Wadsworth, Jenna Wallace, Cynthia Wiggins, Roy Wood, April C. Wood, Beth Young, Reuben F. |
11-1-2020 | Updates from Elloree Erwin on Sarah Stevenson and the family’s plans for legacy projects. | Erwin, Elloree Erwin, Kandyce Stevenson, Sarah |
11-1-2020 | In the run-up to a contentious election, the Rt. Rev. Michael Curry called on Americans to hold on to hope. | Curry, Michael |
10-26-2020 | Well-wishers took a 95th birthday celebration to Sarah Stevenson via a drive-thru in University City. | Erwin, Elloree McElrath, Natheley Stevenson, Sarah |
10-23-2020 | Elloree Erwin offers driving instructions for the Oct. 26 birthday drive-by for Sarah Stevenson. | Erwin, Elloree Stevenson, Sarah |
10-23-2020 | By Laura McClettie I am voting because I clearly understand that America belongs to all of us. When I vote I know my voice is being heard. It’s an opportunity for me to participate in our democracy. I truly believe in the democratic process. I cast my vote for those that I know will […] | McClettie, Laura |
10-22-2020 | By Dr. Yolonda Holmes I am voting because I’m exercising a historical right that wasn’t easily afforded to African Americans and spiritually for me voting confirms that there is: V – Victory, O – Over, T – The, E – Enemy! The Rev. Dr. Yolonda Holmes, who grew up in the Charleston public schools […] | Holmes, Yolonda |
10-21-2020 | By John Powell I am voting because I have been blessed to live in a country that allows me to do so. It troubles me that so many don’t vote, yet are among the first to complain. It troubles me that because one belongs to one party or the other, intimidation thrives. We are limited […] | Powell, John |
10-20-2020 | By Dr. Araminta Johnston I’ve voted (already by absentee ballot!) because I treasure our democracy, imperfect though it is. I voted (already!) because as citizens, voting is one of the easiest things we can do to make our country better. If you treasure democracy too, do your part. VOTE! Dr. Araminta Johnston is a retired […] | Johnston, Araminta |
10-19-2020 | By Dr. Clare Merlin-Knoblich I had a daughter 10 months ago. She isn’t old enough to vote yet, so it’s up to my husband and me to vote on her behalf. We will vote for the policies and politicians that will craft a world more comfortable and cared for so that she can thrive, and […] | Merlin-Knoblich, Dr. Clare |
10-18-2020 | By Annetta Foard I vote because it’s my right. A big price has been paid to have this right. We must continue to teach our youth the power that is our VOTE!! Charlotte native Annetta Foard is program coordinator for Community Building Initiative. She’s served on the Loaves & Fishes and other area boards, and […] | Foard, Annetta |
10-17-2020 | By Sara Spencer I grew up in a split household: my Mother was an East Tennessee Republican and Dad, a southern Union County, N.C. Democrat. They always cancelled each other’s vote and I was always taken along to the poll. They freely discussed their differences in a very civil way; I don’t remember any tension […] | Spencer, Sara |
10-16-2020 | Moore, Thomas | |
10-15-2020 | By Mary F. Johnson I am voting because my ancestors fought and died for the right to vote. I remember my parents and grandparents always making a big deal of election day. It was a day of celebration for them because they remembered when the vote was not available to them because of their race. […] | Johnson, Mary Foxx |
10-14-2020 | By Tom E. Bowers Democrats elected President Trump by not voting. Hillary got 3 million more votes and another 3 million Obama voters did NOT vote for her. Growing up in Norristown, Pa., Tom E. Bowers played the clarinet but he chose a different career path. Studies in industrial relations and organizational development at […] | Bowers, Tom E. |
10-13-2020 | “The right of citizens of the United States to vote SHALL NOT be denied or abridged by the United States, or by any State, on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” – The 15th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America. By Arthur Griffin Jr. Recently, a consulting […] | Griffin, Arthur |
10-12-2020 | By Angie Forde I’m voting because I realize what a privilege it is to have a voice in deciding who shall lead us. Many around the world do not have this privilege, and too many in this country are prevented from exercising it. Following a career in information systems management for Johnson & […] | Forde, Angie |
10-11-2020 | By Joel Ford I am voting because we need women and men of integrity. We need persons who will not just SAY country over party – but MEAN it. We need people who are willing to engage the other side in uncomfortable and difficult conversations. The stakes are too high to settle for mediocrity […] | Ford, Joel |
10-10-2020 | By Leigh Altman I am voting because the president has declined to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he loses. It is shocking, and it is scary. Never in my life, in our proud nation which is the leader of the free world, did I dream I would have to worry about […] | Altman, Leigh |
10-9-2020 | A drive-by will be held Oct. 26 to wish Sarah Stevenson a Happy 95th birthday. | Erwin, Elloree Stevenson, Sarah |
10-9-2020 | By Ken Koontz I am voting because the right to do so was not initially given automatically or granted Constitutionally. Voting, for citizens like me, came as result of demand from, murders of and bloodshed by people like me and our allies and there is no guarantee that it can’t be taken away or […] | Koontz, Ken |
10-8-2020 | By Rashaan Peek I don’t remember my mom ever mentioning voting when I was growing up. But I still have my grandparents’ voter registration cards and remember a handful of Sundays when the candidates would show up to our church, to never be seen again. I have been voting consistently for the last 15 years. […] | Peek, Rashaan |
10-7-2020 | By Patrick StClair Chang I am voting because [the president] is a criminal and should be in jail. Patrick StClair Chang is a retired teacher. He earned a BA from Dickinson College and an MA from Teachers College Columbia. | Chang, Patrick StClair |
10-6-2020 | By Dorothy Brown I vote because it is a privilege and my ancestors died for me to have the right. Dorothy Brown has been active in the Black Political Caucus. | Brown, Dorothy |
10-5-2020 | By Glenda Bernhardt I am voting because their futures depend on it. Glenda Bernhardt is CEO of Freedom School Partners. She is a former executive director of Temple Israel and has worked and volunteered at other Charlotte nonprofits. She holds a BA from Ohio Wesleyan and an MA from the University of Michigan. […] | Bernhardt, Glenda |
10-4-2020 | Artist Tommie Robinson’s 50-year career profiled in the Charlotte Observer. | Robinson, Tommie |
10-4-2020 | By Barbara A. Ratliff To vote is to practice your right to dictate your future…. I vote because it is a privilege …. I vote because I want my VOICE heard…. Vote like your life and happiness depends on it! Barbara A. Ratliff was on her college debate team. She has served in […] | Ratliff, Barbara A. |
10-3-2020 | By Dr. Blanche Penn Vote. Vote. I will. Vote. It is important. Let no one stop you from voting. Dr. Blanche Penn has focused much of her life on what the late John Lewis called “good trouble.” She is a regular presence at local government meetings. She’s advocated for families made homeless by […] | Penn, Blanche |
10-2-2020 | President Trump announced that he and First Lady Melania Trump had tested positive for the coronavirus. | Trump, Donald |
10-2-2020 | By Sandra Clory I’m voting because I can, I’m not illiterate and I want democracy for all. In August of 1920, because of the Women’s Suffrage Movement and the 19th Amendment together, white women were permitted to vote. But it wasn’t until 1965 that Black women were allowed to vote. The 19th Amendment was […] | Clory, Sandra |
10-1-2020 | By Dee Williams I am voting because I am afraid of what will happen if I do not. Before now, I voted for “hope,” but now I am voting out of “urgency.” It is as if people have abrogated their good sense and the ability to say, “No.” A democracy’s survival depends on people […] | Williams, Dee |
9-30-2020 | By Nancy Carter I am voting for our future; for clean air and water; for health care, including pre-existing conditions; for human rights for all. Nancy Carter represented District 5 on Charlotte City Council from 1999 to 2011, and has served on the Mecklenburg Soil and Water Conservation District board […] | Carter, Nancy |
9-29-2020 | By Sonya Waters I am voting because… Of THEM …. I can Because of THEM…. I know who I am Because of THEM…. I am she Because of THEM…. I know me Because of THEM…. I can raise my hand AND because of THEM…. I must STAND!. Sonya Waters is a senior […] | Waters, Sonya |
9-28-2020 | By Rosalyn Allison-Jacobs I voted (yes! I have already voted) because our very democracy is being imperiled by a would-be autocrat and his enablers. Rosalyn Allison-Jacobs is Principal Consultant at ROI Impact Consulting. She has served at the Executive Service Corps and was director of evaluation and strategy at United Way […] | Allison-Jacobs, Rosalyn |
9-27-2020 | By Colette Forrest My 94-year-old grandmother with dementia can’t vote – but I can. She raised me to know the importance of our vote and the sacrifices made by our ancestors. Colette Forrest is primary principal at People’s Voice Management Group and is a former chair of the […] | Forrest, Colette |
9-26-2020 | Dr. Gyasi Foluke, an outspoken advocate for African-Americans and longtime student of African history, has died. | Foluke, Dr. Gyasi |
9-26-2020 | By Dean Brodhag I want to be able to tell my grandchildren what I did to get our country back on the right track. A vote for bonds is a way to pay it forward and thank those who came before for what we have today. Dean Brodhag, a retired Wells Fargo banker, is […] | Brodhag, Dean |
9-25-2020 | By Juanita Chisholm Miller I am voting because it is a precious right that was attained through blood, sweat and tears of my forefathers and foremothers. They prayed, cried and marched for this right. They met with a few of the Presidents of this country. President Kennedy was killed, but President Johnson did a […] | Miller, Juanita |
9-25-2020 | Forum participants reflect on why they vote, for this series leading up to Election 2020. | |
9-21-2020 | An update from Elloree Erwin about Forum co-founder Sarah Stevenson. | Erwin, Elloree Stevenson, Sarah |
9-18-2020 | CATS has provided maps for proposed alternate routes for construction of the Silver Line light rail line from Gaston County to Matthews with a possible extension into Union County. | |
9-16-2020 | U.S. Rep. Alma Adams honored Sarah Stevenson in a floor speech in the U.S. House. | Adams, Alma Stevenson, Sarah |
9-15-2020 | In a proclamation signed by Chairman George Dunlap, the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners declared ‘Ms. Sarah Mingo Stevenson Day.’ | Dunlap, George Stevenson, Sarah |
9-14-2020 | An update from Elloree Erwin about Forum co-founder Sarah Stevenson. | Stevenson, Sarah |
9-2-2020 | An update on Sarah Stevenson, from her sister Elloree. | Stevenson, Sarah |
8-1-2020 | DonnaMarie shares her awe at a passionate Change Maker who is 9 years old. | Woodson, DonnaMarie |
7-25-2020 | June 25, 2020 A statement to Bishops of the Episcopal Church by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, June 13, 2020. | |
7-1-2020 | Images used as links to national developments during 2020 cornoavirus pandemic. | |
6-6-2020 | Commentary on the protests following the death in police custody of George Floyd in Minneapolis. | Adams, Alma Diorio, Dena Dorsey, Sherrell Gabriel, Gavin Garcia, Michael Majeed, Nasif Obama, Barack Randolph, Aaron Shields, Bobbie Terrell, Jason Winston II, Braxton |
5-17-2020 | Steve Johnston explains his decision to step aside from future participation in public Forum meetings. | Johnston, Steve |
5-9-2020 | COVID-19 updates were from the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services and the Mecklenburg County Manager. | |
4-15-2020 | County Manager Dena Diorio’s COVID-19 update. | |
3-31-2020 | Monika Rhue makes a plea that people let others in the community know all the good that people are doing during this coronavirus pandemic. | Rhue, Monika |
3-18-2020 | Richard McElrath, veteran teacher, CMS board member and Forum participant, has died. | McElrath, Richard |
3-18-2020 | Links to coronavirus resources from area governments and agencies. | |
3-17-2020 | Forum meetings canceled through end of March, with review on or about March 31. | |
3-16-2020 | A large medical practice shared this information about the caronavirus pandemic with its Meckenburg patients today. | |
3-15-2020 | Forum meeting for Tuesday is cancelled. | |
3-10-2020 | Brenda Stevenson thanked voters for their support in her unsuccessful bid for election to the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners. | Stevenson, Brenda |
3-10-2020 | April Benson, left, and Patricia Campbell described the upcoming Charlotte Black Film Festival; Paula Riddick collected surveys about hiring a new police chief. | Benson, April Campbell, Patricia Rinnik, Paula |
3-3-2020 | Preliminary results from the March 3, 2020 party primaries for offices in which Mecklenburg votes. | Abramson, Max Adams, Alma Ajmera, Dimple Altman, Leigh Anthony, Laura Armstrong, Ken Barrett, James Beasley, Chaz Behrman, Dan Bengel, Buddy Bennet, Michael Biden, Joe Blake, Aretha Blankenship, Don Blevins, Kenneth Booker, Cory Brooks, Clayton Brown, Chad Buttigeig, Pete Carney, Becky Castro, Julian Causey, Mike Chatterji, Ronnie Cochran, Deborah Cooper, Roy Cotham, Pat Cradle, Keith Cunningham, Cal Davis, Roderick Dean, Leroy Delaney, John Dobson, Josh Dunlap, George Elmers, Renee Faas, Souraya Floyd, Pearl Forest, Dan Forman, Anthony Fuller, Trevor Gabbard, Tulsi Gebhardt, Greg Gerhardt, Erik Goel, Atul Grange, Holly Hawkins, Howie Hayes, Sam Hill, Jedidiah Hoegemeyer, TIm Holley, Yvonne Lewis Holmquist, Larry Horn, Craig Hornberger, Jacob Hudson, Sharon Johnson, Constance Partee Johnson, Mark Jorgensen, Jo Klobuchar, Amy Kokesh, Adam Kraft, Charles LaPaglia, Michael Leatherman, Matt Lee, Cade Long, Tera Maher, Michael Mangrum, Jen McAfee, John McDaniel, Tigress McKinnon, Ray Moen, Lynna Mohammed, Mujtaba Mumma, Christine Newton, Ron O'Neill, Jim Ogle, James Patrick, Deval Peebles, Jonathan Pierce, Ronald Reeves, Ernest Richey, Steve Ritter, John Robinson, Mark Ruff, Kim Sanders, Bernie Scarborough, Ella Scher, Lloyd Smith, Erica Smith, Walter Southerland, Harry Stanley, Chuck Stevenson, Brenda Steyer, Tom Stone, Scott Street, Tony Strickland, David Supreme, Vermin Sutton, Keith Swenson, Steve Sykes, E.C. Thomas, Allen Tillis, Thom Toledo, Luis Toole, Bill Truitt, Catherine Trump, Donald Van Duyn, Terry Viser, Casey Vohra, Arvin Wadsworth, Jenna Wallace, Cynthia Walsh, Joe Warren, Elizabeth Watson, Donovan Weld, Bill Wells, Andy Williams, Marcus Williamson, Marianne Wood, Beth Wright, Paul Yang, Andrew |
2-25-2020 | Emiene Wright, left, and Katrina Louis discussed Westside Connect, a startup media project aimed at westside neighborhoods. | Burkins, Glenn Louis, Katrina Wright, Emiene |
2-18-2020 | Democrat Cynthia Wallace addressed the Forum on her primary contest for the 9th District Congress seat. | Brooks, Clayton Southerland, Harry Wallace, Cynthia Williams, Marcus |
2-11-2020 | Judge Aretha Blake’s statements on a Feb. 6 media report about cases in her courtroom. | Blake, Aretha |
2-11-2020 | Cal Cunningham, left, and Trevor Fuller offered comments on the five-way Democratic primary contest March 3 for the U.S. Senate seat held by Thom Tillis. | Cunningham, Cal Fuller, Trevor Goel, Atul Smith, Erica Swenson, Steve |
2-4-2020 | George Dunlap, left, and three other candidates in the March 3 primary discussed county and court issues. | Blake, Aretha Dunlap, George Lee, Cade Moen, Lynna |
2-3-2020 | NC Court of Appeals candidate Lora C. Cubbage issues an invitation. | Cubbage, Lora |
1-28-2020 | Rev. Brenda Stevenson (pictured), N.C. Sen. Mujtaba Mohammed and N.C. Rep. Becky Carney discussed mostly legislative challenges facing the state. | Carney, Becky Mohammed, Mujtaba Stevenson, Brenda |
1-22-2020 | Jan. 21, 2020 Tigress McDaniel asked that her campaign website be listed on this site. A link is here. | McDaniel, Tigress |
1-21-2020 | Seven of the eight Democrats in the March 3 primary for 3 county commissioner slots on the November ballot spoke. | Altman, Leigh Cotham, Pat Fuller, Trevor Long, Tera McDaniel, Tigress McKinnon, Ray Scarborough, Ella Scher, Lloyd |
1-14-2020 | Jan. 14, 2020 To start the video, click on it. | Fuller, Trevor |
1-14-2020 | Laura Anthony, left, and Jonathan Peebles are running for legislative seats in the March primary. | Anthony, Laura Brosch, Jack Carney, Becky Davis, Roderick Dean, Leroy Forman, Anthony Kirby, Kyle Mohammed, Mujtaba Peebles, Jonathan |
1-14-2020 | Jan. 14, 2020 Bobbie Shields asked that his website be listed on the Forum website. That site is here. | Shields, Bobbie |
1-8-2020 | A challenge to Darrell Bonapart’s candidacy in the N.C. Senate 39 Democratic primary was upheld by the Mecklenburg Board of Elections | Bonapart, Darrell |
1-7-2020 | Susan Woods offered tips on how to create a federally recognized nonprofit, and then how to seek funding. | Blake, Aretha Long, Tera Marvel, Rex Woods, Susan |
12-10-2019 | At year’s end for some years, the Forum has set aside all things serious and gathered for breakfast, fellowship and games. | |
12-3-2019 | Taiwo Jaiyeoba described his efforts to reorient multiple streams of planning documents into a single comprehensive plan to guide the future of Charlotte’s growth. | Jaiyeoba, Taiwo |
11-19-2019 | George Grandy, left, and Robert Dawkins focused on how the formal U.S. Census process and grassroots efforts are linking up to encourage participation. | Dawkins, Robert Grandy, George |
11-12-2019 | Winston Robinson, left, and Tera Long led discussion about westside equity and ambulance charges. | Long, Tera Robinson, Winston |
11-9-2019 | Page initiated Nov. 9, 2019; Parties listed in this order: D-Democratic R-Republican L-Libertarian C-Constitution July 22: Most of the top of this page was prepared for the March 3, 2020 primary election. Unsuccessful primary candidates have been removed, and can be found lower on this page under the headline, “Links for the March 3, 2020 […] | |
11-5-2019 | Election-night preliminary results from the Nov. 5 election. | Bokhari, Tariq Driggs, Ed Egleston, Larken Graham, Malcolm Lyles, Vi Alexander Newton, Matt Perkins, Renee Watlington, Victoria |
11-3-2019 | At a fundraiser, commissioners candidate Tera Long tells one reason why she decided to run for election. | Long, Tera |
11-1-2019 | Website. Facebook. | Blake, Aretha |
10-29-2019 | Forum participants mark the 94th birthday of Sarah Stevenson, co-founder of the Forum. | Stevenson, Sarah Winston, Earnest |
10-22-2019 | Vi Lyles explained her candidacy for re-election as Charlotte mayor, and spoke of a number of things she’s learned in her first term. | Lyles, Vi Alexander |
10-15-2019 | Veteran Democratic strategist Sam Spencer explained his opposition to the ballot referendum on increasing the Mecklenburg sales tax to fund arts, parks and education. | |
10-15-2019 | Republican Joshua Richardson, left, and incumbent Democrats Dimple Ajmera, Julie Eiselt, James Mitchell and Braxton Winston addressed the Forum. | Ajmera, Dimple Eiselt, Julie Mitchell, James "Smuggie" Winston II, Braxton |
10-15-2019 | Rex Marvel announces for election as District Court judge after his September appointment. | Marvel, Rex |
10-8-2019 | Commissioners Chair George Dunlap makes his case for voter support of a ballot proposal to raise the sales tax. | Bokhari, Tariq Dunlap, George Graham, Malcolm Johnson, Renee Perkins Pierce, Brandon |
10-8-2019 | Brandon Pierce, left, and other candidates for City Council Districts 2, 4 and 6 presented. | Bokhari, Tariq Graham, Malcolm Johnson, Renee Perkins Pierce, Brandon |
10-1-2019 | Dr. Tuwanda Williamson, left, will help open the first Oak Street Health clinic catering to adults on Medicare. | Walker, Grant Williamson, Dr. Tuwanda |
9-24-2019 | Annette Albright, left and Elyse Dashew presented at the second Forum on CMS Board of Education candidates. | Albright, Annette Dashew, Elyse |
9-17-2019 | Who will guide the education of these children? First of two sessions with CMS school board candidates. (CMS photo) | De La Jara, Jennifer Parker-Tate, Donna PIneda, Jordan Shipp, Lenora Sneed, Stephanie Thompson, Queen Witherspoon, Rev. Dr. Monte |
9-10-2019 | Results from Tuesday’s Primary Election in Charlotte. | Arey, Jeremy Baker, Richmond Brown, Terry Cartagena, Gabe Davis, Jessica Davis, Roderick Driggs, Ed Egleston, Larken Eiselt, Julie Graham, Malcolm Green, Antoinette (Toni) Henderson, Charlene Johnson, Renee Perkins Lyles, Vi Alexander Mayfield, LaWana Slack McDaniel, Tigress Millares, Jorge Mitchell, James "Smuggie" Newton, Matt Nwasike, Victoria Reid, Vinroy Robinson, Charles Smith, Sean Stachowicz, Chad Theodros, Caleb Thompson, Sean Vincent, Mark Watlington, Victoria Winston II, Braxton |
9-3-2019 | Five candidates for at-large seats on Charlotte City Council addressed the Forum. | Ajmera, Dimple Eiselt, Julie Millares, Jorge Mitchell, James "Smuggie" Winston II, Braxton |
8-28-2019 | Funeral for Dwayne Collins, who died Sunday after a battle with multiple myeloma, will be Friday, Aug. 30, with viewing at 11 a.m. and service at noon, at Greenville Memorial AME Zion Church, 6116 Monteith Dr. | |
8-27-2019 | Page initiated Aug. 27, 2019 Terry Brown is a candidate for the District 3 seat on Charlotte City Council. To start videos, click on them. A map of District 3 is at the bottom of the page. Aug. 27, 2019 | Brown, Terry |
8-27-2019 | Page initiated Aug. 27, 2019 Caleb Theodros is a candidate for the District 3 seat on Charlotte City Council. To start videos, click on them. A map of District 3 is at the bottom of the page. Aug. 27, 2019 | Theodros, Caleb |
8-27-2019 | Caleb Theodros, left, and Terry Brown discussed District 3 issues at a Forum focused on the Sept. 10 primary. | Brown, Terry Theodros, Caleb |
8-20-2019 | Page initiated Aug. 20, 2019 Sean Thompson is a candidate for District 4 Charlotte City Council. A map of District 4 is at the bottom of this page. To start videos, click on them. Aug. 20, 2019 | Thompson, Sean |
8-20-2019 | Sean Thompson, left, and other candidates in the District 4 City Council primary answered questions. | Baker, Richmond Cartagena, Gabe Henderson, Charlene Johnson, Renee Perkins Pierce, Brandon Robinson, Charles Thompson, Sean |
8-20-2019 | Page initiated Aug. 20, 2019 Gabe Cartagena is a candidate for District 4 Charlotte City Council. A map of District 4 is at the bottom of this page. To start videos, click on them. Aug. 20, 2019 | Cartagena, Gabe |
8-13-2019 | Page initiated Aug. 13, 2019 Mark Vincent is a candidate for the District 5 seat on Charlotte City Council. To start videos, click on them. A map of District 5 is at the bottom of the page. Aug. 13, 2019 | Newton, Matt |
8-13-2019 | Page initiated Aug. 13, 2019 Mark Vincent is a candidate for the District 5 seat on Charlotte City Council. To start videos, click on them. A map of District 5 is at the bottom of the page. Aug. 13, 2019 | Vincent, Mark |
8-13-2019 | Page initiated Aug. 13, 2019 Victoria Nwasike is a candidate for the District 7 seat on Charlotte City Council. To start videos, click on them. A map of District 7 is at the bottom of the page. Aug. 13, 2019 In the video below, Nwasike was represented by campaign volunteer Chelsea Padgett. […] | Nwasike, Victoria |
8-13-2019 | Page initiated Aug. 13, 2019 Ed Driggs is a candidate for the District 7 seat on Charlotte City Council. To start videos, click on them. A map of District 7 is at the bottom of the page. Aug. 13, 2019 | Driggs, Ed |
8-13-2019 | Mark Vincent, left, and others involved in the City Council primaries in District 5 and 7 made presentations and answered questions. | Driggs, Ed Newton, Matt Nwasike, Victoria Vincent, Mark |
8-6-2019 | Page initiated Aug. 6, 2019 Vi Lyles is a candidate for re-election as Charlotte Mayor. To start videos, click on them. Aug. 6, 2019 | Lyles, Vi Alexander |
8-6-2019 | Lucillle Puckett, left, and three other Democrats spoke at a Forum focused on the Charlotte Mayor primary. | Lyles, Vi Alexander McDaniel, Tigress Odom, Joel Puckett, Lucille |
8-6-2019 | Page initiated Aug. 6, 2019 Tigress Sydney Acute McDaniel is a candidate for Charlotte Mayor. To start videos, click on them. Aug. 6, 2019 | McDaniel, Tigress |
8-2-2019 | July 30, 2019 Malcolm Graham is a candidate for District 2 City Council. A map of District 2 is at the bottom of this page. To start videos, click on them. July 30, 2019 | Graham, Malcolm |
8-2-2019 | Page initiated July 30, 2019 Larken Egleston is a candidate for the District 1 seat on Charlotte City Council. To start videos, click on them. A map of District 1 is at the bottom of the page. July 30, 2019 | Egleston, Larken |
8-2-2019 | Page initiated July 30, 2019 Sean Smith is a candidate for the District 1 seat on Charlotte City Council. To start videos, click on them. A map of District 1 is at the bottom of the page. July 30, 2019 | Smith, Sean |
8-2-2019 | Page initiated July 30, 2019 Stephanie Sneed is a candidate for an at-large seat on the CMS Board of Education. To start videos, click on them. July 30, 2019 | |
7-30-2019 | Larken Egleston, left, and Sean Smith squared off in the City Council District 1 Democratic primary race. Jessica Davis and Malcolm Graham were the two candidates present in the District 2 primary race. | Davis, Jessica Egleston, Larken Graham, Malcolm Smith, Sean |
7-23-2019 | A large crowd, including longtime educator Ceretha Sherrill, left, contributed to a discussion of issues still to be dealt with after the resignation of CMS Supt. Clayton Wilcox. | Wilcox, Dr. Clayton |
7-17-2019 | Page initiated July 16, 2019 Lucille Puckett is a candidate for Charlotte Mayor. To start videos, click on them. Aug. 6, 2019 July 16, 2019 | Puckett, Lucille |
7-17-2019 | Page initiated July 16, 2019 Jordan Pineda is a candidate for an at-large seat on the CMS Board of Education. To start videos, click on them. July 16, 2019 | |
7-17-2019 | Page initiated July 16, 2019 Elyse Dashew is a candidate for an at-large seat on the CMS Board of Education. To start videos, click on them. July 16, 2019 | Dashew, Elyse |
7-17-2019 | Page initiated July 16, 2019 Jorge Millares is a candidate for an at-large seat on Charlotte City Council. To start videos, click on them. July 30, 2019 July 16, 2019 | Millares, Jorge |
7-17-2019 | Page initiated July 16, 2019 Jennifer De La Jara is a candidate for an at-large seat on the CMS Board of Education. To start videos, click on them. Aug. 27, 2019 July 16, 2019 | De La Jara, Jennifer |
7-16-2019 | Page initiated July 16, 2019 Renee Perkins Johnson is a candidate for District 4 Charlotte City Council. A map of District 4 is at the bottom of this page. To start videos, click on them. Aug. 20, 2019 July 16, 2019 | Johnson, Renee Perkins |
7-16-2019 | CMS Board Vice Chair Elyse Dashew read a lawyer vetted statement about the suspension of CMS Supt. Clayton Wilcox. | Dashew, Elyse |
7-16-2019 | Zhivi Williams, left, and Dr. Yolanda Holmes reported on efforts to overcome lack of diversity and resources on the Women’s Advisory Board to fulfill a role of advising Mecklenburg County Commissioners. | Holmes, Yolonda Williams, Zhivi |
7-16-2019 | Page initiated July 16, 2019 Charles Robinson is a candidate for District 4 Charlotte City Council. A map of District 4 is at the bottom of this page. To start videos, click on them. Aug. 20, 2019 July 16, 2019 | |
7-16-2019 | Page initiated July 16, 2019 Gina Navarrete is a candidate for District 6 on Charlotte City Council To start videos, click on them. July 16, 2019 | |
7-13-2019 | Page initiated July 9, 2019 Joel Odom is a candidate for Charlotte Mayor. To start videos, click on them. Aug. 6, 2019 July 30, 2019 July 16, 2019 July 9, 2019 | Odom, Joel |
7-13-2019 | Page initiated July 9, 2019 Jessica Davis is a candidate for District 2 City Council. A map of District 2 is at the bottom of this page. To start videos, click on them. July 30, 2019 July 9, 2019 | Davis, Jessica |
7-9-2019 | Brandon Lunsford shared Johnson C. Smith University’s interest in becoming an archive for West End Charlotte historical documents. | Lunsford, Brandon |
7-8-2019 | Greg Schermberg sent in a video about his company’s efforts to support family nights at two nearby schools. | |
7-2-2019 | Crystal Rountree introduces herself, and a more diverse Teach For America corps now operating in CMS schools. | Rountree, Crystal |
7-2-2019 | Page initiated July 2, 2019 Victoria Watlington is a candidate for the District 3 seat on Charlotte City Council. To start videos, click on them. A map of District 3 is at the bottom of the page. July 2, 2019 | Watlington, Victoria |
6-27-2019 | Page initiated June 25, 2019 Richmond Baker is a candidate for District 4 City Council. A map of District 4 is at the bottom of this page. To start videos, click on them. Aug. 20, 2019 July 9, 2019 June 25, 2019 | Baker, Richmond |
6-27-2019 | Page initiated June 25, 2019 The Rev. Monte Witherspoon-Brown, senior pastor of Steele Creek AME Zion Church on Shopton Road, announced today that he would be a candidate for one of the three at-large seats on the CMS Board of Education on Nov. 5, Filing for city and school board elections opens July 5 and […] | Witherspoon, Rev. Dr. Monte |
6-25-2019 | Marvin Kelly described Goodwill Industries’ training and other missions and answered questions. | Kelly, Marvin |
6-25-2019 | Dr. Debra C. Smith recounts the development of a publishing project telling the stories of women who served Charlotte during the civil rights era. | Beckwith, Peggy Coleman, Sarah Elder, Tereasea D. Hood, Anna Powe, Geraldine Roddey, Bertha Maxwell Stevenson, Sarah Stroud, Daisy Spears Westbrooks, Alegra Westbrooks, Anne |
6-25-2019 | Vilma Leake was invited to address the Forum. | Leake, Vilma |
6-25-2019 | Constance Lav Johnson completed part of a presentation on grantwriting and fundraising. | Johnson, Constance Partee |
6-18-2019 | DeAlva Wilson, left, presented at a session on redevelopment plans for the demolished Eastland Mall site. | Pappas, Peter B. Sittema, Tim |
6-17-2019 | Details here on free summer meals in some CMS schools and elsewhere. | |
6-11-2019 | Jessica Davis, left, and James Mitchell helped guide a Forum discussion of the future of the Historic Excelsior Club on Beatties Ford Road. | Adams, J'Tanya Davis, Jessica Eiselt, Julie Marshall, Mattie Mitchell, James "Smuggie" |
6-4-2019 | Michael Norman is using his electrical contractor business to give young people a chance for a steady job. | Norman, Michael |
5-28-2019 | The decision to forgive the man who took his brother’s life set John C Barnett on a course of advocacy. | Barnett, John C. |
5-21-2019 | County Manager reviewed major planks of her proposed budget on which Commissioners will begin taking straw votes next week. | Diorio, Dena |
5-14-2019 | Malcolm Graham, left, led a panel discussing ways to move public opinion toward giving all people more protection from gun violence. | Graham, Malcolm McLain, Grace |
5-10-2019 | Page initiated May 7, 2019 Charlene Henderson is a candidate for the District 4 seat on Charlotte City Council. To start videos, click on them. A map of District 4 is at the bottom of the page. Aug. 20, 2019 July 16, 2019 July 2, 2019 May 28, 2019 May 7, […] | Henderson, Charlene |
5-7-2019 | Derek Webber recounted his efforts to keep his company’s Battle of the Bands in Charlotte, only to leave for Houston. | Webber, Derek |
4-30-2019 | Lucille Puckett, left, and others raised community issues for discussion at Tuesday’s Forum. | Foluke, Dr. Gyasi Koontz, Ken Penn, Blanche Puckett, Lucille Robinson, Tommie Robinson, Winston |
4-16-2019 | Mayor Vi Lyles, left, City Manager Marcus Jones and CMPD Police Chief Kerr Putney answer questions about release of video of police shooting. | Jones, Marcus Lyles, Vi Alexander Putney, Kerr |
4-9-2019 | Janet Harmon and Cory Pharr outlined Smart Start early childhood initiatives, and the new Meck Basics program aimed at growing brains aged 0-3. | Harmon, Janet Pharr, Cory |
4-2-2019 | Monika Rhue shared plans for a Johnson C. Smith University exhibit on the history of the Beatties Ford Road corridor now undergoing substantial change. | Rhue, Monika |
4-2-2019 | Ervin Bryson introduced his Carolina Energy arena football team and invited the public to attend games and get to know the team better. | Bryson, Ervin |
3-26-2019 | Page initiated March 26, 2019 LaWana Mayfield is a candidate for Charlotte City Council at-large. She currently represents District 3. A map of the city’s council districts is at the bottom of this page. To start videos, click on them. July 30, 2019 April 2, 2019 March 26, 2019 […] | |
3-26-2019 | Sonja Chisolm, left, Avice Pretty and Dr. Trasha Black are helping their clients rebuild their lives. | Black, Dr. Trasha Chisolm, Sonja Pretty, Avice |
3-19-2019 | Debbie Giibbs, left, and Tonya Rivens comment on the early days of local television news broadcasting. | Gibbs, Deborah Mann Rivens, Tonya |
3-15-2019 | Page initiated March 15, 2019 Dan McCready is a candidate for the 9th District Congress. Campaign materials 9-1 9-1 9-2 9-2 9-3 9-3 9-3 9-4 9-4 9-4 9-5 9-5 9-5 9-5 9-6 9-6 9-6 9-7 9-7 9-7 9-8 9-8 9-8 9-8 9-9 9-9 9-9 9-9 9-9 9-10 9-10 9-11 9-26 8-1 […] | McCready, Dan |
3-15-2019 | Page initiated March 15, 2019 Constance Lav Johnson is a candidate for State Superintendent of Public Instruction. Campaign materials 190314 one two three Videos To start a video, click on it. July 2, 2017 May 14, 2019 April 30, 2019 April 2, 2019 | Johnson, Constance Partee |
3-15-2019 | Page initiated March 15, 2019 An archive of links to materials from candidates in the 2020 election cycle. This page is not a complete list of candidates on the Mecklenburg ballots. Names are added as material arrives at the Forum via the candidates attending Forums, their surrogates making statements on their behalf, or via newsletters […] | |
3-15-2019 | Page initiated March 15, 2019 An archive of links to pages on candidates in the 2019 election cycle. This page is not a complete list of candidates on the Mecklenburg ballots. Names are generally added as videos are ready to post from candidates’ comments at the Forum or those of surrogates making statements on their […] | |
3-12-2019 | Jan Valder, left, Martha Alexander, Sara Spencer and Mary Klenz described their efforts to move causes forward, and to support one another. | Alexander, Martha Klenz, Mary Spencer, Sara Valder, Jan |
3-5-2019 | Keysha Walker Taylor outlined the investments being made by the African American Community Foundation in Charlotte’s black community. | Austin, Qiana Taylor, Keysha Walker |
2-26-2019 | Dr. Diane Bowles from JCSU discusses books published by the university. | Bowles, Dr. Diane |
2-19-2019 | During his Feb. 19 Forum presentation, Sheriff McFadden made a specific suggestion of how congregations could help support people leaving detention. | McFadden, Garry |
2-19-2019 | George Dunlap, left and Garry McFadden discuss Mecklenburg issues. | Dunlap, George McFadden, Garry |
2-12-2019 | Ken Lemon, left, Brittney Johnson and Dedrick Russell explain the work of the Charlotte Area Association of Black Journalists. | Johnson, Brittney Lemon, Ken Russell, Dedrick |
2-7-2019 | Friends gather to mark Tommie Robinson’s completion of murals for the Second Ward High School Gym site. | Koontz, Ken Robinson, Tommie |
2-6-2019 | Jesse Cureton described his life from its beginnings in Southside Homes to the C-suite at Novant Health. Cureton talked about the One Charlotte project, and how Novant is finding ways to support the people left behind in a constantly upscaling city. | Cureton, Jesse |
2-1-2019 | DonnaMarie Woodson reflects on the trailblazing career of Shirley Chisholm. | Woodson, DonnaMarie |
1-29-2019 | Robin Tolliver-Ayotunde offered a primer on basic insurance concepts, and promoted looking at options annually. | Tolliver-Ayotnde, Robin |
1-22-2019 | Vakala explains a theory of “cultural strategy” that he is developing. | Vakala |
1-8-2019 | City Council member James Mitchell offers his view of why Charlotte lost the CIAA tournament. | Mitchell, James "Smuggie" |
12-18-2018 | A few moments from the 2018 Christmas Party. | Moore, Thomas |
12-4-2018 | Munro Richardson reviews communitywide efforts to help struggling readers. | Richardson, Munro |
11-27-2018 | Winston Robinson suggests a westside history museum focused on African-Americans’ contributions to Charlotte. | Robinson, Winston |
11-13-2018 | Three speakers added their perspectives on how to wrap children in what they need to thrive | Billips, Olga Gray, Betty Howell Peltzer, Sheila |
11-7-2018 | Unofficial results from voting in Mecklenburg County. | |
10-30-2018 | Three of the six candidates for Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor discuss the advisory body’s work. | Bleiweis, Barbara Carter, Nancy McDaniel, Tigress |
10-9-2018 | Judicial candidates who have opponents on the November ballot spoke. At left is Judge Ty Hands, who is not on the ballot this year. | |
10-6-2018 | Page initiated Oct. 2, 2018 Susan Rodriguez McDowell is a candidate for the District 6 seat on Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners. Below are video or audio files of statements made by the candidate or surrogates at the Forum during the 2018 election cycle. To start a video, click on it. Oct. 2, 2018 | McDowell, Susan Rodriguez |
10-6-2018 | Page initiated Oct. 2, 2018 Barbara Bleiweis is a candidate for a seat on the Board of Supervisors of the Mecklenburg Soil and Water Conservation District. Below are video or audio files of statements made by the candidate or surrogates at the Forum during the 2018 election cycle. To start a video, click on it. […] | Bleiweis, Barbara |
10-2-2018 | A panel led by District Attorney Spencer Merriweather discussed the vision for a Mecklenburg-wide Family Support Center to assist victims of domestic violence. | Gittens, Rashida Lawrence, Laura Merriweather, Spencer Varnum, Craig |
10-2-2018 | Ken Koontz reports on his national holiday, proving that even levity at the Forum may be aimed at a good cause. | Koontz, Ken |
9-25-2018 | Jean Leier and Warren Cooksey offered an update on the I-77 express lanes and other toll roads in North Carolina. | Cooksey, Warren Leier, Jean |
9-18-2018 | Page initiated Sept. 18, 2018 Nancy Carter is a candidate for a seat on the Board of Supervisors of the Mecklenburg Soil and Water Conservation District. Below are video or audio files of statements made by the candidate or surrogates at the Forum during the 2018 election cycle. To start a video, click on it. […] | Carter, Nancy |
9-18-2018 | Fire Chief Reginald Johnson, left, joined Mayor Vi Lyles and Community Relations Director Willie Ratchford in discussing the city’s response to Hurricane Florence. Forum members made suggestions for additional improvements in emergency response. | Johnson, Reginald Lyles, Vi Alexander Ratchford, Willie |
9-13-2018 | Karen Kovach, left, and Juanita Miller explained Changed Choices’ work with women returning from jail or prison. | Kovach, Karen Miller, Juanita |
8-29-2018 | Page initiated Aug. 28, 2018 Pat Cotham is a candidate for an at-large seat on the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners. Below are video or audio files of statements made by the candidate or surrogates at the Forum during the 2018 election cycle. To start a video, click on it. Aug. 28, 2018 | Cotham, Pat |
8-28-2018 | Page initiated Aug. 28, 2018 Nasif Majeed is a candidate for the N.C. House from District 99. Below are video or audio files of statements made by the candidate or surrogates at the Forum during the 2018 election cycle. To start a video, click on it. Sept. 26, 2018 Sept. 18, 2018 Aug. 28, 2018 […] | Majeed, Nasif |
8-28-2018 | Stacey Carless, left, and Adam Sotak reviewed how the results of the 2020 Census will affect the funding for government programs. | Carless, Stacey Sotak, Adam |
8-28-2018 | Page initiated Aug. 28, 2018 Alma Adams is a candidate for the U.S. House from the 12th Congressional District. As of Aug. 28, the district included most of Mecklenburg, but court cases over district lines could affect the final shape of the district. Below are video or audio files of statements made by the candidate […] | Adams, Alma |
8-22-2018 | Clarence D. Armbrister, recently named president of Johnson C. Smith University, set out his goals for the HBCU. | Armbrister, Clarence |
8-18-2018 | Party affiliations: (D) Democratic (R) Republican (L) Liberal (C) Constitution U.S. House District 9 Dan McCready (D) Mark Harris (R) Jeff Scott (L) District 12 Alma Adams (D) Paul Wright (R) N.C. Senate District 37 Jeff Jackson (D) Nora Trotman (R) Stuart Andrew Collins (C) District 38 Mujtaba A. Mohammed (D) Richard Rivette (R) […] | |
8-14-2018 | Kerr Putney, left, and Willie Ratchford asked Forum participants to help them reach small community groups who might be assisted in their work by the second phase of the city’s micro-grant program. | Putney, Kerr Ratchford, Willie |
8-7-2018 | Page initiated Aug. 7, 2018 Spencer Merriweaather is a candidate for District Attorney for Mecklenburg County. Below are video or audio files of statements made by the candidate or surrogates at the Forum during the 2018 election cycle. To start a video, click on it. Oct. 2, 2018 Aug. 7, 2018 | Merriweather, Spencer |
8-7-2018 | Page initiated Aug. 7, 2018 Rickye McKoy-Mitchell is a candidate in November 2018 for Mecklenburg District Court judge Seat 1 from District 26G. Below are video or audio files of statements made by the candidate or surrogates at the Forum during the 2018 election cycle. To start a video, click on it. ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ […] | McCoy-Mitchell, Rickye |
8-7-2018 | Page initiated Aug. 7, 2018 Joyce Waddell is a candidate for the N.C. Senate from District 40. Below are video or audio files of statements made by the candidate or surrogates at the Forum during the 2018 election cycle. To start a video, click on it. Sept. 26, 2018 Sept. 18, 2018 Aug. 7, 2018 […] | Waddell, Joyce |
8-7-2018 | Teddy McDaniel explains Urban League training initiatives and reaches out for help filling the group’s classes. | McDaniel, Teddy |
8-1-2018 | Dr. Tonnia Thomas has a nonprofit ready to train people to work in hazardous waste and environmental cleanup projects. | Thomas, Tonnia |
7-31-2018 | Page initiated July 31, 2018 Mary Belk is a candidate for the N.C. House from District 88. Below are video or audio files of statements made by the candidate or surrogates at the Forum during the 2018 election cycle. To start a video, click on it. Sept. 18, 2018 July 31, 2018 | Belk, Mary |
7-31-2018 | Page initiated July 31, 2018 Donald Cureton Jr. is a candidate in November 2018 for a Mecklenburg Superior Court judge Seat 2 from District 26A. Below are video or audio files of statements made by the candidate or surrogates at the Forum during the 2018 election cycle. To start a video, click on it. ⊕ […] | Cureton, Donald |
7-31-2018 | Page initiated July 31, 2018 Alicia Brooks is a candidate in November 2018 for a Mecklenburg Superior Court judge Seat 1 from District 26A. Below are video or audio files of statements made by the candidate or surrogates at the Forum during the 2018 election cycle. To start a video, click on it. ⊕ ⊕ […] | |
7-24-2018 | David Sharp, left, joined Patrick Cannon in a discussion of how Sharp’s firms are funneling capital to entrepreneurs who are building businesses. | Cannon, Patrick |
7-23-2018 | Page initiated July 17, 2018 Reggie McKnight is a candidate in November 2018 for a Mecklenburg Superior Court judge seat from District 26C. Below are video or audio files of statements made by the candidate or surrogates at the Forum during the 2018 election cycle. To start a video, click on it. ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ […] | McKnight, Reggie |
7-22-2018 | Page initiated July 10, 2018 Khalif Rhodes is a candidate in November 2018 for a Mecklenburg District Court judge seat from District 26F. Below are video or audio files of statements made by the candidate or surrogates at the Forum during the 2018 election cycle. To start a video, click on it. ⊕ ⊕ […] | |
7-20-2018 | Page initiated July 20, 2018 In a March 2017 General Assembly decision that became effective with this 2018 election cycle, District Court judges will stand for election or re-election in partisan contests. Mecklenburg judges, who previously were elected in a single district identical to the Mecklenburg County line, must now stand for election in one […] | |
7-19-2018 | November 2018 Election Superior Court Seat 1 Lou Trosch (D) (on bench) District Court No seats up for election. | |
7-19-2018 | November 2018 Election Superior Court No seats up for election District Court Seat 1 Rickye McKoy-Mitchell (D) (on bench) | |
7-19-2018 | November 2018 Election Superior Court Seat 1 Karen Eady-Williams (D) (on bench) District Court Seat 1 Tracy Hannah Hewett (D) (on bench) Seat 2 Karen D. McCallum (D) Khalif Rhodes (D) | |
7-19-2018 | November 2018 Election Superior Court Seat 1 Donnie Hoover (D) (on bench) District Court Seat 1 Paige McThenia (D) (on bench) Seat 2 Regan A. Miller (D) (on bench) | |
7-19-2018 | November 2018 Election Superior Court No seats up for election District Court No seats up for election | |
7-19-2018 | November 2018 Election Superior Court Seat 1 Howard L. Clark III (D) George Bell (R) Reggie E. McKnight (D) District Court No seats up for election | |
7-19-2018 | November 2018 Election Superior Court No seats up for election District Court Seat 1 Matt Osman (R) (on bench) | |
7-19-2018 | November 2018 Election Superior Court No seats up for election District Court Seat 1 Michael J. Stading (R) Alicia D. Brooks (D) (on bench) Seat 2 Donald Cureton Jr. (D) (on bench) Paulina N. Havelka (R) Seat 3 Sean Smith (R) (on bench) Sabrina Blain (D) | |
7-17-2018 | Page initiated July 17, 2018 Karen McCallum is a candidate in November 2018 for a Mecklenburg District Court judge seat from District 26F. Below are video or audio files of statements made by the candidate or surrogates at the Forum during the 2018 election cycle. To start a video, click on it. ⊕ ⊕ ⊕ […] | McCallum, Karen |
7-17-2018 | Robert Dawkins, left, and Arthur Griffin challenge the notion of “civic engagement,” calling residents to much greater involvement in their democracy. | Dawkins, Robert Griffin, Arthur |
7-13-2018 | Blood donations help patients like Robert White manage sickle cell disease. More donations are needed. | Jankowski, Jessica White, Robert |
7-10-2018 | CMPD’s Shawn Ward helped Forum participants wrestle with a few of the issues facing police officers as they serve the community. | |
6-26-2018 | Kareem Puranda suggests that all police officers go through mental health training, in the name of a better, more sensitized police force. | Puranda, Kareem |
6-19-2018 | Lisa Crawford presented the details of how turning your driver’s license into a federally approved REAL ID will save time at airports in 2020. | Crawford, Lisa |
6-12-2018 | City staff brought to the Forum by Council member Greg Phipps faced a range of questions about city’s budget. | Jones, Marcus Phipps, Greg |
6-5-2018 | Former Excelsior Club owner Ken Koontz offered an update on the now-closed Beatties Ford Road nightclub. | Cunningham, Carla Koontz, Ken |
5-29-2018 | Fostoria Pierson and other members of Blue Star Mothers talk about the sacrifices made by military families, and how the organization allows them to support one another. | |
5-22-2018 | Trial Court Administrator Charleston Carter. | Carter, Charleston |
5-15-2018 | Panel discusses how science now understands the linkage between adverse childhood experiences and both behavioral and physical challenges among those children. | Armstrong, Victor Ellis-Stewart, Ericka Miller, Rwenshaun |
5-8-2018 | Election results from Primary 2018. | Adams, Alma Carney, Becky Clark, Christy Cotham, Pat Cunningham, Carla Dunlap, George Fuller, Trevor Harris, Mark Harris, Wesley Jerrell, Mark Leake, Vilma Logan, Carolyn Majeed, Nasif McCready, Dan McFadden, Garry Merriweather, Spencer Mohammed, Mujtaba Scarborough, Ella Stachowicz, Chad Turner, Ty Wright, Paul |
5-1-2018 | Three May 8 primary candidates for the 12th District U.S. House seat, two in the Democratic primary and one in the Republican primary, answer questions. | Adams, Alma Bonham, Paul Regiser, Patrick |
4-24-2018 | Two advocates, one working on re-entry of prison inmates back into society, the other a critic of how schools fail to educate inner-city children, meet at the Forum table. | Cotham, Pat Eiselt, Julie Rock, Henry Simmons, Ken Williams, Kristie Puckett |
4-20-2018 | Primary Election 2018: Queen Thompson | Thompson, Queen |
4-20-2018 | Primary Election 2018: Angela Ambroise | |
4-17-2018 | Six of 10 speakers at an Open Forum are involved in the May 8 or November election cycles. | |
4-10-2018 | CMS Supt. Clayton Wilcox answers questions after presentation of data confirming the achievement gaps that linger at CMS schools. | Wilcox, Dr. Clayton |
4-3-2018 | Sarah Stevenson announced she might not be present at every Forum, and said her “daughters” would continue on. | Stevenson, Sarah |
4-3-2018 | At-large Charlotte City Council member James Mitchell offered an update on a variet\y of city programs, mostly turning on economic development. | Mitchell, James "Smuggie" |
3-29-2018 | An update on Tommie Robinson’s Second Ward murals. | Robinson, Tommie |
3-27-2018 | A conversation with Tamala Bullard, left, and five other women who serve the greater good. | Bullard, Tamala Carney, Becky Cunningham, Carla McDonald, Tenea Roe, LaBecky Williams, Simone |
3-23-2018 | Primary Election 2018: Ty Turner | Turner, Ty |
3-23-2018 | Primary Election 2018: Ella Scarborough | Scarborough, Ella |
3-23-2018 | Primary Election 2018: Bobbie Shields | Shields, Bobbie |
3-23-2018 | Primary Election 2018: Leigh Altman | Altman, Leigh |
3-20-2018 | Three women shared their approaches to success in nonprofit and for-profit businesses in Charlotte. | Leach, Rita Pierson, Dr. Fostoria Woods, Susan |
3-13-2018 | Six women serving as judges on the Mecklenburg bench discuss their roles, their joy in their work, and how they cope with the stresses of that work. | Best, Kimberly Blake, Aretha Brooks, Alicia Hands, Ty Hewett, Tracy |
3-6-2018 | Three women whose organizations are serving the elderly. | Carter, Lucy Bush Holliday, Ann Rizzuti, Renee |
3-6-2018 | Primary Election 2018: Spencer Merriweather | Merriweather, Spencer |
3-6-2018 | Primary Election 2018: Blanche Penn | Penn, Blanche |
2-27-2018 | Three who serve in local government positions discuss how they work to encourage others to do so. | Edwards, Christine Little, Kelly Waddell, Tiffany |
2-20-2018 | Four staffers describe programs to help children. All need volunteers to achieve their goals. | Bryant, Kwain Coleman, Azizi Gipson, Karen Neely, Shantiqua |
2-13-2018 | Shanté Williams, left, and Lambert Guinn are two young professionals making their marks on their native Charlotte. | Guinn, Lambert Williams, Shanté |
2-6-2018 | Five black women who were “firsts” in local elective leadership open Black HIstory Month. | Adams, Alma Earle, Beverly Lyles, Vi Alexander Rembert, Wilhelmenia Scarborough, Ella Stevenson, Sarah |
2-1-2018 | DonnaMarie Woodson reflects on Lorraine Hansberry, playwright and activist. | Woodson, DonnaMarie |
1-31-2018 | Election 2018: Priscilla Johnson | |
1-31-2018 | Election 2018: Rodney Moore | Moore, Rodney |
1-31-2018 | Election 2018: Joel Ford | Ford, Joel |
1-31-2018 | Election 2018: Elisa Chinn Gary | Chinn Gary, Elisa |
1-30-2018 | Sarah Stevenson announces that the Forum will not hold candidate forums before the May 8 primary. | Stevenson, Sarah |
1-30-2018 | Toni Tupponce and Candice Rorie outlined how the metropolitan area sets its longterm transportation project goals. | Tupponce, Toni |
1-23-2018 | Primary Election 2018 | |
1-23-2018 | Primary Election 2018: Nasif Majeed | Majeed, Nasif |
1-23-2018 | Terri Joelle portrays Queen Charlotte as a tour guide and teacher of local and royal history | |
1-20-2018 | The 2nd Annual Charlotte Women’s March. | |
1-16-2018 | LaWana Mayfield and Pam Wideman describe some of the tools available to the city to ensure that more Charlotte residents are in safe housing they can pay for. | Mayfield, LaWana Slack WIdeman, Pam |
1-9-2018 | J’Tanya Adams led a presentation on how CMS and nonprofits are working to get all students reliable Internet access at home. | Adams, J'Tanya |
12-19-2017 | The Forum’s Christmas Party for 2017. | McElrath, Natheley |
12-12-2017 | Dr. Yolanda Holmes and others make pitch for support of CMS #InvestInTheWest effort to assist struggling students. | Holmes, Yolonda |
12-5-2017 | Spencer Merriweather introduced himself as Mecklenburg’s new District Attorney and made some news. | Merriweather, Spencer |
11-29-2017 | Bring your unwrapped toys to the Forum and Natheley and Ben will deliver your donations to Toys for Tots. | McElrath, Natheley |
11-28-2017 | Robert Dawkins outlined police review board changes, and made a plea to help people resolve differences without violence. | Dawkins, Robert |
11-21-2017 | Forum participants suggest topics for future Forums. | |
11-21-2017 | Carlenia Ivory talks about what she has learned during her months of service representing District 2 on Charlotte City Council. | Ivory, Carlenia |
11-14-2017 | A millennial asks the perfect post-election question – and prompts two similar answers. | Robinson, Winston |
11-14-2017 | Three candidates in the Nov. 7 election offered thank-yous and comments at the Nov. 14 Forum. | Egleston, Larken Lyles, Vi Alexander Penn, Blanche |
11-14-2017 | City program with area partners is retraining adults with barriers to employment. | Dick, Kevin |
11-7-2017 | Results from Charlotte city and CMS school board races. | |
10-31-2017 | Vi Lyles presented her case for election as Charlotte Mayor and answered questions. | Lyles, Vi Alexander Smith, Kenny |
10-24-2017 | On this Tuesday close to the real date, the Forum wished co-founder Sarah Stevenson a happy birthday. | Stevenson, Sarah |
10-24-2017 | Candidates for contested district seats on Charlotte City Council | Ajmera, Dimple Bokhari, Tariq Driggs, Ed Givens, Pete Grundman, Sam Harlow, Justin Herrera, Daniel Mayfield, LaWana Slack Mitchell, James "Smuggie" Newton, Matt Roberts, Sharon Scott, Jeff |
10-18-2017 | About 130 affordable housing apartments officially opened Wednesday, named for Sarah Stevenson. | Adams, Alma Battle, George Dashew, Elyse Gibbs, Dakar Howard, David Matthews Jr., Clifford Porter, Julie Swanson, Darren |
10-17-2017 | Election 2017: Parker Cains | |
10-17-2017 | Four candidates for Charlotte City Council and one District 2 candidate. | Cains, Parker Eiselt, Julie Harlow, Justin Powell, John Winston II, Braxton |
10-10-2017 | Election 2017: Margaret Marshall | Marshall, Margaret |
10-10-2017 | Campaign 2017: Lenora Shipp | |
10-10-2017 | Election 2017: Jim Peterson | |
10-10-2017 | School board candidates in Districts 2, 4, 5 and 6 presented and answered questions. | Byers-Bailey, Thelma Marshall, Margaret Peterson, Jim Sawyer, Carol Shipp, Lenora Sneed, Stephanie Strain, Sean Thompson, Queen |
10-3-2017 | Election 2017: Emmitt Terrell Butts | |
10-3-2017 | Election 2017: Janeen Bryant | Bryant, Janeen |
10-3-2017 | Election 2017: Jess Miller | Miller, Jess |
10-3-2017 | Election 2017: Rhonda Lennon | Lennon, Rhonda |
10-3-2017 | Eight candidates vying for two CMS board district seats answer questions at the Forum. | Albright, Annette Bryant, Janeen Butts, Emmitt Terrell Flowers, Levester Hallman, Amy Moon Jones, Dr. Ruby Lennon, Rhonda Miller, Jess Penn, Blanche Scott, Olivia |
10-3-2017 | Election 2017: Annette Albright | Albright, Annette |
9-26-2017 | Election 2017: Stephanie Sneed | |
9-26-2017 | Supt. Clayton Wilcox fields questions on day that the Vote Yes for School Bonds committee made their pitch. | Cook, Carrie Griffin, Arthur Leake, Gary Wilcox, Dr. Clayton |
9-19-2017 | Dr. Jessica Schorr Saxe presented a program on how single-payer, or Medicare for all, could work. | Schorr-Saxe, Jessica |
9-12-2017 | Election results from first Charlotte Municipal primary. | Adams, J'Tanya Ajmera, Dimple Bokhari, Tariq Bonapart, Darrell Dunn, Gary Egleston, Larken Eiselt, Julie Erickson, Eric Fallon, Claire Green Faulkner, Damiko Ford, Joel Harlow, Justin Jenkins, Scott Johnson, Constance Partee Johnson, Priscilla Kinsey, Patsy Lyles, Vi Alexander McGill, Ryan Mitchell, James "Smuggie" Mitchell, Robert Newton, Matt Phipps, Greg Puckett, Lucille Smith, Kenny Winston II, Braxton Woodruff, Kris Chambers Young, Gary |
9-5-2017 | Election 2017: Olivia Scott | |
9-5-2017 | Election 2017: Jennifer Roberts | |
9-5-2017 | Election 2017: Connie Johnson | |
9-5-2017 | Election 2017: Scott Jenkins | |
9-5-2017 | Election 2017: Wil Russell | |
9-5-2017 | Election 2017: Robert Mitchell | |
9-5-2017 | Newcomers, job-switchers and perennial candidates attended last candidate Forum before primary. | Egleston, Larken Ford, Joel Jenkins, Scott Mitchell, Robert Russell, Wil |
8-29-2017 | Constance Johnson, Vi Lyles and Jennifer Roberts discussed issues in the Charlotte Mayor Democratic primary. | Johnson, Constance Partee Lyles, Vi Alexander Roberts, Jennifer |
8-23-2017 | Election 2017: Queen Thompson | |
8-22-2017 | Rep. Rodney Moore discussed need to form “common agenda” among local, state bodies to address community issues. | Moore, Rodney |
8-22-2017 | Commissioner Pat Cotham comments on need for local governments to work together. | Cotham, Pat |
8-22-2017 | Candidates 2017: Dimple Ajmera | |
8-22-2017 | Candidates 2017: Ryan McGill | |
8-22-2017 | Election 2017: James (Smuggie) Mitchell | Mitchell, James "Smuggie" |
8-22-2017 | Candidates for Charlotte City Council at-large seats. | Ajmera, Dimple Eiselt, Julie McGill, Ryan Mitchell, James "Smuggie" Winston II, Braxton |
8-15-2017 | Election 2017: Kenny Smith | Smith, Kenny |
8-15-2017 | Election 2017: Gary Dunn | |
8-15-2017 | Election 2017: Tariq Bokhari | Bokhari, Tariq |
8-15-2017 | GOP primaries in Council District 6 and for Charlotte mayor. | Bokhari, Tariq Dunn, Gary Smith, Kenny |
8-8-2017 | Election 2017: Thelma Byers-Bailey | |
8-8-2017 | Appointed Council member Carlenia Ivory answers questions about whether she is prepared to serve on city committees | Ivory, Carlenia |
8-8-2017 | Candidates in the District 2 and District 4 City Council primaries spoke and answered questions. | Adams, J'Tanya Erickson, Eric Faulkner, Damiko Harlow, Justin |
8-1-2017 | Election 2017: Levester Flowers | Flowers, Levester |
8-1-2017 | LaToya Purvis, head of school at UpROAR Leadership Academy, describes plans for first year at new quasi-military charter school. | Purvis, LaToya |
7-25-2017 | Speakers at Open Forum discuss schooling, City Council and families caught in unsanitary housing. | Black, Dr. Trasha Cotham, Pat Faulkner, Damiko Ivory, Carlenia Mayfield, LaWana Slack Penn, Blanche Robinson, Tommie Simpson, Elizabeth |
7-18-2017 | Gibbie Harris outlines the path forward for the Mecklenburg County Health Department. | |
7-18-2017 | Election 2017: Braxton Winston | Winston II, Braxton |
7-11-2017 | Dr. Betty Howell Gray and others explain an August forum designed to encourage parent engagement. | Gray, Betty Howell |
6-20-2017 | Toni Tupponce reviewed efforts by A Sign of the Times to preserve and share the history of the peoples of the African Diaspora. | Tupponce, Toni |
6-20-2017 | Toni Tupponce engages the public in long-range transportation planning. She shares advice on how to help influence those decisions. | Tupponce, Toni |
6-13-2017 | Emmanuel “Manny” Ohonme’s big break started with a pair of shoes. Now he’s giving back. | Ohonme, Manny |
6-6-2017 | Four people presented material on upcoming summer camps for youth. | Edwards, Christine Gipson, Karen Penn, Blanche Robinson, Brenda |
6-6-2017 | Philip Freeman, left, and Tommy Burch share information on the city’s Neighborhood Matching Grants Program. | Burch, Tommy Freeman, Philip |
6-6-2017 | Rickey Hall outlines what it takes to promote neighborhood uplift, based on his experience along West Boulevard. | |
5-30-2017 | Election 2017: Dr. Ruby Jones | Jones, Dr. Ruby |
5-30-2017 | Braxton Winston, left, on life after Lamont Scott protests; Ryan Emmanuel and Maura Chavez talked about their community relations work. | Chavez, Maura Emmanuel, Ryan Winston II, Braxton |
5-23-2017 | “Chatty Hattie” Leeper, trailblazing black woman in Charlotte radio, remembers days at WGIV radio. | Leeper, Hattie |
5-16-2017 | Gerald Baucom presented on Campus Connections’ efforts to prepare teens and parents to choose a college path that will sustain teens’ dreams. | Baucom, Gerald |
5-9-2017 | Dr. Madeline McClenney-Sadler explains Exodus Foundation’s mentoring work with former inmates. | McClenney-Sadler, Madeline |
5-2-2017 | Election 2017: Greg Phipps | Phipps, Greg |
5-2-2017 | Election 2017: Jesse Boyd | Boyd, Jesse |
5-2-2017 | City Manager Marcus Jones presented an overview of his budget, which went to City Council May 1. | Jones, Marcus |
5-2-2017 | Election 2017: Vinroy Reid | |
4-25-2017 | Election 2017: Sean Strain | Strain, Sean |
4-25-2017 | Election 2017: Matt Newton | Newton, Matt |
4-25-2017 | Election 2017: Ken Koontz | Koontz, Ken |
4-25-2017 | Candidates Speak: Dr. Justin Harlow. | Harlow, Justin |
4-25-2017 | Election 2017: Damiko Faulkner | Faulkner, Damiko |
4-25-2017 | Election 2017: Julie Eiselt | Eiselt, Julie |
4-25-2017 | Election 2017: Darrell Bonapart | Bonapart, Darrell |
4-25-2017 | Jay Privette presents the case against current construction of toll lanes on I-77, and system that may add such lanes elsewhere in Mecklenburg. | Privette, Jay |
4-18-2017 | Candidates Speak: Eric Erickson | Erickson, Eric |
4-18-2017 | YMCA CEO Todd Tibbits lays out plans for effort to give 900 youth a safe place to play, learn and grow three evenings a week this summer. | |
4-11-2017 | U.S. Rep. Alma Adams asserted setback after setback as the GOP-dominated Congress goes to work. | Adams, Alma |
4-6-2017 | County officials will re-dedicate a renovated West Charlotte Recreation Center on April 12. | |
4-4-2017 | Election 2017: Gary Young | Young, Gary |
4-4-2017 | N.C. Sen. Joel Ford reported on legislative action on HB2, defended using compromise to achieve some progress | Ford, Joel |
4-4-2017 | CMS DIstrict 2 representative Thelma Byers-Bailey with an update on where CMS board is going. | Byers-Bailey, Thelma |
4-4-2017 | Two grandparents make a pitch for a carbon tax to sustain Earth for future generations. | Kluesner, Christy Kluesner, Dean |
3-28-2017 | Sherrell Dorsey closed out Women’s History Month, sharing her story of combining her many different interests and skills to blaze a trail for African-Americans in technology. | Dorsey, Sherrell |
3-21-2017 | County Manager Dena Dioro gave an update on issues facing the county. | Diorio, Dena |
3-14-2017 | Kerry Miller, left and three other women talked about their work with Charlotte area community-focused organizations. | Forrest, Colette Logan, Carolyn Mack, Corine Miller, Kerry |
3-7-2017 | Election 2017: Kris Chambers Woodruff | Woodruff, Kris Chambers |
3-7-2017 | Election 2017: Priscilla Johnson | Johnson, Priscilla |
3-7-2017 | Rachelle Latimer describes highway contracting work as a difficult business that can be daunting for newcomers. | Latimer, Rachelle |
2-28-2017 | Election 2017: Blanche Penn | |
2-28-2017 | Dr. Yolanda Holmes and her children Brooke and Darrell present a reflection on black history. | Holmes, Brooke Holmes, Darrell Holmes, Yolonda |
2-28-2017 | Dawn Hill, Dr. Yolanda Holmes and David Jessup teamed up to showcase the April 20 Charlotte Career Discovery Day. | Hill, Dawn Holmes, Yolonda Jessup, David |
2-21-2017 | Election 2017: Carol Sawyer | Sawyer, Carol |
2-21-2017 | Election 2017: John Powell | Powell, John |
2-21-2017 | Election 2017: LaWana Mayfield | Mayfield, LaWana Slack |
2-21-2017 | Elisa Chinn-Gary described her life and how it has shaped her tenure since 2014 as Clerk of Mecklenburg Superior Court. | Chinn Gary, Elisa |
2-15-2017 | Election 2017 | |
2-14-2017 | Election 2017: J’Tanya Adams | Adams, J'Tanya |
2-14-2017 | Election 2017: Vi Lyles | Lyles, Vi Alexander |
2-14-2017 | Election 2017: Larken Egleston | Egleston, Larken |
2-14-2017 | Isaac Applewhite outlines effort to boost Charlotte entrepreneurs’ role in CIAA Week business. | Applewhite, Isaac |
2-14-2017 | CIAA Commissioner Jacquie McWilliams made a presentation about the upcoming CIAA tournament in Charlotte. | McWilliams, Jacquie |
2-14-2017 | CMS gathers in pupil assignment surveys, explains assignment review. | Craven-Howell, Akeshia Henry, LaTarzja |
2-13-2017 | Election 2017: Joel Ford | Ford, Joel |
2-7-2017 | Darrell Allison makes case for broadening school choice to include parents of all incomes. | Allison, Darrell |
1-31-2017 | Willie Ratchford discussed a recent officer-involved shooting. Other public officials explored wide gaps between budget priorities of local governments and the priorities of residents in the room. | Dashew, Elyse Ford, Joel Ratchford, Willie Scarborough, Ella |
1-24-2017 | Ron Carter celebrated JCSU’s successes during his presidency, and worried over the country’s future | Carter, Ronald L. |
1-17-2017 | Jan. 17, 2017 Longtime Charlotte resident Queen Thompson this morning sent in the following document, along with the text that follows. ———- The following text was in an e-mail. The text appears to be addressed to Mecklenburg Democratic Party Chair Matt Newton, who himself was a candidate for the District 5 seat appointment. Matt for […] | Thompson, Queen |
1-17-2017 | Nakisa Glover presented a program on how to engage young adults in longstanding community issues. Four CMPD community police officers joined the Q&A. | Glover, Nakisa |
1-10-2017 | Tiffany Capers from the Charlotte Post Foundation presented material shared at Black LIves Matter Charlotte presentations. | |
1-10-2017 | Dr. Clayton Wilcox, incoming CMS Superintendent, introduces himself. | Wilcox, Dr. Clayton |
1-3-2017 | A number of people have offered themselves for appointment to the City Council District 5 seat vacated by N.C. Rep. John Autry. | Ajmera, Dimple Autry, John Holman, Johnell Molina, Marjorie Newton, Matt Thompson, Queen Woodruff, Kris Chambers |
1-3-2017 | Jan. 3, 2016 Kris Chambers Woodruff sent this message to the Forum: “In an effort to represent the community that gave me life, I have decided to seek the appointment to the vacant City Council District 5 seat. “I thank all those in the community that has supported me. I would like to extend a […] | Autry, John Woodruff, Kris Chambers |
1-3-2017 | Nancy Carter offered a way to boost mentoring in the schools by young people. | Carter, Nancy |
1-3-2017 | Willie Ratchford led groups through a discussion of race, police relations, and how the community needs to change. | Ratchford, Willie |
12-30-2016 | Two Forum regulars spotlighted in Observer’s annual “Thank You” feature. | Jefsen, Pam Johnston, Steve |
12-25-2016 | Dimple Ajmera announces for appointment to Charlotte City Council District 5. | Ajmera, Dimple Autry, John |
12-13-2016 | Natheley McElrath was MC as the Forum cast aside its serious ways for a morning of song and holiday celebration. | McClettie, Laura |
12-13-2016 | Laura McClettie announced that 2016 Forum funds would go to five Belmont neighborhood families in need. | McClettie, Laura |
12-6-2016 | Sydney Culver, left, of Commonwealth High, and Ismael Villafane of Stewart Creek High School described their ventures. | Culver, Sydney Villafane, Ismael |
12-6-2016 | Four elected officials representing Charlotte voters at city, county and legislative levels offered updates. | Ford, Joel Fuller, Trevor Lyles, Vi Alexander Moore, Rodney |
11-29-2016 | Maria Macon and other members of the Community Relations Committee’s Council of Elder continue an Oct. 18 discussion of their work. | Macon, Maria McFadden, Garry |
11-29-2016 | Matt Newton announced that he would apply for appointment to the District 5 City Council seat. | Autry, John Newton, Matt |
11-15-2016 | Patrick Graham, new CEO of Charlotte Works, and his team outlined work of the local workforce development board. | Graham, Patrick |
11-8-2016 | Elections results in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and the U.S. | Bell, George Best, Kimberly Blake, Aretha Chapman, Ron Culler, Jena Eudy-Williams, Karen Hands, Ty Henderson, Gary Hewett, Tracy Mann, Christy Scher, Lloyd Stone, Scott Strickland, David Thalheimer, Ben Trosch, Elizabeth Trosch, Lou |
11-1-2016 | Nakisa Glover reports on conference on revitalizing environmentally vulnerable communities. | Glover, Nakisa |
11-1-2016 | Forum’s MJ Entrepreneurial Action Fund’s Grants Committee members chosen. | |
11-1-2016 | Candidates Speak: Rodney Moore | Moore, Rodney |
11-1-2016 | Candidates Speak: Michael Morgan | Morgan, Michael |
11-1-2016 | Judge Rickye McCoy-Mitchell, left and Judge Michael Morgan were joined by Rep. Rodney Moore. | Ford, Joel McKoy-Mitchell, Rickye Moore, Rodney Morgan, Michael |
10-25-2016 | Candidates Speak: Vince Rozier | |
10-25-2016 | Candidates Speak: Bob Hunter | Hunter, Bob |
10-25-2016 | Wake District Court Judge Vince Rozier, a candidate for N.C. Court of Appeals, and four other candidates for judgeships. | Blake, Aretha Hewett, Tracy Hunter, Bob Rozier, Vince Thalheimer, Ben |
10-18-2016 | Candidates Speak: Richard Rivette | Rivette, Richard |
10-18-2016 | Candidates Speak: Linda Coleman | Coleman, Linda |
10-18-2016 | Candidates Speak: Alma Adams | Adams, Alma |
10-18-2016 | Candidates Speak: Dan Blue III | Blue, Dan |
10-18-2016 | Candidates Speak: Abe Jones | |
10-18-2016 | Candidates Speak: Rickye McKoy-Mitchell | McKoy-Mitchell, Rickye |
10-18-2016 | Candidate for N.C. Lieutenant Governor, Linda Coleman, was among the state, federal and judicial candidates presenting at the Forum. | Adams, Alma Blake, Aretha Blue, Dan Coleman, Linda Ford, Joel Jones, Abe McKoy-Mitchell, Rickye Rivette, Richard Scarborough, Ella Threatt, Leon Waddell, Joyce |
10-18-2016 | The Community Relations Committee’s Crisis Response Sub-Committee reported on work to rework the rules for community crisis response and to become “a comprehensive alternative sentencing body for Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department officers.” | Adams, Rhandu Best, Ellsworth Grier, Sylvia King, Martis Macon, Maria Marlin, Beth |
10-11-2016 | Candidates Speak: Lisa Rudisill | Rudisill, Lisa |
10-11-2016 | Candidates Speak: Von Brown | Brown, Von |
10-11-2016 | Candidates Speak: Chuck Stuber | Stuber-Chuck |
10-11-2016 | Longtime broadcaster Bea Thompson describes the work of Inner Vision, a mental health nonprofit. | Thompson, Bea |
10-11-2016 | Vonnie Brown, Eric Erickson and Lisa Rudisill are candidates for Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor. | Brown, Von Erickson, Eric Rudisill, Lisa |
10-11-2016 | Chuck Stuber, a former FBI special agent, explained his candidacy for N.C. Auditor. | |
10-4-2016 | County commissioner candidates Pat Cotham, Trevor Fuller and Marc Friedland addressed the Forum. | Cotham, Pat Friedland, Marc Fuller, Trevor |
10-4-2016 | Candidates Speak: Trevor Fuller | Fuller, Trevor |
9-27-2016 | Candidates Speak: Jonathan Hudson | Hudson, Jonathan |
9-27-2016 | Candidates speak: Jane Campbell. | Campbell, Jane |
9-27-2016 | Legislative candidates Jane Campbell, Jonathan Hudson, Joel Ford and Chaz Beasley addressed the Forum. | Beasley, Chaz Campbell, Jane Ford, Joel Hudson, Jonathan |
9-27-2016 | Trevor Fuller suggested the first step on addressing issues behind last week’s Charlotte unrest should be universal access to pre-kindergarten. | Fuller, Trevor |
9-20-2016 | Candidates Speak: Becky Carney. | Carney, Becky |
9-20-2016 | Candidates Speak: Carla Cunningham. | Cunningham, Carla |
9-20-2016 | Candidates Speak: Beverly Earle | Earle, Beverly |
9-20-2016 | Beverly Earle, Becky Carney, Joyce Waddell and Carla Cunningham addressed the Forum. | Carney, Becky Cunningham, Carla Earle, Beverly Waddell, Joyce |
9-13-2016 | CMS Board of Education member Thelma Byers-Bailey issued a call to action to protest the possible sale of the former Double Oaks School. | Byers-Bailey, Thelma |
9-13-2016 | Candidates Speak: Connie Green-Johnson | Green-Johnson, Connie |
9-13-2016 | Connie Green-Johnson (House 105) and Peter Noris (House 104) lead off candidate forums. | Green-Johnson, Connie Noris, Peter Stone, Scott |
9-7-2016 | CMS out-of-school suspension data, by school, for grades PK-2 for 2013-14 through 2015-16. | Ellis-Stewart, Ericka |
9-7-2016 | Impact of out-of school suspensions over time on the 2015-16 graduation cohort. | Ellis-Stewart, Ericka |
9-7-2016 | Summary data of PK-2 out-of-school suspensions in CMS. | Ellis-Stewart, Ericka |
9-7-2016 | CMS district summary for all out-of-school suspensions, comparing 2013-14 and 2014-15. | Ellis-Stewart, Ericka |
9-7-2016 | Ericka Ellis-Stewart offers CMS data on the thousand or so children in PK-2nd grades subjected to out-of-school suspensions. | Ellis-Stewart, Ericka |
9-6-2016 | Supt. Ann Clark reviewed recently released achievements, invited community participation in increasing reading/mentoring goals. | Clark, Ann Lloyd, Chiquitha |
8-30-2016 | Candidates Speak: Pat Cotham | |
8-30-2016 | Candidates Speak: Joel Ford | |
8-30-2016 | Leaders from Goodwill and Urban Ministry Center explain their work to help people move toward job success, better health, secure housing. | |
8-23-2016 | Charles Thomas of the Knight Foundation and Sharon Harrington of Reading Partners discuss upcoming work. | Harrington, Sharon Kimbrough, Helen Newkirk, Christa Thomas, Charles |
8-16-2016 | Erin Nicole Barksdale introduced herself as the principal who will open Renaissance West K-8 in August 2017. | Barksdale, Erin Nicole |
8-16-2016 | Candidates Speak: Eric Erickson | Erickson, Eric |
8-16-2016 | Tom Hanchett presented stories about the many African-American leaders of the civil rights and educational improvement movements who lived in McCrorey Heights. | Hanchett, Tom |
8-9-2016 | Forum participants engaged in a discussion of issues raised by the Black Lives Matter movement. | Koontz, Ken |
8-9-2016 | Candidates Speak: Joyce Waddell | |
8-9-2016 | Ceretha Sherrill said she is encouraging CMS to add education about the law to the curriculum. | Sherrill, Ceretha |
8-9-2016 | Candidates Speak: Ella Scarborough | |
8-9-2016 | Delores Johnson Hurt explained the work of the League of Women Voters. | Hurt, Delores Johnson |
8-2-2016 | Candidates Speak: Leon Threatt | |
8-2-2016 | Candidates Speak: Marc Friedland. | |
8-2-2016 | Police Chief Kerr Putney and Officer J.D. Williams explained efforts to educate all about how to handle police stops. | Putney, Kerr Williams, J.D. |
7-26-2016 | Presenters explained a Charlotte survey on the city’s tree canopy, and the reach and limitations of the Americans with Disabilities Act. | Bradley, Terry Briggs, Lezlie Oliverio, Erin Ratchford, Willie Sain, Julia |
7-19-2016 | Google and Read Charlotte officials discuss goals for their programs, and how they are working together. | George, Jess Richardson, Munro |
7-12-2016 | Wali Molina, left, and others addressed an upcoming wellness expo, and how parents can find help with college expenses. Then there was discussion of last week’s painful events nationwide. | Dennis, Christopher Feaster, Bernice |
6-28-2016 | Latasha McIlwaine, left, and two other health service providers addressed the Forum. | Barnes, April Isaiah, Derwin McIwain, Latasha |
6-23-2016 | Charlotte Post covers Brooklyn Village decision by county commissioners. | |
6-21-2016 | Fulton Meachem and Ken Szymanski, representing two powerful housing interests, discuss affordable housing opportunities in Charlotte. | Meachem, Fulton Szymanski, Ken |
6-21-2016 | Election 2016: The Candidates Speak | |
6-21-2016 | Candidates Speak: Peter Noris. | Noris, Peter |
6-21-2016 | Candidates Speak: Tracy Hewett. | Hewett, Tracy |
6-21-2016 | Candidates Speak: Aretha Blake. | Blake, Aretha |
6-21-2016 | Candidates Speak: Ben Thalheimer. | Thalheimer, Ben |
6-16-2016 | Text cache of QCityMetro story examining Brooklyn Village project. | |
6-15-2016 | Text cache of Observer story about winner of Brooklyn Village design competition. | |
6-15-2016 | Three development teams presented their plans for the Brooklyn Village redevelopment. BK Partners was selected Wednesday. | |
6-7-2016 | Lots of speakers took advantage of Open Forum to raise issues for community discussion. | Davis, Malcolm Fuller, Trevor Glover, Nakisa Peltzer, Sheila |
5-31-2016 | Text cache of Observer story about presentations by candidates for Congress. | |
5-31-2016 | Five candidates for Congress on the June 7 primary ballot in Mecklenburg addressed the Forum. | Adams, Alma Cano, Christian Cotham, Tricia Graham, Malcolm Threatt, Leon |
5-24-2016 | Dream Builders CEO Kenston Griffin uses this exercise to help adults understand how children learn. | Griffin, Kenston |
5-24-2016 | Dream Builders Communications and Profound Gentlemen offered ideas on what works to improve schools. | Griffin, Kenston Polk, Yolanda Shaw, Mario Jovan Terrell, Jason |
5-17-2016 | Elana Congress discussed health programs at Care Ring; Eric Montgomery discussed estate planning. | Congress, Elana Montgomery, Eric |
5-10-2016 | County Manager Dena Diorio brought key staffers to the Forum to let them explain the county’s work. | Bradley, Charles Diorio, Dena Eagan, Peggy Edwards, Christine Kennedy, Joan Plescia, Dr. Marcus |
5-3-2016 | Greg Phipps, city staff and other City Council members helped present a briefing on Charlotte’s proposed budget. | Eagle, Kim Lyles, Vi Alexander Phipps, Greg |
4-27-2016 | Debra Weeks led an update on rebuilding the C.W. Williams Community Health Center. | Walker, Burch Walton, William Weeks, Debra |
4-26-2016 | Carlenia Ivory describes a project working with 21 high school students and their families. | Ivory, Carlenia |
4-26-2016 | LaWana Mayfield gave an impromptu update on a community meeting on the city budget, and developments on West Boulevard corridor. | Mayfield, LaWana Slack |
4-19-2016 | Joel Ford offered an update on issues likely to come up in the legislative short session beginning Monday. | Ford, Joel |
4-19-2016 | CMS Board Chair Mary McCray offered an update on assignment and the superintendent search. | McCray, Mary |
4-19-2016 | Two pastors discussed nontraditional ways in which they are working with their flock to improve Charlotte. | Fisher, Hamani McCray, Mary Pinkney, Colin |
4-14-2016 | Charlotte Post covers latest developments in revival of C.W. Williams Community Health Center. | Weeks, Debra |
4-12-2016 | Tamika Lewis and Robert Dawkins describe efforts to engage youth in undertaking neighborhood improvements of their choosing. | Dawkins, Robert Lewis, Tamika |
4-11-2016 | An update on the renovation under way at West Charlotte Recreation Cetner | |
4-5-2016 | Jason (Jet) Jones brought his teacher (Maria Macon), his singing, his videos and his enthusiasm for an entrepreneurial approach to the world. | Jones, Jason (Jet) Macon, Maria |
4-5-2016 | Brenda Robinson gave this update on the area visits by the Traveling Space Museum and NASA Space Camp. | Robinson, Brenda |
3-29-2016 | Participants pulled off a total surprise for the guy usually behind the camera as they celebrated Steve Johnston’s 69th birthday. | Johnston, Steve McClettie, Laura Stevenson, Sarah Walton, Jackie Edwards |
3-29-2016 | An Open Forum began with a discussion of H.B. 2, the “Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act.” | Ford, Joel |
3-23-2016 | Justin Harlow’s March update for the Five Points Community Collaborative. | |
3-22-2016 | Bonita Caldwell, president of Beatties Ford Memorial Gardens, shared approaches to business leadership. | Caldwell, Bonita |
3-22-2016 | Dorothy Counts-Scoggins and Bonita Caldwell shared their experiences with leadership. | Caldwell, Bonita Counts-Scoggins, Dorothy |
3-15-2016 | Election results in Mecklenburg from March 15 primary. | |
3-15-2016 | CMS Supt. Ann Clark and CMS Foundation Executive Director Sonja Gantt. | Clark, Ann Gantt, Sonja |
3-10-2016 | Videos of Forum greetings over time by Paulina Havelka, candidate in the March 15 primary. | Havelka, Paulina |
3-10-2016 | Videos of Forum greetings over time by Christy Mann, candidate in the March 15 primary. | Mann, Christy |
3-10-2016 | Videos of Forum greetings over time by Leon Threatt, candidate in the March 15 primary. | Threatt, Leon |
3-8-2016 | Blanche Penn: “I’m a freedom fighter.” | Penn, Blanche |
3-8-2016 | Lucy Bush Carter describes the work and needs of Charlotte’s meals-on-wheels program. | Carter, Lucy Bush |
3-8-2016 | James Ford with an update on his job at the N.C. Public School Forum, and a defense of helping children, not blaming them for the lack of support from home. | Ford, James |
3-1-2016 | Carlenia Ivory issued an appeal for turnout at a CMS Policy Committee meeting. | Flowers, Levester Ivory, Carlenia |
3-1-2016 | Malachi Greene was remembered today at his beloved Tuesday Morning Breakfast Forum by people touched by a dedicated soul. | Greene, Malachi |
2-23-2016 | Elisa Chinn-Gary, Wilhelmenia Rembert and Queen Thompson: Three women who went first. | Chinn Gary, Elisa Rembert, Wilhelmenia Thompson, Queen |
2-23-2016 | Former CMS principal Ken Simmons says “bad” schools” serving minority students can be fixed “overnight.” | Simmons, Ken |
2-16-2016 | Sarah Stevenson’s message to Charlotte’s young leaders, on the death of MarShawn McCarrel in Ohio. | Stevenson, Sarah |
2-16-2016 | Five trailblazers on the early years of African-American participation in local government, and the work yet to be done. | Crump, Steve Gantt, Harvey Jones, Harry Leeper, Ron Miller, Leon |
2-9-2016 | CMS officials pitch participation in student assignment survey. | Craven-Howell, Akeshia Henry, LaTarzja |
2-9-2016 | Delegation of mayors from Albania explain their U.S. visit. | |
2-3-2016 | Videos of Forum greetings over time by Tim Morgan, candidate in the March 15 primary. | Morgan, Tim |
2-3-2016 | Videos of Forum greetings over time by Joel Ford, candidate in the March 15 primary. | Ford, Joel |
2-2-2016 | Juanita Miller, left, Carolyn Logan and Ken Koontz discussed making their way in organizations once closed to African-Americans. | Koontz, Ken Logan, Carolyn Miller, Juanita |
1-31-2016 | Take the community online survey designed to assist the school board redesign CMS student assignment. | |
1-27-2016 | Videos of Forum greetings over time by Damiko Faulkner, candidate in the March 15 primary. | Faulkner, Damiko |
1-27-2016 | Videos of Forum greetings over time by Trevor Fuller, candidate in the March 15 primary. | Fuller, Trevor |
1-27-2016 | Videos of Forum greetings over time by Mazie Ferguson, candidate in the March 15 primary. | Ferguson, Mazie |
1-27-2016 | Videos of Forum greetings over time by Aretha Blake, candidate in the March 15 primary. | Blake, Aretha |
1-27-2016 | Videos of Forum greetings over time by Nasif Majeed, candidate in the March 15 primary. | Majeed, Nasif |
1-27-2016 | Videos of Forum greetings over time by Tracy Hewett, candidate in the March 15 primary. | Hewett, Tracy |
1-27-2016 | Videos of Forum greetings over time by Faith Fickling, candidate in the March 15 primary. | Fickling-Alvarez, Faith |
1-27-2016 | Videos of Forum greetings over time by James Cyrus, candidate in the March 15 primary. | Cyrus, James |
1-27-2016 | Videos of Forum greetings over time by Ella Scarborough, candidate in the March 15 primary. | Scarborough, Ella |
1-26-2016 | Videos of Forum greetings over time by Joyce Waddell, candidate in the March 15 primary. | Waddell, Joyce |
1-26-2016 | Videos of Forum greetings over time by Beverly Earle, candidate in the March 15 primary. | Earle, Beverly |
1-26-2016 | Links to short presentations by candidates on the March 15 primary ballot. | |
1-26-2016 | Four African-American women who went first reflect on where they’ve been, and where things stand today. | Earle, Beverly Scarborough, Ella Stevenson, Sarah Waddell, Joyce |
1-25-2016 | Charles Thomas named program director for Knight Foundation in Charlotte. | Thomas, Charles |
1-19-2016 | Five speakers including Kayla Romero argued OneMeck’s case for schools that work for all children. | Allison-Jacobs, Rosalyn Perry, Justin Romero, Kayla Sawyer, Carol Sherman, -Barry |
1-19-2016 | Kevin Tully explained the role public defenders play in making the criminal justice system work for all. | Tully, Kevin |
1-19-2016 | Willie Ratchford welcomed the Forum to its new home at Belmont Regional Center at 700 Parkwood Ave. | Ratchford, Willie Stevenson, Sarah |
1-12-2016 | CIAA staff present on the upcoming basketball tournament in Charlotte | Clarke, Marcus Gordon, Sheria |
1-7-2016 | Tommie Robinson to be on Rachel Martin’s Sunday Jan. 10 radio show on NPR. | Robinson, Tommie |
1-5-2016 | Urban League CEO Dr. Patrick Graham on how League works inside for progress. | Graham, Patrick |
1-5-2016 | The Forum moves Jan. 19 to the Belmont Regional Center, 700 Parkwood Ave., Sarah Stevenson announced. | Stevenson, Sarah |
12-15-2015 | The Tuned In Choir helped make the 2015 Forum Christmas Party a festive gathering. | |
12-8-2015 | Alysia Osborne outlined work undertaken by Historic West End Initiative; legislative leaders reported on the concluded session, and on efforts to inspire voter turnout. | Carney, Becky Cunningham, Carla Earle, Beverly Ford, Joel Moore, Rodney Osborne, Alysia Waddell, Joyce |
12-1-2015 | Dr. Deborah Walker summarized her four-day presentation on diversity, multiculturalism, equity and inclusion. | Walker, Deborah |
11-24-2015 | Co-chairs of the Opportunity Task Force explain what they’ve learned about economic mobility. | Garmon-Brown, Ophelia O'Dell, Dee |
11-24-2015 | Brenda Robinson, an African-American “first,” uses her aviation experience to give back to young people. | Robinson, Brenda |
11-19-2015 | Long-delayed renovation at West Charlotte Rec Center may start in January. | |
11-19-2015 | QCityMetro profiles J’Tanya Adams’ work spearheading Saturday’s Internet and Computer Bazaar to provide more low-income families access to the Internet. | Adams, J'Tanya |
11-19-2015 | Charlotte Post outlines education workshops about upcoming Kwanzaa celebration. | |
11-17-2015 | Care Ring navigator Elana Congress summarizes upcoming deadlines under Affordable Care Act. | Congress, Elana |
11-17-2015 | Carlenia Ivory and Dr. Yolonda Holmes make plea for mentors at West Meck High. | Holmes, Yolonda Ivory, Carlenia |
11-17-2015 | Candidates for public office announce their intentions for 2016. | |
11-17-2015 | Open Forum included comments by Commissioners Chair Trevor Fuller about the difficult community issues that lie ahead. | Cunningham, Carla Fuller, Trevor Ivory, Carlenia |
11-10-2015 | Terrell Ivory discusses his recruitment of minority students to Phillips Academy in Massachusetts. | Ivory, Carlenia Ivory, Terrell |
11-10-2015 | Mecklenburg legislators give an update on the recently completed General Assembly session in Raleigh. | Earle, Beverly Ford, Joel Moore, Rodney |
11-10-2015 | County Manager Dena Diorio reported on leadership changes, renovations and reorganizations. | Diorio, Dena Foster, Mark Trotman, Anthony Zeiler, Peter |
11-3-2015 | Election 2015 results. | Austin, Al Autry, John Dashew, Elyse Driggs, Ed Eiselt, Julie Ellis-Stewart, Ericka Fallon, Claire Green Kinsey, Patsy Lyles, Vi Alexander Mayfield, LaWana Slack McCray, Mary Mitchell, James "Smuggie" Phipps, Greg Roberts, Jennifer Smith, Kenny |
10-27-2015 | Jennifer Roberts, Edwin Peacock answer questions at the Forum a week before the Charlotte mayoral election. | Peacock, Edwin Roberts, Jennifer |
10-24-2015 | Observer profiles Sarah Stevenson on the occasion of her 90th birthday. | Stevenson, Sarah |
10-20-2015 | Sean Garrett, six months into the top job at United Way of Central Carolinas, pitched community conversations and rebuilding action for community improvement. | Garrett, Sean |
10-19-2015 | News outlets report on C.W. Williams Health Center audit going to commissioners. | Weeks, Debra |
10-13-2015 | District candidates for Charlotte City Council. | Austin, Al Driggs, Ed Mayfield, LaWana Slack Netter, Eric Phipps, Greg |
10-6-2015 | Candidates for at-large seats on Charlotte City Council. | Eiselt, Julie Fallon, Claire Green Lyles, Vi Alexander Powell, John |
9-29-2015 | Dan Clodfelter, facing an Oct. 6 primary, spoke about mayor’s role and his plans for a full term. He was joined by GOP Council candidate John Powell. | Clodfelter, Dan Powell, John |
9-22-2015 | Queen Thompson on why CMS is naming a new school for her grandfather, Lawrence Orr. | Thompson, Queen |
9-22-2015 | Ken Simmons led a group presentation on appoaches to education at majority-African American schools. | Foluke, Dr. Gyasi Jones, Maurice Simmons, Ken Thompson, Queen |
9-17-2015 | Local papers write about situation at C.W. Williams Community Health Center. | Weeks, Debra |
9-8-2015 | Janeen Bryant and six other candidates for CMS Board of Education. | Bryant, Janeen Dashew, Elyse Ellis-Stewart, Ericka Flowers, Levester McCray, Mary Stephenson, Jeremy Stinson-Wesley, Amelia |
9-1-2015 | Five of the seven candidates in District City Council contests on the Sept. 15 primary ballot. | Austin, Al Autry, John Hodge-Mustafa, Rosa Jenkins, Scott Mayfield, LaWana Slack |
9-1-2015 | N.C. Sen. Joel Ford claims CMS hiring freeze; Supt. Ann Clark says it applies only to teaching assistants. | Ford, Joel |
8-25-2015 | Laurence Bibbs, Bruce Clark, Julie Eiselt and Claire Fallon on Council at-large primary. | Bibbs, Laurence Clark, Bruce Eiselt, Julie Fallon, Claire Green |
8-25-2015 | Rhonda Foxx announces a Sept. 1 community forum at Rep. Alma Adams’ Charlotte office. | Adams, Alma Foxx, Rhonda |
8-25-2015 | Portia Motsapi thanks donors who helped raise tuition money for her first semester at JCSU. | |
8-18-2015 | Seven of the 12 at-large candidates in the Sept. 15 City Council primary. | Bonapart, Darrell Gautam, Sean Greeson, Shawn Idlibby, Mo Lyles, Vi Alexander Maddalon, Billy Mitchell, James "Smuggie" |
8-13-2015 | Malcolm Graham writes about the Charleston murders, the loss of his sister, and the appropriate response. | Graham, Malcolm |
8-11-2015 | Five of the six candidates for Charlotte mayor in the September primaries make their case, answer questions. | Barnes, Michael Clodfelter, Dan Howard, David Peacock, Edwin Roberts, Jennifer Stone, Scott |
8-11-2015 | Georgia Ferrell, mother of Jonathan Ferrell, and her son Willie thanked Charlotteans who have supported them during the Kerrick trial. | Ferrell, Georgia Ferrell, Willie |
8-4-2015 | Kerr Putney, new Charlotte-Meclenburg Chief of Police, spotlights the need for officers to know their community. | Carlee, Ron Putney, Kerr |
7-28-2015 | Entrepreneurial business owners and executives share some of their experiences. | Haywood, Keith Mason, Carolyn Robinson, Tommie |
7-28-2015 | Sarah Stevenson asked for help raising money for tuition and fees for two South African students heading to the States to attend Johnson C. Smith University. | Stevenson, Sarah |
7-23-2015 | A self-appointed group of 26 Charlotte mostly business leaders will meet four times a year to address community issues they choose to tackle. | |
7-21-2015 | Staff and City Council members explained transit plans for Charlotte, and the financing difficulties ahead. | Howard, David Lyles, Vi Alexander McDonald, Dave Votaw, Tina |
7-17-2015 | Advice from Marian Wright Edelman’s guest, Dr. Terrell Strayhorn, on handling anger over discrimination. | Edelman, Marian Wright Strayhorn, Terrell |
7-14-2015 | Mecklenburg Republicans say the party is changing with the passing of a generation. | Partee, Derek Turner, Ty Watkins, Curtis |
7-7-2015 | Munro Richardson is in a listening phase as head of new Read Charlotte initiative to improve proficiency by third grade. | Richardson, Munro |
7-2-2015 | Jeremiah Chapman calls on a multiracial audience to participate in rebuilding the Briar Creek Road Baptist Church as a multiracial act of unity. | |
6-30-2015 | Three nonprofits collaborate to provide medical care and medications to those without other options. | Brooks, Joyce Jonas, Don Royster, Susan |
6-29-2015 | JCSU President Ron Carter said Monday night that Tuesday would bring a major announcement about the future of the Beatties Ford corridor. | Carter, Ronald L. |
6-27-2015 | Michael Curry, currently bishop of the Diocese of North Carolina, is first African-American elected to head the national Episcopal church. | Alexander, Martha Curry, Michael |
6-26-2015 | One in a series of reports from our far-flung correspondents. Send text and photos of your wanderings this summer here. By Blanche Penn The view of Paris from the basilica steps “Now you know I had to get a painting of me in Paris” | Penn, Blanche |
6-23-2015 | Laura Clark and Christian Friend outline rebuilding efforts at old Boulevard Homes public housing site. | Clark, Laura Friend, Christian |
6-17-2015 | Who said the Forum is all public policy and no fun? And who said it has to happen in Charlotte to be enjoyable or instructive or the Next Big Thing? As you travel this summer, send the Forum words or photos of people and places you enjoyed, or thought Charlotte might learn from. Point your […] | |
6-16-2015 | Retiring CMPD Chief Rodney Monroe and District Attorney Andrew Murray. | Monroe, Rodney Murray, Andrew |
6-9-2015 | Officials from Charlotte Works called on CMS, CPCC and employers to make time for youth to learn work skills. | Frazier, Danielle Partridge, Steve |
6-9-2015 | Vi Lyles, David Howard and Michael Barnes lay out differences on city budget vote. | Barnes, Michael Howard, David Lyles, Vi Alexander |
6-2-2015 | Officers from Mecklenburg, 12th District and 9th District Democratic Parties outlined party strategy. | Berry, Ron Boldware, Toria Deaton, Zach Newton, Matt Watkins, Cozzie |
5-28-2015 | Civil Liberties proposal goes to City Council Monday, suggesting a resolution. | Ratchford, Willie |
5-26-2015 | Training is available from Mental Health America of Central Carolinas to help spot mental health issues among family, friends and colleagues. | Caraco, Sal Ellis-Stewart, Ericka Wall-Hill, Sheila |
5-26-2015 | Joel Ford issues a call for black elected officials to work together. | Ford, Joel |
5-22-2015 | Vernon Herron. longtime Forum participant and retired Baptist minister and social justice advocate, died May 16. | Herron, Dr. Vernon |
5-19-2015 | Darrell Gregory reviewed efforts by the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council to funnel assistance to groups making a real impact with at-risk juveniles. | Gregory, Darrell |
5-12-2015 | Google Fiber staffers on the status of the rollout of gigabyte-speed Internet access in Charlotte. | Hester, Lilyn Player, Mary Ellen |
5-5-2015 | Warren Cooksey and Jean Leier with an update on the N.C. project to add toll lanes on I-77. | Cooksey, Warren Leier, Jean Thornton, Tamaka |
5-5-2015 | City staff and elected officials offer a primer in Manager Ron Carlee’s city budget proposal. | Austin, Al Eagle, Kim Lyles, Vi Alexander Phipps, Greg |
5-5-2015 | Video of “A Dream Again Deferred?”, a look back and forward about how segregation and resegregation played out in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. | Gaillard, Frye Nelson, Amy Hawn |
4-28-2015 | Four commissioners address county issues of the day, including elections, budgets, social mobility. | Cotham, Pat Fuller, Trevor Leake, Vilma Scarborough, Ella |
4-27-2015 | April 27, 2015 The print edition of the Charlotte Observer carried a report this morning on C.W. Williams Community Health Center. If an online version emerges, a link to it will be placed here. | Weeks, Debra |
4-21-2015 | Staff from Piedmont Health Services and Sickle Cell Agency described their efforts to assist sickle cell patients, and educate the public on disease. | Coleman, Azizi |
4-21-2015 | Vi Lyles explains Council thinking on moving garbage collection costs to the property tax. | Lyles, Vi Alexander |
4-16-2015 | An archive of material on the CMS budget, from various sources. | Clark, Ann |
4-14-2015 | Sarah Stevenson and Forum receive JCSU Arch of Triumph Award at university’s April 11 Gala. | Carter, Ronald L. Stevenson, Sarah |
4-14-2015 | Dale Mullennix on Housing First, a trailblazing effort to end chronic homelessness. | Mullennix, Dale |
4-14-2015 | Tom Hanley on first year at Commonwealth High, a for-profit high school succeeding with dropouts. | Hanley, Thomas |
4-7-2015 | Members of the Mecklenburg delegation to the N.C. General Assembly, including Sen. Jeff Tarte pictured, reviewed issues pending during the current session. | Carney, Becky Cunningham, Carla Earle, Beverly Ford, Joel Moore, Rodney Tarte, Jeff Waddell, Joyce |
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4-2-2015 | Charlotte artist Tommie Robinson’s 2015 exhibition at Latibah Collard Green Museum featured the Environmental Series canvases that were part of his recent work as UNCC artist-in-residence. | Robinson, Tommie |
3-31-2015 | Debra Weeks, new CEO of C.W. Williams Community Health Center. | Walton, William Weeks, Debra |
3-24-2015 | Supt. Ann Clark on why she does what she does, on leadership, and on the issues of the day. | Clark, Ann |
3-17-2015 | Connie Sessoms Jr. says CMS Driver’s Ed will reach fewer teens if fees rise to cover costs. | Sessoms Jr., Connie |
3-10-2015 | Mary McCray said the CMS school board would start by consulting the community as it begins the search for a new long-term superintendent. | McCray, Mary |
3-3-2015 | LaWana Mayfield and David Howard offered explanations of LGBT vote on City Council, and how allegations of price gouging during CIAA are being dealt with. | Howard, David Mayfield, LaWana Slack |
3-3-2015 | Longtime TV journalist Ken Koontz looks back on events in city, offers a warning to young people, and discusses his current projects. | Koontz, Ken |
2-24-2015 | Bob Morgan, president of the Charlotte Chamber, painted a picture of a diverse, growing city and a chamber trying to change with it. | Morgan, Bob |
2-24-2015 | An update on renovation at West Charlotte Recreation Center. | Cottman, Tari |
2-10-2015 | Amid requests for mentoring and support, Forum participants raise questions about who’s in charge at West Charlotte High. | Hundley, Tamara Metz, George Walker, Daisy |
2-3-2015 | Corine Mack was recently named president of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg chapter of the NAACP. | Mack, Corine |
1-27-2015 | Charlotte City Manager Ron Carlee discusses his role, the high-profile issues on the city’s agenda, and how he came to see city government as a tool for justice. | Carlee, Ron |
1-20-2015 | “Highlighting African-American Achievers” is Feb. 19-21. | Penn, Blanche |
1-20-2015 | Charles Everage offers one lawyer’s advice on how citizens should conduct themselves with police. | Everage, Charles |
1-20-2015 | A few numbers describing the Forum’s year in 2014. | |
1-20-2015 | Betty Howell Gray on Feb. 12-13 conference on “Educating Our Black Youth: A Community Responsibility” | Gray, Betty Howell |
1-20-2015 | Sandra Clory announced a Tai Chi class she is teaching at Myers Park Baptist Church. | Clory, Sandra |
1-17-2015 | H. Allen Smith, who left CMS last spring and became chief of schools in Oakland, Calif., keynoted Charlote’s Growing the Dream Awards presentation. | Smith, Allen |
1-13-2015 | Belk Foundation’s Johanna Anderson outlines 8-year project to have 80% of third-graders reading proficiently in 8 years. | Anderson, Johanna |
1-6-2015 | Elected leaders at local and state levels offered comments about the issues of 2015. | Austin, Al Barnes, Michael Cotham, Pat Cunningham, Carla Earle, Beverly Howard, David Lyles, Vi Alexander Waddell, Joyce |
1-6-2015 | Desmond Wiggan described investment services available from Primerica. | Wiggan, Desmond |
12-16-2014 | Participants in the Forum’s weekly discussions of public policy set aside all the serious stuff for conversation, caroling and the Take A Gift game. | |
12-9-2014 | Noise abatement area around Charlotte’s airport is reportedly about to be reduced in size. | Mayfield, LaWana Slack Phipps, Greg |
12-9-2014 | The median in a portion of Beatties Ford Road has undergone numerous redesigns to accommodate adjoining property owners. An exploration of the history. | Austin, Al Holmes, Paul |
12-9-2014 | Nelson Adesegha on fallout from Chapter 11 filing at C.W. Williams Community Health Center. | Adesegha, Nelson |
12-2-2014 | Trevor Fuller describes the task ahead for a task force asked to find ways to make families in poverty more upwardly mobile. | Fuller, Trevor |
12-2-2014 | George Dunlap argued that County Commissioners had a policy that anyone could be elected commissioners chairman, not just the top vote-getter. | Dunlap, George |
12-2-2014 | Melanie Brown asked for volunteers to help West Charlotte High School place volunteer proctors for end-of-course testing in January. | Brown, Melanie |
12-2-2014 | Rodney Moore offers an update on an anti-racial profiling civil liberties bill he is committed to in the N.C. General Assembly. | Moore, Rodney |
11-25-2014 | Johnson C. Smith University to present one of its Arch of Triumph Awards to the Forum at its annual gala in April 2015. | Carter, Ronald L. |
11-25-2014 | Four Board of Education members take questions on events surrounding the resignation of CMS Supt. Heath Morrison. | Ellis-Stewart, Ericka McCray, Mary Morgan, Tim Waddell, Joyce |
11-18-2014 | LaTarzja Henry says CMS leaders will continue to make themselves available to answer questions in the community. | Henry, LaTarzja |
11-18-2014 | Terry Ellington and Lesha Dodson on HIV/AIDS in Charlotte and the Carolinas, and the work of Carolinas Care Partnership. | Dodson, Lesha Ellington, Terry |
11-18-2014 | Alicia Brooks thanked supporters for help during her election to be a District Court judge. | Brooks, Alicia |
11-11-2014 | Nelson Adesegha and Laurissa Adams-Hunt, board members for ailing C.W. Williams Community Health Center, offered an update on the center’s “reorganization.” | Adams-Hunt, Laurissa Adesegha, Nelson |
11-11-2014 | Resident Superior Court Judge Linwood Foust comments on changing demographics on the local bench. | Foust, Linwood |
11-11-2014 | Lucy Bush Carter, executive director of Friendship Trays, made this presentation Tuesday about the launch Wednesday of a new culinary job training program. | Carter, Lucy Bush |
11-4-2014 | Here are the winners of 2014 elections in Mecklenburg and North Carolina. | Marcus, Natasha |
10-28-2014 | John Arrowood is one of 19 candidates for a single N.C. Court of Appeals seat. | Arrowood, John |
10-28-2014 | Mark Davis, running for re-election to N.C. Court of Appeals, encourages listeners to vote their interests. | Davis, Mark |
10-28-2014 | Supt. Heath Morrison speaks on the eve of a citizen vote on a sales tax hike that could boost teacher pay. | Morrison, Heath |
10-21-2014 | Irwin Carmichael and Chris Hailey spar over their proposals for the Sheriff’s Department. | Carmichael, Irwin Hailey, Chris |
10-21-2014 | Alma Adams is the Greensboro Democrat who won the Democratic nomination for the 12th District and faces Republican Vince Coakley on Nov. 4. | Adams, Alma |
10-21-2014 | Martha Efird and Elisa Chinn Gary, candidates for Mecklenburg Clerk of Superior Court | Chinn Gary, Elisa Efird, Martha |
10-14-2014 | John Crawford makes a pitch for the Charlotte Housing Authority Scholarship Fund. | Crawford, John |
10-14-2014 | Richard Rivette is challenging incumbent Joel Ford in N.C. Senate District 38. Ford appeared Sept. 23. | Rivette, Richard |
10-14-2014 | At-large county commissioner candidates Ella Scarborough, Emily Zuyus, Scott Carlisle, Trevor Fuller and Pat Cotham. | Carlisle, Scott Cotham, Pat Fuller, Trevor Inman, Lucy Rivette, Richard Scarborough, Ella Zuyus, Emily |
10-7-2014 | Radio personality Travis “Church Boy” Gilliam headlines session on the perils of unacknowledged depression. | Black, Dr. Trasha Gilliam, Travis "Church Boy" |
10-7-2014 | Jim Puckett and Leonard Richardson vie for Commissioners District 1 seat. | Puckett, Jim Richardson, Leonard |
10-5-2014 | Fannie Flono, who both attended and presented at the Forum, retires. Excerpts from comments at a retirement party. | Ferguson, Barbara Flono, Fannie Griffin, Arthur Marshall, Stephanie Williams, Ed |
9-30-2014 | Craig Winegardner and Sharon Hudson make case against I-77 toll lanes. | Hudson, Sharon Winegardner, Craig |
9-30-2014 | Marinn Bengel and others argue for city bond and sales tax questions on the Nov. 4 ballot. | Barnhardt, Elizabeth Bengel, Marinn Bush, Robert Cook, Carrie Lyles, Vi Alexander |
9-23-2014 | Newcomer LaTrice McRae is running for the N.C. legislature in Senate District 41. | McRae, LaTrice |
9-23-2014 | Joel Ford is seeking re-election to the N.C. Senate representing westside District 38. His opponent, Richard Rivette, will present at a later date. | Ford, Joel |
9-23-2014 | LaTarzja Henry offers an “informercial” for the ballot question on a sales tax increase. | Henry, LaTarzja |
9-10-2014 | Text cache of Obserrver story about Sept. 9 Forum presentation. | |
9-9-2014 | Judicial candidates on the November ballot. | Archie, Carla Bowers, John Brooks, Alicia Montgomery, Eric Nixon, Theo Trotman, Yolanda |
9-2-2014 | The Young Entrepreneurs Network is helping young business owners learn the ropes. | Adams, Marqua Barber, Taqiya Edwards, Jefferson Ellis, Amber Macon, Maria Majeed, Nasif McKinney, Christopher Wright, Jasmine Wright, Jessica |
8-30-2014 | Observer editorial about police department use-of-force policy. | |
8-26-2014 | Rep. Rodney Moore offers a thank-you for support during the recently ended legislative session. | Moore, Rodney |
8-26-2014 | Marc Friedland outlines work in front of the Mecklenburg Democratic Party that he now chairs. | Friedland, Marc |
8-26-2014 | Lisa Barnes and LaTarzja Henry discuss changes under way in CMS designed to reduce student misbehavior. | Barnes, Lisa Henry, LaTarzja |
8-25-2014 | Residents review renovation plans for West Charlotte Recreation Center. | Barnes, Calandra Cottman, Tari Jones, Lee Kitterman, Heidi McNamee, Daniel Sweat, Steve Turton, Tim Williams, Darrell |
8-19-2014 | Darrell Gregory on programs that can improve young people’s lives. | Gregory, Darrell |
8-19-2014 | Malcolm Graham describes the Indaba or “meeting of the elders” on Sept. 12-13 at J.C. Smith, focusing on parental engagement in the West Trade/Beatties Ford corridor. | Graham, Malcolm |
8-12-2014 | Sen. Malcolm Graham and Sen. Joel Ford collaborate on an update of legislative action. | Ford, Joel Graham, Malcolm |
8-5-2014 | Warren Cooksey discusses HOT lanes on I-77 as part of a DOT 101 presentation. | Cooksey, Warren Ford, Joel |
8-5-2014 | Joel Ford raises concerns about MBE participation rate at the N.C. Department of Transportation. | Ford, Joel |
7-29-2014 | Observer story on JCSU exhibit on African-American philanthropy. | Fullwood, Valaida Rhue, Monika |
7-29-2014 | Denada Jackson predicts another jump in graduation rate at West Charlottte High. | Jackson, Denada |
7-24-2014 | Daisy Spears Stroud dies at 92. An appreciation and two obituaries. | Stroud, Daisy Spears |
7-8-2014 | Joel Ford along with Rodney Moore and Malcolm Graham offered a Raleigh Report. | Ford, Joel Graham, Malcolm Moore, Rodney |
7-8-2014 | Gyasi Foluke with a theory on how to implement community change in the African-American community | Foluke, Dr. Gyasi |
7-1-2014 | Trevor Fuller on November referendum to increase sales tax, chiefly to pay for a teacher salary boost. | Fuller, Trevor |
7-1-2014 | Thomas Hanley describes the goals of Commonwealth High, a charter set to open in August. | Hanley, Thomas |
6-24-2014 | Parents and education: An Open Forum discussion of who’s responsible when Johnny can’t read, or doesn’t behave. | |
6-17-2014 | Trevor Fuller on county budget and fall referendum on sales tax hike to boost teacher pay. | Fuller, Trevor |
6-17-2014 | Judge Theo Nixon comments on changes in N.C. law related to fracking and resale of guns used in crimes. | Nixon, Theo |
6-17-2014 | Velma Love describes the Lee Thompson Young Foundation’s aims to improve public awareness of mental health issues. | Love, Velma Moore, Thomas Young, Lee |
6-17-2014 | Megan Boler and Zachary Denard introduce the League of Conservation Voters. | Austin, Al Barnes, Michael Boler, Megan Denard, Zachary Phipps, Greg |
6-17-2014 | Vi Lyles comments on issues at stake in Kay Hagan’s U.S. Senate re-election effort. | Hagan, Kay Lyles, Vi Alexander |
6-10-2014 | Open Forum on testing at West Charlotte, on a Black Summit, on educating a captive audience. | Chavis, Dr. Ben |
6-3-2014 | Supt. Heath Morrison discusses CMS budget and impact on CMS of proposals before the legislature. | Morrison, Heath |
5-27-2014 | Randy Harrington leads a presentation on the Charlotte operating budget and community investment plan. | Driggs, Ed Harrington, Randy Mayfield, LaWana Slack Phipps, Greg |
5-20-2014 | Making Change Happen in the African-American community. An Open Forum discussion. | |
5-20-2014 | Lucy Inman, for 4 years a Superior Court judge, is running for a seat on the N.C. Court of Appeals. | Inman, Lucy |
5-14-2014 | Sandra Conway and Elyse Dashew spearhead a letterwriting and petition drive to fully fund the CMS budget. | Conway, Sandra Dashew, Elyse |
5-13-2014 | County Manager Dena Diorio on the current budget process. | Diorio, Dena Jones, Harry |
5-7-2014 | Primary Election results in Mecklenburg. | Adams, Alma Bradford, John Carmichael, Irwin Coakley, Vince Cotham, Pat Efird, Martha Fuller, Trevor Hagan, Kay Hailey, Chris Hudson, Robin Leake, Vilma Levinson, Eric Pittinger, Robert Rucho, Robert Scarborough, Ella Tillis, Thom Waddell, Joyce |
4-29-2014 | Mary Johnson’s partisan endorsements while facilitating a Forum meeting brought a statement from Forum co-founder Sarah Stevenson. | Johnson, Mary Foxx Stevenson, Sarah |
4-29-2014 | West Charlotte High School Global Perspective Studies proposed by first-year teachers Rachel Scott and Paige Laurain. | Laurain, Paige Scott, Rachel |
4-29-2014 | James Ford, a Garinger High world history teacher, is the 2014 N.C. Teacher of the Year. | Ford, James |
4-22-2014 | Primary candidates Vince Coakley, Curtis Osborne, Antoine Ensley, Dondhi Burrell. Special election candidates Amelia Stinson-Wesley, Darrell Bonapart. | Bonapart, Darrell Burrell, Dondhi Coakley, Vince Ensley, Antoine Osborne, Curtis Stinson-Wesley, Amelia |
4-22-2014 | Dondhi Burrell is a candidate in the May 6 Democratic primary for the Commissioners District 2 seat. | Burrell, Dondhi |
4-22-2014 | Antoine Ensley is a candidate in the May 6 Democratic primary for the office of sheriff. | Ensley, Antoine |
4-22-2014 | Curtis Osborne is a candidate in the May 6 primary for the U.S. House 12 seat vacated by Mel Watt. | Osborne, Curtis |
4-22-2014 | Darrell Bonaparte is a candidate in the May 3 Democratic Party special election to fill the unexpired N.C. Senate 37 seat vacated by Dan Clodfelter. | Bonapart, Darrell |
4-22-2014 | Amelia Stinson-Wesley is a candidate in a Democratic Party special election on May 3 for the N.C. Senate seat vacated by Dan Clodfelter. | Stinson-Wesley, Amelia |
4-22-2014 | Vince Coakley is a candidate in the May 6 Republican primary for the U.S. House District 12 seat. | Coakley, Vince |
4-15-2014 | Leon Burton, who became CEO of C.W. Williams Community Health Center April 1, joins Mark Batson and Laura McClettie in outlining efforts to sign people up for the Affordable Care Act. | Batson, Mark Burton, Leon McClettie, Laura |
4-8-2014 | District 12 U.S. Congress candidates George Battle, Leon Threatt and Malcolm Graham. | Battle, George Graham, Malcolm Threatt, Leon |
4-8-2014 | Dan Clodfelter asks for support the day before he begins an appointive term as Charlotte mayor. | Cannon, Patrick Clodfelter, Dan |
4-1-2014 | Sylvia Grier is among interviews in WTVI feature about grandparents, even great-grandparents raising youngsters. | Grier, Sylvia |
4-1-2014 | Irwin Carmichael is in the May 6 Democratic primary for Sheriff. | Carmichael, Irwin |
4-1-2014 | Vilma Leake is in the May 6 primary seeking another term on the County Commissioners. | Leake, Vilma |
4-1-2014 | Council member Vi Alexander Lyles addresses gentrification issue in Charlotte. | Lyles, Vi Alexander |
3-25-2014 | Akeshia Craven-Howell and others from CMS discuss N.C. charter school law and relations between CMS and the charters. | Anderson, Bill Craven-Howell, Akeshia Foluke, Dr. Gyasi Ford, Joel Griffin, Arthur Henry, LaTarzja Nixon, Theo Sink, Jonathan |
3-18-2014 | Matt Newton is a candidate in the May 6 Democratic primary for N.C. Senate District 40. | Newton, Matt |
3-18-2014 | Nasif Majeed is a candidate in the May Democratic primary for N.C. Senate 40. | Majeed, Nasif |
3-18-2014 | Morris McAdoo is a candidate in the May 6 primary for N.C. Senate District 40. | McAdoo, Morris |
3-18-2014 | Yolanda Trotman is a candidate in November for District Court judge. | Trotman, Yolanda |
3-18-2014 | Elisa Chinn Gary is a candidate in the November election for Clerk of Superior Court. | Chinn Gary, Elisa |
3-18-2014 | Alicia Brooks is a candidate in November for District Court Judge. | Brooks, Alicia |
3-18-2014 | Ella Scarborough is a candidate in the May 6 primary for an at-large seat on the Board of County Commissioners. | Scarborough, Ella |
3-18-2014 | Kim Ratliff is a candidate in the May 6 primary for an at-large seat on the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners. | Ratliff, Kim |
3-18-2014 | Elaine Powell is a candidate in the May 6 primary for an at-large seat on the Board of County Commissioners. | Powell, Elaine |
3-18-2014 | Trevor Fuller is a candidate in the May 6 primary for an at-large seat on the Board of County Commissioners. | Fuller, Trevor |
3-18-2014 | Pat Cotham is a candidate in the May 6 primary for an at-large seat on the County Commissioners. | Cotham, Pat |
3-18-2014 | Joyce Waddell is a candidate in the May 6 primary for N.C. Senate District 40. | Waddell, Joyce |
3-18-2014 | Ty Turner is a candidate in the May 6 Democratic primary for N.C. Senate District. 40. | Turner, Ty |
3-18-2014 | Primary election season has begun. Here’s an index to candidates who addressed the Forum. | |
3-18-2014 | Hagan Senate campaign political director Douglas Wilson assesses the campaign. | Hagan, Kay Wilson, Douglas |
3-14-2014 | “West Charlotte High School Story” of ’96 re-aired in tribute to Leroy “Pop” Miller, who died March 1. | Miller, Leroy "Pop" |
3-11-2014 | Sandra Clory on trip to Egypt and the Falasha or Ethopian Jews that her father called his people. | Clory, Sandra |
3-11-2014 | Millard House and others offered an update on New Leaders, the nonprofit that trains lateral entry and school personnel for leadership jobs. | Caesar, Latoya House, Millard Mason, Michele |
3-4-2014 | T.D. Elder and Lillian Herron recall their years of nursing in Mecklenburg amid racism. | Elder, Tereasea D. Herron, Lillian |
2-28-2014 | Observer story about a change in city policy on job applications, sent in by Council member LaWana Mayfield. | |
2-25-2014 | Arthur Griffin on “The Long Struggle for Equity in Education in NC,” joined by Richard McElrath and Sarah Stevenson. | Griffin, Arthur McElrath, Richard Stevenson, Sarah |
2-18-2014 | University Park residents oppose city rezoning for motel | Koontz, Ken |
2-18-2014 | “Lived Black History”: Forum participants share stories of the pain, indignities—and coping—of life under segregation. | Cotham, Pat Flowers, Levester Foluke, Dr. Gyasi Griffin, Arthur Johnson, Mary Foxx Koontz, Ken Louallen, Craig Majeed, Nasif Penn, Blanche Robinson, Tommie Simmons, Ken Stevenson, Sarah Waddell, Joyce |
2-18-2014 | Joyce Waddell portrayed Harriet Tubman in Underground Railroad skit at Wallace Pruitt Rec Center. | Penn, Blanche Waddell, Joyce |
2-11-2014 | Anna Hood and Fannie Flono discuss breaking down barriers in the workplace. | Flono, Fannie Hood, Anna |
2-9-2014 | StudentFirst Academy: An update | Gates, Derrick Halliday, Deborah Handford, Phyllis Mack, Victor Moss, Sandra Williams, Reshall Winstel, Jennifer |
2-9-2014 | Text cache of Observer’s Feb. 9 article on StudentFirst Academy. | |
1-21-2014 | Dr. Vernon Herron opens the Forum with a remembrance of his longtime friend T.B. Haynes and civil rights pioneer Franklin McCain. | Haynes, T.B. Herron, Dr. Vernon McCain, Franklin |
1-14-2014 | Trevor Fuller discusses leadership changes on the Mecklenburg County board. | Fuller, Trevor |
11-26-2013 | Text cache: Harry Jones interviewed after Forum presentation about candidacy for county board. | Jones, Harry |
11-5-2013 | Election 2013 results. | Austin, Al Autry, John Bailey, Paul Barnes, Michael Byers-Bailey, Thelma Cannon, Patrick Davis, Eric Driggs, Ed Fallon, Claire Green Howard, David Kinsey, Patsy Lennon, Rhonda Lyles, Vi Alexander Mayfield, LaWana Slack Phipps, Greg Smith, Kenny Tate, Tom Waddell, Joyce |
10-29-2013 | Supt. Heath Morrison spoke about the bond issue on Tuesday’s ballot. | Morrison, Heath |
10-29-2013 | Charlotte mayoral candidates Edwin Peacock and Patrick Cannon addressed the Forum separately. | Cannon, Patrick Peacock, Edwin |
10-22-2013 | CMS’s Allen Smith discusses how he is preparing for a November report on needs of westside schools. | Smith, Allen |
10-22-2013 | Candidates for City Council addressed the Forum. | Austin, Al Driggs, Ed Fallon, Claire Green Phipps, Greg Zytkow, Michael |
10-15-2013 | City Council candidates Al Austin, Vi Lyles, Mark Frietch, Dennis Peterson, Michael Barnes, Dave Howard, Ken Harris. | Austin, Al Barnes, Michael Frietch, Mark Harris, Ken Howard, David Lyles, Vi Alexander Peterson, Dennis |
9-26-2013 | MeckEd has named Sarah Stevenson its 2013 Education Champion. | Stevenson, Sarah |
9-22-2013 | Henry Rock wants to train Charlotteeans to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams. | Rock, Henry |
9-17-2013 | Three speakers from different organizations focus on minority inclusion in the workplace. | Lloyd, Chiquitha Smith, Yana Symone Watson, Eric |
9-17-2013 | N.C. Rep. Becky Carney offered an extemporaneous argument that policy opinion drives public policy. | Carney, Becky |
9-10-2013 | Primary election winners and leaders. | Austin, Al Autry, John Barnes, Michael Cannon, Patrick Driggs, Ed Fallon, Claire Green Howard, David Kinsey, Patsy Lyles, Vi Alexander Peacock, Edwin Phipps, Greg Smith, Kenny |
9-3-2013 | Four Democratic candidates for Charlotte mayor address their differences. | Cannon, Patrick Dunn, Gary Mitchell, James "Smuggie" Puckett, Lucille |
8-27-2013 | Edwin Peacock, in a Sept. 10 GOP Charlotte mayoral primary, and at-large City Council GOP candidate Dennis Peterson. | Peacock, Edwin Peterson, Dennis |
7-19-2013 | President Obama offers comments on Trayvon Martin verdict. | Obama, Barack |
7-9-2013 | Lathan Wood offers commentary on “disconnect” between Forum discussion and realities on local campuses. | Wood, Lathan |
7-2-2013 | Arthur Griffin discusses education trends, warns of possible two-tiered education system. | Griffin, Arthur |
7-2-2013 | Rep. Rodney Moore discusses the General Assembly’s budget,. | Moore, Rodney |
7-2-2013 | CMS school board member Joyce Waddell discusses year-round schools and the Common Core curriculum. | Waddell, Joyce |
7-2-2013 | CMS School Board chair Mary McCray discusses the budget. | McCray, Mary |
7-1-2013 | Anthony Foxx resigned as Mayor of Charlotte; Patsy Kinsey elected to fill remaining months of term. | Foxx, Anthony Kinsey, Patsy |
6-25-2013 | The Kinsey Collection, art and artifacts of the African-American experience, opens June 29 at the Gantt Center. | Kinsey, Bernard Kinsey, Khalil Kinsey, Shirley |
6-25-2013 | Allen Smith explains his task as CMS community superintendent for the Harding, Berry and West Meck areas. | Smith, Allen |
6-11-2013 | Zwelabo Mandela narrates video about a JCSU survey on issues in the Northwest Corridor. | Mandela, Zwelabo |
6-4-2013 | Kaa Ma’at outlined her effort to acquire a low-power FM station license to serve west Charlotte. | Ma'at, Kaa |
6-4-2013 | Juneteenth founder Pape Ndiaye laid out financial support needed for Independence Park event. | Ndiaye, Pape |
5-28-2013 | Supt. Heath Morrison’s answers to six questions. | Morrison, Heath |
5-7-2013 | N.C. Rep. Rodney Moore outlined his view of how Democrats could return to power in the N.C. General Assembly by 2018. | Moore, Rodney |
5-7-2013 | Dr. Gyasi Foluke comments on the value of group pressure politics. | Foluke, Dr. Gyasi |
4-30-2013 | Miss Queen City, TyNia Rene’ Brandon, sings from a repetoire that will take her to the Miss North Carolina pageant. | Brandon, TyNia Rene |
4-30-2013 | South Africa trip taken by students and adults: a report. | Crooks, Christopher Crooks, Geri Stevenson, Sarah |
4-23-2013 | James Mitchell and Paul Holmes comment on the widening project under way along Beatties Ford Road. | Holmes, Paul Mitchell, James "Smuggie" |
4-23-2013 | Fulton Meachem talks about the Charlotte Housing Authority about 6 months after his arrival as CEO. | Meachem, Fulton |
4-16-2013 | Dr. Frederick Grosse talks about Elon Homes and Schools for Children | Grosse, Frederick |
4-9-2013 | Mayor Pro Tem Patrick Cannon says only that he is “considering” mayor’s race. | Cannon, Patrick |
4-2-2013 | John White and Bernice Feaster share spotlight at Forum. | Feaster, Bernice White, John |
3-26-2013 | Mayor Pro Tem Patrick Cannon’s statement on errors and misleading statements in coverage of airport authority proposal. | Cannon, Patrick Holloman, T. Vance |
3-26-2013 | Mecklenburg Park & Rec won a national gold medal for its work. Facility Manager Calandra Barnes explains. | Barnes, Calandra |
3-24-2013 | Valaida Fullwood and Charles Thomas present at TEDxCharlotte about their book, “Giving Back.” | Fullwood, Valaida Thomas, Charles |
3-23-2013 | Ken Koontz has available for sale two DVDs on the Obama era. Here are two short excerpts. | Koontz, Ken |
3-19-2013 | Nicole Dean of Belk’s talks about the retailer’s community involvement and education efforts. | Dean, Nicole |
3-19-2013 | Whitni Wilson-Wertz, president of the Junior League of Charlotte, describes group’s program for youth health. | Wilson-Wertz, Whitni |
3-19-2013 | Experts describe a “system of care” surrounding a family whose child is in emotional crisis. | Black, Dr. Trasha Cloud, Bobbie Jo Fuller, Trevor Kilmer, Dr. Ryan McCray, Mary Risk, Paul Robinson, Irma Stevenson, Sarah Trosch, Lou |
3-12-2013 | Malachi Greene says thanks for prayers and support during a recent illness. | Greene, Malachi |
3-12-2013 | Toni Tupponce of A Sign of the Times of the Carolinas on what music can do to engage children in education. | Tupponce, Toni |
3-12-2013 | Stacey Rose on her application for an N.C. charter for Charlotte Learning Academy. | Rose, Stacey |
3-12-2013 | Dr. Nicole Priestly heads Title 1 elementaries in CMS’s Central Zone. | Priestly, Dr. Nicole |
3-11-2013 | Sen. Kay Hagan writes about Civil Rights Pilgrimage | Hagan, Kay |
2-26-2013 | CMS flier on town halls tied to the 22 task forces, including two in April announced today at the Forum. | |
2-19-2013 | McCrorey YMCA Executive Director Karen Gipson reported on the MLK Prayer Breakfast held this year on Jan. 21. | Gipson, Karen |
2-19-2013 | Friendship Gardens mobile market to accept EBT cards. | Carter, Lucy Bush |
2-19-2013 | Blanche Penn previews the Underground Railroad presentation and Black Inventions Exhibit at the Pruitt Rec Center. | Penn, Blanche |
2-19-2013 | Sheila Peltzer of KN2P offers update on lobbying legislators to change child custody laws. | Peltzer, Sheila |
2-19-2013 | Richard McElrath talks about upcoming CMS math tests, which will focus on word problems. | McElrath, Richard |
2-19-2013 | Becky Carney’s Raleigh Report for Feb. 18 | Carney, Becky |
2-12-2013 | Statement on superintendent’s 8 goals | Gray, Betty Howell Morrison, Heath |
2-12-2013 | West Charlotte High Principal John Wall addresses Forum. | Wall, John |
2-11-2013 | ‘Cultural competency and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’ | Block, Kathryn Morrison, Heath |
2-5-2013 | Malachi Greene: He’s baaaaack! | Greene, Malachi |
2-5-2013 | Henry explains new role forging CMS partnerships with community groups. | Henry, LaTarzja |
2-4-2013 | Anthony Foxx on the State of the City | Foxx, Anthony |
1-29-2013 | New Leaders, the national organization helping train CMS principals and other leaders, explains its program. | Brooks, Malcolm Grant, Angela Guckian, Eric Harris, Alison Lister, Amy Mason, Michele Oliver, Shana Simmons, Altovese Turner, Erik |
1-29-2013 | Here’s what Ken Koontz said about cooperation among educational institutions during the New Leaders presentation. | Koontz, Ken |
1-22-2013 | Rep. Kelly Alexander on literacy tests, Art Pope and more. | Alexander, Kelly |
1-22-2013 | Sheila Peltzer, an advocate for shared parenting custody laws, addressed the Forum. | Peltzer, Sheila |
1-15-2013 | Ursula Douglas on Nurse-Family Partnership | Douglas, Ursula |
1-13-2013 | StudentFirst Academy charter: Plans for a window on the world | Belizaire, Stuart Chicot, Donan Handford, Phyllis Moss, Sandra Walls, Curtis Williams, Reshall |
12-18-2012 | Christmas Party 2012 | |
12-11-2012 | Beverly Irby, CEO of C.W. Williams Community Health Center, on upcoming changes in health care, Medicare, Medicaid. | Irby, Beverly |
12-4-2012 | Richard McElrath on linkage between housing policy and school success. | McElrath, Richard |
12-4-2012 | Ken Simmons on what it will to see West Charlotte High succeed. | Simmons, Ken |
12-4-2012 | LaWana Mayfield on City Council’s decision to fill afterschool program budget gap. | Mayfield, LaWana Slack |
11-27-2012 | Today’s student: A discussion focused on students at West Charlotte High School. | Harden, George Ivory, Carlenia Walker, Daisy |
11-20-2012 | The Gantt Center: An update from Director of Advancement Tiffany L. Graham and Marketing Specialist Sharon Holm. | Graham, TIffany Holm, Sharon |
11-20-2012 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg education pioneer Kat Crosby dies. | Belton, David Crosby, Kat Crosby, Kathleen Ratchford, Willie Stevenson, Sarah |
11-20-2012 | A post-election comment: N.C. Rep. Martha Alexander. | Alexander, Martha |
11-13-2012 | Cogdell: ‘We have a polarizing state of our nation’ | Cogdell, Harold |
11-13-2012 | N.C. Sen.-elect Joel Ford’s post-election comments. | Ford, Joel |
11-13-2012 | City Council’s LaWana Mayfield: “We need to hear from the community.” | Mayfield, LaWana Slack |
11-13-2012 | L.I.F.T. may not use year-round calendar at all 9 schools, official says. | Williams, Brandi |
11-6-2012 | Election results | Obama, Barack |
10-27-2012 | Ken Simmons on what it will take to end bullying. | Simmons, Ken |
10-23-2012 | Three candidates for U.S. Congress, two for the 12th District, one for the 9th District. | Brosch, Jack Roberts, Jennifer Watt, Mel |
10-23-2012 | Hanks addresses questions about postings on a white supremacist web forum | Hanks, Doug |
10-23-2012 | Richard McElrath discussed housing, low-wealth neighborhoods and difficulties CMS faces educating all children. | McElrath, Richard |
10-16-2012 | Candidates for District Court discussed what they could about the courts and their preparation to serve. | Brown-Williams, Charlotte Culler, Jena Hands, Ty Henderson, Gary Hewett, Tracy Hoover, Donnie Smithson, Grant Thompson, Jeff Traw, Alyson Wiggins, Roy |
10-16-2012 | The Judge Charlotte Brown-Williams-Tracy Hanna Hewett contest for a District Court seat. | Brown-Williams, Charlotte Hewett, Tracy |
10-16-2012 | The Judge Jena Culler-Grant Smithson contest for a District Court seat. | Culler, Jena Smithson, Grant |
10-16-2012 | The Judge Ty Hands-Jeff Thompson contest for a District Court seat. | Hands, Ty Thompson, Jeff |
10-16-2012 | The David Strickland-Kary Church Watson contest for a District Court seat. | Strickland, David Watson, Kary Church |
10-16-2012 | The Judge Donnie Hoover-Alyson G. Traw contest for a District Court seat. | Hoover, Donnie Traw, Alyson |
10-16-2012 | The Gary Henderson-Roy H. Wiggins contest for an open DIstrict Court seatl. | Henderson, Gary Wiggins, Roy |
10-9-2012 | Candidates for district seats on the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners. | Bradford, Keith Green-Johnson, Connie Harvey, Paula Leake, Gary |
10-2-12 | Candidates for county commissioner at-large, N.C. Senate address the Forum. |
10-2-12 | CMS board member Joyce Waddell on need for attendance at Supt. Heath Morrison's town hall meetings |
10-2-12 | CMS board member Richard McElrath on the staff changes already made under CMS Supt. Heath Morrison |
9-25-12 | Sen. Charlie Dannelly: An Appreciation |
9-25-12 | Title 1 Briefing: Two CMS staffers describe the federal program that puts additional dollars into high-poverty schools |
9-25-12 | N.C. House candidates |
9-18-12 | N.C. Senate candidates |
9-11-12 | CMS Supt. Heath Morrison talks about suspensions, school closings and other hot topics. |
9-6-12 | Dan Murrey writes about alternate viewing locations for DNC acceptance speech. |
9-4-12 | No Forum; Democratic National Convention week in Charlotte. |
8-28-12 | Steve Partridge, CEO of Charlotte Works, a workforce training and job placement program. |
8-28-12 | Dr. Gyasi Foluke responds to the death of Khalil Malik Cousart, 13. |
8-21-12 | CMPD Chief Rodney Monroe briefs the Forum on DNC security issues. |
8-14-12 | Mayor Anthony Foxx discusses the DNC, city capital needs, growth, homelessness, and his own political future. |
8-7-12 | Ben Carroll, Coalition to March on Wall Street South. |
7-31-12 | A'Shanti Gholar, Democratic National Convention coordinator of public engagement. |
7-24-12 | Democracy NC's Robert Dawkins, Zaina Alsous and Stefan Weathers on get-out-the-vote efforts. |
7-17-12 | No Forum; second N.C. primary |
7-10-12 | Charity Bell addresses changes in the CMS Central Secondary Zone that she leads. |
7-3-12 | JCSU staffer Torrey Feimster addresses rumor that the university will phase out its teacher training program. |
7-3-12 | Denise Watts offers an update on Project L.I.F.T., the foundation-funded rescue effort at eight west Charlotte schools |
6-26-12 | Sam Divine of Atlanta discusses his roots in Liberia. |
6-19-12 | City Council members discuss budget impasse. |
6-14-12 | B.B. De Laine dies; lived a life devoted to the betterment of all of God's children. |
6-12-12 | City Council member Claire Fallon explains her opposition to baseball and the budget. |
6-5-12 | A recap of the day's discussion about how Charlotte celebrates the MLK holiday. |
6-5-12 | Michael Barnes responds to an Observer editorial |
6-5-12 | Gyasi Foluke's article arguing for a commemoration, not celebration, of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. |
5-29-12 | David Howard, Ruffin Hall and LaWana Mayfield explain the city's bond proposal and tax increase to pay for it |
5-15-12 | Thornton Howard argues for the power of all those other four-letter words. |
5-15-12 | Thomas Moore talks about teaching at Benedict, and on the need to refocus on the needs of children. |
5-15-12 | Stoney Sellars speaks on redefining the purpose of business success. |
5-22-12 | Harold Cogdell reports on county budget |
5-15-12 | Health care by single-payer plan was explained by Malyn Pratt and Health Care for All Charlotte. |
5-8-12 | Dr. Gyasi Foluke presented a statement to the CMS school board. He shares it here. |
5-1-12 | Judge candidates facing May 8 primaries for District Court. |
4-24-12 | Incoming Supt. Heath Morrison makes an unscheduled visit to the Forum. A video of his remarks. |
4-24-12 | N.C. Senate District 38 primary candidates. |
4-17-12 | Party Control: Democrats and a Republican sound off on what difference it makes in N.C. General Assembly. |
4-17-12 | N.C. House candidates Beverly Earle and Tom Davis. |
4-17-12 | Ericka Ellis-Stewart answers questions about CMS and the school board she chairs. |
4-10-12 | County and U.S. House hopefuls address the Forum. |
4-10-12 | Baseball: City Council members past and present make the case for subsidies for uptown baseball. |
4-3-12 | County commissioner district candidates facing primary races. |
3-27-12 | County commissioner at-large candidates. |
3-6-12 | Sickle cell and related diseases: A bookshelf of readings. |
2-28-12 | A critique of American education by artist Tommy Robinson. |
2-28-12 | Joel Ford makes an announcement. |
2-28-12 | Gyasi Foluke outlines "A Scheme Beyond The Dream." |
2-14-12 | Community groups outline their work. |
2-7-12 | Democratic National Convention: An update. |
2-7-12 | Rep. Becky Carney: A report on the legislature. |
2-7-12 | Budd Berro with a message from the office of Gov. Bev Perdue. |
1-31-12 | Jean Desravines discusses the national New Leaders organization and its school leadership training efforts. |
1-24-12 | Anuvia staffers Carolina Bonilla and Jenny Wade outline the work of the treatment center. |
1-17-12 | CMS Board leaders Ericka Ellis-Stewart and Mary McCray addressed the Forum. |
1-16-12 | Sarah Stevenson figures in newspaper coverage of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday. |
1-10-12 | Queen Thompson described her "Let's Have a Talk" program about the long-term effects of having an arrest record. |
12-20-11 | The 2012 Christmas Party. |
12-6-11 | Rai and Lewis Glover talk about their home health care agency. |
11-29-11 | CMS Area Supt. Tyler Ream's presentation focuses on what's been achieved, and not achieved, in the Central zone. |
11-22-11 | Stephán "Coach Q" Askew describes a business built on a public contract to operate GED programs. |
11-15-11 | Denise Watts offers an update on Project L.I.F.T. |
11-15-11 | Rep. Becky Carney: "Public will drives public policy." |
11-15-11 | Rep. Rodney Moore: "Devastating year in Raleigh." |
11-15-11 | Geneal Gregory on the Wadsworth Estate centennial calendar |
11-8-11 | Election night winners. |
10-25-11 | CMS candidate Darrin Rankin addressed the Forum. His video is on a page with candidates who spoke earlier. |
10-25-11 | Outgoing CMS school board member Kaye McGarry comments on school issues. |
10-11-11 | District candidates for Charlotte City Council addressed the Forum. |
10-9-11 | From Democracy NC, a message to college students. |
10-9-11 | Early voting places listed. |
10-4-11 | McCreesh Place, a facilty for formerly homeless men with disabilities. |
10-4-11 | Malcolm Graham offers an update on Beatties Ford Road construction of Mosaic Village |
9-27-11 | City Council at-large candidates address the Forum. |
9-20-11 | Vickie Hughes reports on her Black Girls' Corner counseling effort. |
9-20-11 | Richard McElrath offers an impromptu school board report. |
9-20-11 | Lucy Bush Carter from Friendship Trays reports on a Mobile Food Market serving food deserts in Charlotte. |
9-13-11 | Winners in the Charlotte City Council primary are listed. |
8-30-11 | Annette Taylor describes the N.C. Center for Women in Public Service. |
8-30-11 | Denise Watts, new director of a local, philanthropy-driven education reform plan, reports on status of Project L.I.F.T. |
8-23-11 | Charlotte City Council candidates facing a primary address the Forum. |
8-16-11 | More school board candidates address the Forum. |
8-9-11 | School board candidates at the Forum. |
8-2-11 | Brandi Williams and Jason Farafooei describe Crossroads Charlotte's "Know It To Work It" program. |
7-19-11 | Brenda Hayden describes Builders of Hope, a nonprofit renovator working in Lincoln Heights and Thomasboro. |
7-19-11 | Dr. Dan Murrey reported on preparations for the Democratic National Convention. |
7-12-11 | UNCC research Dr. Roslyn Mickelson summarizes her research on how academic studies view classroom diversity. |
7-5-11 | The Forum did not meet the day after July Fourth. |
6-28-11 | A flyer from Robert Dawkins about the July 15 airing of "Inside Job" is here. |
6-28-11 | A legislative report leaves Forum audience asking for some good news. |
6-28-11 | Flyers from Hector Vaca about an online petition to City Council about food trucks are here and here. |
6-21-11 | Pat McCoy laid out a "progressive agenda on national issues being by his group, ActionNC. |
6-7-11 | Frank Parker and Lonnie Davis explain the Charlotte-based Jazz Arts Initiative |
5-31-11 | It was classical education and classic organizing at the Forum Tuesday. |
5-17-11 | The Briggs v. Elliott decision from South Carolina that led to the landmark Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board |
5-12-11 | David Belton issues an invitation to attend a screening of "Thurgood." |
4-27-11 | A letter from N.C. Sen. Malcolm Graham about a meeting has general information about redistricting methods. |
4-26-11 | 'Stick' Williams faces doubters as he explains a $50 million effort to improve westside student achievement. |
4-19-11 | Two Johnson C. Smith University officials outline projects under way to revive the Beatties Ford Road corridor. |
4-12-11 | Mary McCray's extensive comments about the CMS pay-for-performance plan are here. |
4-12-11 | Four speakers including Cheryl Emmanual, Patricia Raible, Kerry Miller and Mary McCray, shared the stage. |
4-5-11 | Pam Grundy discusses the CMS pay-for-performance plan in a Forum held at Burger King. |
3-29-11 | Women who broke mostly employment barriers gather to mark Women's History Month. |
3-22-11 | Candidates for chair of the Mecklenburg Democratic Party addressed the forum. |
3-15-11 | Staffers from Washington-based Center for Community Change explain why they're in Charlotte. |
3-8-11 | Robert Dawkins from Democracy NC offered an update on political redistricting following Census 2010. |
3-1-11 | Facilitators from Crossroads Charlotte led a discussion of Get Real 2011. Scribe was absent. (See Feb. 8 below.) |
2-22-11 | Forum celebrates Black History Month celebrates with a panel discussion among Charlotte-Mecklenburg trail-blazers. |
2-15-11 | N.C. Treasurer Janet Cowell reviews what she can, and can't, do to include minority firms in N.C. investment portfolio. |
2-8-11 | Tracy Russ from Crossroads Charlotte explains effort to encourage public participation in budget-setting. |
2-1-11 | Terry Ellington from Carolinas CARE Partnership reports that Mecklenburg has a new AIDS case each day. |
2-1-11 | Forum regular Maurice Jones was honored as the Forum's 2010 Rookie of the Year. |
1-25-11 | CMS's Mike Raible fields questions about current budget-cutting at the school system. |
1-18-11 | Housing Authority CEO Charles Woodyard offered a number of updates on housing policy. |
1-11-11 | The Forum did not meet. |
1-4-11 | The Forum did not meet. |
12-20-10 | MLK Holiday dates posted. |
12-14-10 | The annual Christmas Party at the Forum. |
12-7-10 | Three speakers present results of the recent UNCC study that pointed to areas not served by full-service groceries. |
11-23-10 | Johnnie Collins made a non-announcement. |
11-23-10 | Sadie Jordan presents information about sickle cell anemia. |
11-16-10 | Arthur Griffin, former CMS school board chair, comments on the history that's led to this year's school closings. |
11-9-10 | Robin Emmons discusses the screening of "Fresh" at a downtown venue later in the day. |
11-9-10 | An election discussion involved a number of successful and unsuccessful candidates followed Emmons' presentation. |
11-2-10 | Election results. |
11-2-10 | No Forum meeting; Election Day. |
10-26-10 | County commissioner candidates address the Forum. |
10-26-10 | Question about about CMS school closings draws comments from Jennfer Roberts, Howard Cogdell and Dan Murrey. |
10-19-10 | Candidates for the N.C. Legislature addressed the Forum. Page includes audio of candidates' opening statements. |
10-12-10 | CMS board members and Supt. Peter Gorman answer questions about plans to close or alter schools for fall 2011. |
10-5-10 | Candidates for Sheriff and District Attorney answer Forum questions. |
9-21-10 | Legislative candidates Charlie Dannelly, Ann Newman, Cedric Scott and Morgan Edwards addressed the Forum. |
9-21-10 | Proud sister Natheley marks the birthday of her brother Richard McElrath. |
9-14-10 | District Court candidates. |
9-7-10 | Trasha Black and Lisa Davis from Genesis Project describe their substance abuse and counseling services. |
8-31-10 | Forum participants offered solutions to education problems. Notes on the session are on web page or PowerPoint file. |
8-31-10 | Laura McClettie of the U.S. Census presented Sarah Stevenson with a thank you plaque for Forum's work on Census. |
8-24-10 | Ken Simmons outlined plans by the NAACP Education Committee to monitor CMS's Central Zone schools. |
8-17-10 | There's a new time for Forum meetings: 8:30 a.m. beginning Aug. 24. |
8-10-10 | Laura McClettie reports to the Forum on initial results of Census 2010. |
8-3-10 | CMS School Board Chair Eric Davis discusses community education issues. |
7-27-10 | Thomas Moore reads from his new book. |
7-27-10 | Parent University at CMS was the subject; Jeri Haigler and Carlenia Ivory were the presenters. |
7-25-10 | Test scores for the Central Zone secondary schools were prepared for Denise Watts' July 27 visit, which was postponed. |
7-20-10 | An open forum was held. No records of the discussion are available. |
7-13-10 | Marilyn Marks discussed the Charlotte area gleaning work of the Society of St. Andrew. |
7-6-10 | The Silver Fox Cheerleaders displayed some of their moves for the Forum. |
7-3-10 | We marked the Fourth of July with this note. |
6-29-10 | Denise Watts, incoming CMS official for low-performing secondary schools, discussed Spaugh's turnaround. |
6-29-10 | Six speakers discussed the future of the CMS Equity Committee. |
6-15-10 | Maurice Jones and Ron Shepherd want to recalibrate the delivery of vocational education. |
6-8-10 | Darryl Bego explained his Youth Development Initiatives afterschool skills training efforts. |
6-8-10 | Ken Koontz offered a suggestion on how to make the Forum more accessible to working people. |
6-8-10 | The Rev. Geoff Lowson of a northeast England parish explained his visit to Charlotte on behalf of aid to Botswana. |
6-1-10 | The Friendship Garden and upcoming expansion of urban gardening initiatives: Lucy Bush Carter and associates. |
5-25-10 | Carolyn Flowers, CEO of Charlotte Area Transit, discusses fare hikes, advertising and other transit issues. |
5-18-10 | Educators call a community meeting to discuss appeal to commissioners for a sales tax hike to boost county revenues. |
5-18-10 | Sarah Stevenson honored by the N.C. Alliance of N.C. Black Elected Officials. |
5-10-10 | Charlotte City Council member Susan Burgess issues statement on her health. |
5-4-10 | No Forum. Primary Election Day. |
4-27-10 | Judge and sheriff candidates in the May 4 primary address the Forum. |
4-20-10 | Candidates for N.C. House addressed the Forum. |
4-13-10 | Candidates for N.C. House addressed the Forum. |
4-6-10 | Nonincumbent N.C. Senate candidates Morgan Edwards, Vince Coscia and John Montgomery address Forum. |
3-30-10 | Budget situation discussed by CMS Supt. Peter Gorman and County Manager Harry Jones. |
3-29-10 | Rep. Mel Watt plans Town Hall on April 1 at Johnson C. Smith University's Chapel. |
3-23-10 | Three legislators discuss controversy over voting records of members of the Meckenburg delegation. |
3-16-10 | Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx marks his first 100 days in office in speech to the Forum. |
3-9-10 | YMCA McCrorey Branch Al Austin showed a video, discussed the branch's Second Ward roots. |
3-2-10 | Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Rodney Monroe addressed the Forum. |
2-16-10 | Forum watches video "A War Four Your Soul." |
2-9-10 | B.B. DeLaine discusses the era of desegregation efforts and the unmet challenges of discrimination. |
2-2-10 | Forum quizzes elected officials from City Council, County Commission and school board. Audio answers to questions |
1-26-10 | Catherine C. (Kitty) Huffman remembrance; fought to desegregate Mecklenburg schools, community groups. |
1-19-10 | Here is a transcript of the Forum discussion of programs aimed at at-risk youth. |
1-19-10 | Alvin Wallace scribes a startup mentoring program titled Youth Empowered to Bring Change. |
1-18-10 | MLK Day took Right Moves for Youth mentors and mentees to Queens University of Charlotte for a day of exploration. |
1-12-10 | The Annual Party. The Year-In-Review in Pictures presented at the Annual Party is here. |
1-5-10 | Sharon Wright described the motorsports career awareness program operating at Garinger High School. |
12-15-09 | Tayaunee Dewberry described the mentoring work of Right Moves for Youth. |
12-15-09 | Vincent King described the life skills training work of First Tee of Charlotte. |
12-15-09 | Jeremiah Hopes described the goals of his private therapy practice. |
12-8-2009 | Derrick Long described the mentoring work of the Police Activities League, formerly Police Athletics League. |
12-8-09 | Elijah Watson described the mentoring work of STARS Math and English Academy, which he founded in 2000. |
12-1-09 | Brian Willis from 100 Black Men described that organization's mentoring efforts. |
11-24-09 | Rev. Ricky Woods discusses education programs that recommitted the First Baptist Church-West congregation. |
1-17-09 | Lawrence Toliver describes the work of the Charlotte chapter of the National Black Child Development Institute. |
11-10-09 | Cathy Sheafor outlines plans for Charlotte Community School for Girls, projected to open in fall 2010. |
11-3-09 | The Forum did not meet. Here is an audio of Mayor-elect Anthony Foxx's speech during his Oct. 20 visit. |
11-1-09 | Oops, we're several days late removing the info on early voting. |
10-27-07 | Three of the four candidates in City Council Districts 6 and 7 address the forum. |
10-27-07 | The Forum marks Sarah Stevenson's birthday. |
10-20-09 | Mayoral candidates Anthony Foxx and John Lassiter address the Forum. |
10-13-09 | Seven of eight candidates for at-large City Council seats addressed the Forum. |
10-6-09 | The only school board candidate in District 6 to appear for a Forum conversation was John Ross. |
9-29-09 | U.S. Rep. Mel Watt discusses federal heath care bills. |
9-22-09 | School board candidates in District 3 addressed the Forum. |
9-15-09 | The Forum did not meet on Primary Election Day. We posted this list of the winners Tuesday night. |
9-8-09 | School board candidates in District 1, 2 and 5 addressed the forum. |
9-1-09 | Republican mayoral candidates Martin Davis and John Lassiter address the Forum. |
8-25-09 | More City Council candidates appear at the Forum. |
8-18-09 | At-large Republican candidates for City Council, along with District 1 Democrat Patsy Kinsey, meet with the forum. |
8-11-09 | At-large Democratic candidates in the Sept. 15 City Council Democratic Party primary spoke. |
8-4-09 | CMS Supt. Peter Gorman defends his budget cuts. |
7-28-08 | The Forum takes a field trip to see Freedom School Harambee hour at Johnson C. Smith University. |
7-21-09 | CMS's Curtis Carroll introduced West Charlotte High's new principal, Shelton Jefferies. |
7-14-09 | No records were made of this Open Forum. |
7-7-09 | MeckEd officials offered a presentation on trends in public school achievement locally and nationally. |
6-30-09 | Kenneth A. Simmons on education of African-American children from the point of view of a black educator. |
6-23-09 | Five prospective candidates for school board explain why they plan to run in Districts 1, 2 and 3. |
6-23-09 | Practicing genealogist Dr. Vernon M. Herron presented a paper on people and places discovered locally. |
6-16-09 | Nathaniel Cooper announced candidacy for U.S. House; Ken Koontz suggested more than a 7-line obituary. |
6-9-09 | J.C. Smith University President Ronald Carter presented. |
6-2-09 | Veteran civil rights attorney Julius Chambers chastises Charlotte for silence over low high school graduation rates. |
5-12-09 | Eunice Dudley pledged that Dudley Beauty College – Charlotte would begin forging new ties with its local community. |
5-5-09 | County Manager Harry Jones discussed budget issues during a Forum visit. |
4-28-09 | Update on Middle School Matters afterschool programs at CMS middle schools. |
4-21-09 | Two agencies are collaborating to encourage CMS to adopt a character education program. |
4-20-09 | On April 19, Molly Griffin e-mailed responses to questions asked during her April 7 visit at the Forum. |
4-14-09 | Terry Ellington from HIV/AIDS Regional Consortium and Trish Hobson of the Emergency Winter Shelter. |
4-7-09 | CMS Board Chairperson Molly Griffin addresses the Forum. |
3-31-09 | More women who were first during Carolinas desegregation. Page incomplete; photos only. |
3-24-09 | Mary Wilson from DSS speaks to the Forum; Willie Ratchford outlines crisis in parenting. |
3-17-09 | Three women -- Sarah Coleman, Anna Hood and Thereasea Elder -- who were "firsts" during Carolinas desegregation. |
3-10-09 | Charlotte Observer editorial writer Fannie Flono recounted a decade and more of writing about education. |
3-3-09 | The Forum did not meet due to icy roads. |
2-24-09 | The Housing Authority's Charles Woodyard backs off "housing czar" notion but cites need for leadership. |
2-17-09 | Katie Oates announces an effort to turn land off North Tryon Street into gardens to benefit neighborhood residents. |
2-10-09 | Ken Koontz showed and discussed WENS-TV video coverage of Inauguration Week. |
2-3-09 | Robert Dawkins from DemocracyNC reviewed that group's suggested reforms of N.C. election finance law. |
1-27-09 | John Crawford and the Rev. Marty McCarthy discuss plans for a westside Christian Classical school |
1-20-09 | Eric Guckian explains principal training goals for New Leaders for New Schools. |
1-13-09 | School board appointee James Ross backs off pledge not to run for election, addresses other issues. |
1-6-09 | LaWana Mayfield and Si Kahn of Grassroots Leadership explain their justice system advocacy work in Mecklenburg. |
12-16-08 | Dr. Thomas Moore offers a discount on his new DVD, "Come Sing and Dance With Us." |
12-16-08 | The Forum has its annual Christmas Party. |
12-9-08 | Durham's Rev. Melvin Whitley pushing a grassroots movement to restrict sale of ammunition to stop the killing. |
12-9-08 | Funds are needed to send the West Charlotte High School Cheerleaders to the Liberty Bowl. |
12-04-08 | An e-mail from the community urging collaboration in reopening Hall House for use by homeless families. |
12-2-08 | Memorials opened the Forum on the occasion of the death of Forum co-founder Mary Elizabeth Anthony Brooks. |
12-2-08 | Pam Jefsen on disaster response by the American Red Cross. |
11-25-08 | The Forum did not meet during Thanksgiving Week. |
11-18-08 | Hospice officials describe their work, seek volunteers in black community. |
11-11-08 | The Belk-Thalheimer contest for Mecklenburg District Court dominated discussion of the Nov. 4 election. |
11-11-08 | Martha Gamble Hall read from her new children's Christmas book, "A Note From Santa." |
11-4-08 | The Forum did not meet on Election Day. |
10-28-08 | Candidates for N.C. Senate, N.C. House and other positions appear; bond discussion held. |
10-21-08 | Candidates for N.C. House and 9th District Democratic candidate Harry Taylor address the Forum. |
10-14-08 | Candidates in District Court Judge contests address the Forum. |
10-7-08 | Impromptu tributes to Valerie Woodard, county commissioner and Forum participant, who died Friday, Oct. 3. |
10-7-08 | All county commissioner candidates were invited, but only the Democrats attended. |
9-30-08 | Candidate for N.C. Governor, Beverly Perdue, addresses the Forum. |
9-23-08 | Sue Gorman headlines program on Parent University, launched this month by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. |
9-16-08 | CMS Supt. Peter Gorman projects lower reading scores in October among community's African-American students. |
9-9-08 | First Legacy Credit Union and Anita Stroud Preschool Program. |
9-2-08 | Members of the Swann Fellowship discuss published paper, "Education and Poverty in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools." |
8-26-08 | New leaders in city, county government administration are introduced. |
8-19-08 | Nutrition Coalition is a group of nonprofits collaborating to address hunger issues in Charlotte-Mecklenburg. |
8-12-08 | Laura McClettie presented material on Census 2010. |
7-29-08 | Bruce Hamlett from United Family Services outlines efforts to reach homeowners before foreclosures occur. |
7-22-08 | Police Chief Rodney Monroe outlines initial plans for the department |
7-15-08 | McCrorey YMCA Executive Director Keith Vinson makes pitch for branch's capital campaign. |
7-8-08 | County Manager Harry Jones makes a plea for more citizen involvement. |
7-1-08 | Ahmad Daniels promotes civil rights tour, prompting discussion about how Charlotte sat out the civil rights movement. |
6-24-08 | Robert Dawkins and two Democracy South interns make case for N.C. election finance reform. |
6-17-08 | During open forum, Mecklenburg County General Services Manager Leon Miller reported in upcoming reorganization. |
6-10-08 | Pictures of Democratic Party chair Joel Ford, plus report on N.C. Labor Commissioner candidate John Brooks. |
6-3-08 | Supt. Peter Gorman discusses poverty and its impact on Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. |
5-27-08 | Marlon Smith discusses the stage production of "Real Men Talking," slated for Friday at Spirit Square. |
5-20-08 | Ulysses Ford, back to award a college scholarship his family supports, talks about his native city. |
5-13-08 | Self-described millionaire Alvin Curry pitches his networking company as a way to riches, and lower taxes. |
5-7-08 | Names of primary election winners. Full results at Meckelenburg Board of Elections and N.C. Board of Elections. |
5-6-08 | No meeting. Primary election day. |
4-29-08 | Ninth District Congress primary contestants Ross Owenby and Harry Taylor. |
4-22-08 | Five candidates for District Court in Mecklenburg's countywide district. |
4-15-08 | Commissioner candidate Harold Cogdell, insurance commissioner hopeful Nathaniel Cooper, Obama staffer Trista Allen |
4-8-08 | N.C. House candidates Edy Brotherton in District 103 and Nick Mackey and Drew Saunders in District 99 |
4-1-08 | N.C. House candidates Mary Richardson, Kellly Alexander and Lloyd Scher address the Forum. |
3-18-08 | County commissioner candidates Jennifer Roberts and Dan Murrey. |
3-11-08 | 8th Annual Black History Concert announced. Hear Tomi Tupponce sing. |
3-4-08 | Small portion of need being met for afterschool care, CMS officials tell the Forum. |
3-2-08 | Church in the Round at Myers Park United Methodist celebrates 10 years of bringing people together across race lines |
2-26-08 | West Charlotte High School Gospel Choir performs under the direction of Daniel Anthony Heath |
2-19-08 | Veteran broadcaster Ken Koontz discusses African-Americans' early years in the business |
2-10-08 | Toronto Star reporter Leslie Scrivener's report on resegregation of CMS schools |
2-5-08 | Partial report of appearance by Generation Engage leaders Decker Ngongang and Rod Garvin |
1-8-08 | An update on school discipline from Council for Children's Rights and a top CMS official |
12-18-07 | Pictures from the annual Christmas Party |
12-4-07 | Sheriff candidate Nick Mackey presents himself as an educated, prepared choice to succeed Jim Pendergraph |
11-20-07 | League of Women Voters issues call to action to bolster equity funding in CMS public schools |
11-13-07 | John Crawford, Nick Gennett and Marty McCarthy present on Regent Schools of Charlotte plans for westside school. |
11-6-07 | Elections Day results |
10-23-07 | Candidates for at-large seats on Charlotte City Council |
10-16-07 | Candidates for at-large seats on the Board of Education |
10-9-07 | The many facial expressions of Mayoral candidate Pat McCrory |
10-2-07 | Charlotte Observer covers visit of Mayoral candidate Beverly Earle |
9-23-07 | Planning Director Debra Campbell outlines community's growth policy. |
8-28-07 | Don Reid makes case for voting to repeal the current half-cent sales tax that supports transit. |
8-21-07 | Charlotte City Manager Curt Walton wins plaudits for his honesty. |
8-14-07 | Trent Merchant and Jennifer Roberts on two aspects of voter engagement. |
7-24-07 | CMS Supt. Peter Gorman makes pitch for bonds, fears impact of loss at polls in November. |
7-10-07 | City Council members James Mitchell and Michael Barnes discuss transit tax issues. |
6-12-07 | Chiropractor Neil Pai discusses five factors toward good health and reviews his practice. |
6-5-07 | Consultant Kellie Anderson seeks more disabled young people who could benefit from job placement services. |
5-30-07 | POST President Claire Tate describes Middle School Matters afterschool programs to open this fall. |
5-24-07 | Identity theft hits poor communities hardest, counselor Mary Williams says. |
5-17-07 | Commissioners Chair Jennifer Roberts distributed this CMS school bonds proposal at the May 8 Forum. |
5-15-07 | A discussion explores a generational leadership gap in the African American community. |
5-8-07 | School board member George Dunlap discusses a range of current school issues. |
5-1-07 | This forum had no main speaker, and it began in song. |
4-24-07 | School board chair Joe White makes case for school bonds to accommodate district's growth, renovation needs. |
4-10-07 | Winners PLUS Executive Director Blanche Penn explains "Just Pull 'em Up" campaign. |
4-3-07 | New Parks and Recreation Director Jim Garges introduces himself. |
3-27-07 | James Ross on how keeping an open mind can minimize conflict in a diverse society. |
3-20-07 | Thereasea Elder on the struggle to integrate Mecklenburg public health nursing. |
3-13-07 | Bertha Maxwell Roddy on a life of "firsts" as a black female educator, including confronting a Klan cyclops in the '70s. |
3-6-07 | Ella Scarborough, Sarah Stevenson and Valerie Woodard, first to serve on their respective elected bodies. |
2-27-07 | Average citizens of the Eastside Council helped end job discrimination in 1960s Charlotte using nothing but a chair |
2-20-07 | Former City Council member Ron Leeper on how to spark community change |
2-9-07 | UNC Law School Dean John Charles Boger on CMS policies that "put schoolchildren at risk." Comments on speech |
2-8-07 | Jonathan Tilove of Newhouse Newspapers quotes Charlottean Decker Ngongang, others on Barack Obama |
2-6-07 | Lew Myers on the 35-year effort to build up black businesses in North Carolina |
1-30-07 | Charlotte native John Ross recalls the vibrancy of the Brooklyn neighborhood destroyed during the 1960s |
1-23-07 | West Charlotte High Principal John Modest says his school needs more socioeconomic diversity |
1-18-07 | Jonathan Tilove of Newshouse Newspapers on MLK Boulevards |
12-19-06 | The Forum holds its annual Christmas Party. |