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Note: This is a by-date list of articles, in reverse order by date, of articles published on this site. Through 2014, and for the years 2007-2014, this page carried references to the speaker if any, even if nothing was published about their visit. Work since 2014 to convert coding from HTML to WordPress has meant that this page became a listing only of speakers about which something was published on this site. For names of all speakers, see the Invited Speakers page.

The recoding has been undertaken over the years. Some pages remain in HTML and over time the links on the HTML pages to video and audio files may have been broken. Punctuation has also been currupted. Hence the cleanup. In the meantime, we apologize for any inconvenience.

1-24-2023

Alesha Brown has hustled into existence a nonprofit focused on meeting seniors’ needs where they are, thereby shoring up fragile minority neighborhoods.

Brown, Alesha
1-17-2023

Kristie Puckett-Williams told her story, and the story of hundreds of women incarcerated in North Carolina, who do not receive appropriate care when pregnant.

Puckett-Williams, Kristie
1-10-2023

Facilitator WInston Robinson led participants in a discussion of how the Forum might help the community focus on the issues it faces.

1-1-2023

Who will lead efforts to solve key community issues instead of just kicking them down the road?

12-19-2022

These windows on the 2022 holidays were published in the “Recently at the Forum” space on the front of this website during the Forum’s winter holiday.

12-13-2022

Mary Klenz offered a remembrance of educator and mixed-income housing advocate Richard McElrath.

Klenz, Mary
McElrath, Richard
12-13-2022

Daisha Wall presented the work of CleanAIRENC to gather the data that can pressure polluters to help make westside neighborhoods healthier places to live.

Wall, Daisha
12-7-2022

A longtime observer of North Carolina public policy comments on the key role of public education in action to “alleviate poverty and propel upward mobility.”

Guiillory, Ferrel
12-6-2022

Traletta Banks, left, was one of four entrepreneurial minds in different economic sectors explaining their challenges, and seeing opportunities to work together.

Banks, Traletta
Lubika, Magloire
Rajkumar, Toby
Rasby, Walter
11-29-2022

Frances Hall recounts her struggle to bring training in the construction trades to young people who turn their new skills into gainful employment.

Hall, Frances
11-15-2022

Cheryse Terry shared the story of how life events led her to the successful creation of a new Black-owned coffee shop and gathering place on Beatties Ford Road.

Terry, Cheryse
11-8-2022

Nov. 8, 2022 voting results for candidates on the Mecklenburg ballot.

Adams, Alma
Adams, Gale
Alexander, Kelly
Allen, Trey
Altman, Leigh
Anderson, Michael
Archie, Carla
Autry, John
Beasley, Cheri
Belk, Mary
Benson, Dianna
Best, Kimberly
Bleiweis, Barbara
Bradford, John R. III
Brasch, Jeremy
Brawley, Bill
Bray, Shannon W.
Brown, Terry
Budd, Laura
Budd, Ted
Burke-Hayer, Shanté
Byers-Bailey, Thelma
Carney, Becky
Carter, Nancy
Cheek, Rhonda Lennon
Chinn Gary, Elisa
Clark, Christy
Clementi, Cynthia Eleanor
Cline, Lisa
Cook, Mark Alan
Cotham, Pat
Cotham, Tricia
Cunningham, Carla
Cureton, Donald
Davis, Roderick
DIez, Richard
Dunlap, George
Easley, Melissa
Ervin IV, Sam J.
Fisher, Hamani
Fleet, Jennifer
Flood, Julee Tate
Fountain, Bill
Fuentes, Ray
Griffin, Arthur
Harrigan, Pat
Harris, Wesley
Havelka, Paulina
Henning, Karen
Hill , Juanrique
Hill, Alonzo
Hoh, Matthew
Hunt, Rachel
Inman, Lucy
Jackson, Darren
Jackson, Jeff
Jerrell, Mark
Lawsin, Ro
Leake, Vilma
Lee, Tyler
Leone-Bonni
Levine, Alyssa M.
Lofton, Brandon
Logan, Carolyn
Long, Tony
Majeed, Nasif
Marcus, Natasha
Mauney, Steve
McCallum, Karen
McDaniel, Tigress
McDowell, Susan Rodriguez
McFadden, Garry
McKnight, Reggie
McThenia, Paige
Meier, Laura
Merchant, Trent
Merriweather, Spencer
Mobley, Samantha C.
Mohammed, Mujtaba
Monks, Ross
Newton, Matt
Niday, Joshua
Oseguera, Cecilia
Osman, Matt
Patterson, Rhonda
Peacock, Anne Marie
Pomeroy, Don
Powell, Elaine
Rankin, Dee
Ridenhour, Matthew
Robeson, Mark
Robinson Sr., Mario J.
Rushing, Steven
Russo, Cheryl
Salmon, Brad A.
Salvador, DeAndrea
Sawyer, Carol
Sawyer, Vickie
Shields, Bobbie
Sneed, Stephanie
Stading, Michael J.
Strain, Sean
Strickland, David
Stroud, Donna
Thompson, Carolyn
Thulien, Tatyana
Tyson, John M.
Waddell, Joyce
Watson, Michael
Wilson, Hunter
Witherspoon, Clara
Witherspoon, Rev. Dr. Monte
11-4-2022

The N.C. Supreme Court handed down a decision outlining a path toward ordering new state financing to ensure a sound basic education for all children.

11-1-2022

Three candidates for N.C. House seats concluded Forum presentations on the Nov. 8 election.

Cook, Mark Alan
Cunningham, Carla
Lofton, Brandon
10-25-2022

Forum co-founder Sarah Stevenson marked her 97th birthday at the Forum.

Johnson, Mary Foxx
McClettie, Laura
McElrath, Natheley
Moore, Thomas
Stevenson, Sarah
Walton, Aaron
Walton, Jackie Edwards
Watt, Mel
10-25-2022

Six Democrats, five of them incumbents, explained their efforts to advocate for change in the GOP-controlled N.C. House

Belk, Mary
Brown, Terry
Carney, Becky
Clark, Christy
Logan, Carolyn
Majeed, Nasif
10-18-2022

Four of the eight candidates in contested races for the N.C. Senate answered questions.

Marcus, Natasha
Salvador, DeAndrea
Shields, Bobbie
Waddell, Joyce
10-11-2022

Susan Rodriguez-McDowell, D-6, Laura Meier, D-5, and Mark Jerrell, D-4, addressed county challenges ahead.

Jerrell, Mark
McDowell, Susan Rodriguez
Meier, Laura
10-11-2022

Faith Triggs, a volunteer with the Vote Yes for City Bonds Committee, led off a discussion of what’s in the Nov. 8 city bond referendum package.

Bergman, Ryan
Triggs, Faith
10-4-2022

Carolyn Thompson has served as a judge halfway across North Carolina, but is on the Mecklenburg ballot Nov. 8. Judge candidates and Soil & Water board candidates addressed participants.

Best, Kimberly
Bleiweis, Barbara
Carter, Nancy
Cureton, Donald
Hill, Alonzo
Jackson, Darren
Thompson, Carolyn
9-27-2022

Candidates for at-large and two district seats on the Board of County Commissioners addressed participants.

Altman, Leigh
Cotham, Pat
Griffin, Arthur
Monks, Ross
Thulien, Tatyana
9-20-2022

Six candidates running for CMS Board of Education seats to represent Districts 2, 4 and 6 answered questions.

Byers-Bailey, Thelma
Sawyer, Carol
Sneed, Stephanie
Watson, Michael
Witherspoon, Clara
Witherspoon, Rev. Dr. Monte
9-13-2022

Seven candidates running for CMS Board of Education seats to represent Districts 1, 3 and 5 answered questions.

Cheek, Rhonda Lennon
Cline, Lisa
Easley, Melissa
Fisher, Hamani
Fountain, Bill
Merchant, Trent
Rankin, Dee
9-12-2022

Candidate Bobbie Shields.

Shields, Bobbie
9-6-2022

Congresswoman Alma Adams gave an update on work that Congress has been doing, and her efforts to bring factions together to serve the American people.

Adams, Alma
9-2-2022

Candidate Gale Adams page.

Adams, Gale
8-30-2022

Kathryn Firmin-Sellers led a presentation from United Way about efforts to redirect diminished resources to emerging community needs through emerging community organizations.

Capers, Tiffany
Clark, Laura
Firmin-Sellers, Kathryn
Kinard, Jamall
8-23-2022

Tara Vannoy, left, Ginny Harper and Carlo Battle presented material on financial aid available to families struggling with housing, utility and weatherization costs.

8-16-2022

Dr. Victor Mack led a discussion of pre-college programs for youth supported both by UNCC and the 100 Black Men of Greater Charlotte organization.

Butler, Dr. Malcolm
Mack, Victor
Means, Aaron
8-9-2022

Raymond ‘Raki’ McGregor is among Charlotte Executive Leadership Council members working inside CMS to improve student outcomes.

McGregor, Raymond 'Raki'
8-2-2022

Valaida Fullwood recounted 15 years of the New Generation of African American Philanthropists and listed events planned to mark August’s Black Philanthropy Month.

Fullwood, Valaida
7-26-2022

Election results from the City of Charlotte’s general election for Mayor and Council.

Ajmera, Dimple
Anderson, Dante
Barnett, Mary
Bokhari, Tariq
Bowers, James
De Sarachaga-Bilbao, Stephanie
Driggs, Ed
Graham, Malcolm
Hand, Stephanie
Johnson, Renee Perkins
Luebke, Kyle
Lyles, Vi Alexander
Mayfield, LaWana Slack
Merrill, David
Mitchell, James "Smuggie"
Molina, Marjorie
Mulligan, Charlie
Olinski, Carrie
Watlington, Victoria
Winston II, Braxton
7-19-2022

Two of the six candidates in July 26 District City Council contests attended the Forum.

Hand, Stephanie
Watlington, Victoria
7-12-2022

Five at-large City Council candidates focused on ways the Council can tend to unfinished business, particularly on making the city work for people already living here.

Ajmera, Dimple
Luebke, Kyle
Mayfield, LaWana Slack
Mulligan, Charlie
Winston II, Braxton
7-11-2022

Aug. 1 opens application period for annual applications for free- and reduced-price lunches for some CMS families.

7-10-2022

An overview of the Growing Business category.

7-10-2022

Book review by Daniel Souleles , left, may offer a routine-stopping opportunity to think about how systems can hurt people.

7-8-2022

CMS is seeking advice on redrawing attendance boundaries for more than a dozen schools effective in fall 2023.

Schuch, Claire
Schultz, Brian
7-4-2022

Remember the Fourth on July 26, your next opportunity to exercise your vote.

6-28-2022

Jared Keaton, CEO of Alliance Center for Education, outlined how the former Bethlehem Center is shaping Charlotte’s future.

Keaton, Jared
6-21-2022

CMS CTE Director Susan Gann-Carroll outlined successes and challenges in offering all teens a way to find a niche for their skills and interests in the post-secondary world.

6-16-2022

The plan for the next school bond issue: Will it get the attention it deserves?

6-15-2022

Community Relations held a virtual session on its Americans With Disabilities Act Transition Plan.

Bradley, Terry
6-14-2022

County Tax Assessor Ken Joyner explained how NC law limits action to protect homeowners in gentrifying neighborhoods from crushing tax bills.

Fowler, Brad
Joyner, Ken
6-7-2022

Ceretha Sherrill shared personal reflections on the occasion of the upcoming Juneteenth celebration.

Sherrill, Ceretha
6-7-2022

Long before social media and GoFundMe, Laura McClettie and friends brought their community together through financial support of its endangered institutions.

McClettie, Laura
6-1-2022

DonnaMarie Woodson continues her series, ‘Incredible Black Women You Should Know About,” with Hollywood actress Frederika “Fredi” Washington, who refused to ‘pass’ in 1930s Hollywood.

Washington, Frederika “Fredi”
5-31-2022

Clips from May 31 Forum video focus on issues raised by initial use of Quad camera in Cisco Web Kit.

5-31-2022

Carolyn Thompson Elect 22 page.

5-31-2022

City Manager Marcus Jones, left, and Mayor Vi Lyles fielded questions from constituents impatient for conditions to improve in underserved westside neighborhoods.

Jones, Marcus
Lyles, Vi Alexander
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.

5-11-2022

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
10-16-2020Moore, 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

Cheek, Rhonda Lennon
10-3-2017

Eight candidates vying for two CMS board district seats answer questions at the Forum.

Albright, Annette
Bryant, Janeen
Butts, Emmitt Terrell
Cheek, Rhonda Lennon
Flowers, Levester
Hallman, Amy Moon
Jones, Dr. Ruby
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
4-2-2015Robinson, Tommie
4-2-2015Robinson, Tommie
4-2-2015Robinson, Tommie
4-2-2015Robinson, Tommie
4-2-2015Robinson, Tommie
4-2-2015Robinson, Tommie
4-2-2015Robinson, Tommie
4-2-2015Robinson, Tommie
4-2-2015Robinson, Tommie
4-2-2015Robinson, Tommie
4-2-2015Robinson, Tommie
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4-2-2015

 

Robinson, Tommie
4-2-2015Robinson, Tommie
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
Cheek, Rhonda Lennon
Davis, Eric
Driggs, Ed
Fallon, Claire Green
Howard, David
Kinsey, Patsy
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
10-2-2012

Oct. 2, 2012   Pat Cotham, commissioners at large   James Peterson, commissioners at large   Blanche Penn for Kim Ratliff, commissioners at large   Concluding remarks

Cotham, Pat
Fuller, Trevor
Penn, Blanche
Peterson, Jim
Powers, Wayne
Ratliff, Kim
Rivette, Richard
10-2-2012

CMS board member Joyce Waddell on need for attendance at Supt. Heath Morrison’s town hall meetings.

Morrison, Heath
Waddell, Joyce
10-2-2012

Richard McElrath discussed changes under way in CMS.

McElrath, Richard
9-25-2012

Candidates for N.C. House, Senate address Forum.

Alexander, Kelly
Alexander, Martha
Bradford, Robin
Carney, Becky
Clodfelter, Dan
Cunningham, Carla
Moore, Rodney
9-25-2012

Dan Clodfelter offered an appreciation of N.C. Sen. Charlie Dannelly, who will retire after the November election.

Clodfelter, Dan
Dannelly, Charlie
9-25-2012

CMS staffers offered a briefing Tuesday on the federal Title I program and how Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools uses the funds to offer educational services to the targeted low-income children.

Smith, Yvette
Thompson, Ron
9-18-2012

N.C. Senate candidates Malcolm Graham, Jeff Tarte and Joel Ford addressed the Forum.

Ford, Joel
Graham, Malcolm
Tarte, Jeff
9-11-2012

CMS Supt. Heath Morrison discussed what he’d seen in his first three months on the job.

Morrison, Heath
9-6-2012

2012 Convention Host Committee Executive Director Dan Murrey announced that Belk Theater would be a gathering spot during the presidential acceptance speech.

Murrey, Dan
8-28-2012

Head of worker retraining effort says group is listening to employers’ needs.

Partridge, Steve
8-28-2012

Dr. Gyasi Foluke addressed the Forum on Observer Associate Editor Fannie Flono’s opinion piece, “Black boys are dying young and needlessly” on the death in Charlotte of 13-year-old Khalil Malik Cousart, who was reportedly shot by a 16-year-old friend.

Cousart, Khalil Malik
Flono, Fannie
Foluke, Dr. Gyasi
8-21-2012

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Chief of Police Rodney Monroe offered the general outlines of the security preparations for the Democratic National Convention, and answered questions.

Jessup, Torre
Lyles, Vi Alexander
Monroe, Rodney
Murrey, Dan
Obama, Barack
8-14-2012

Mayor Anthony Foxx discusses the DNC, city capital needs, growth, homelessness, and his own political future.

Foxx, Anthony
Obama, Barack
7-10-2012

Charity Bell addresses changes in the CMS Central Secondary Zone that she leads.

Bell, Charity
11-1-2011

Valaida Fullwood and Charles discuss “Giving Back,” an exploration of African American traditions in philanthropy.

Fullwood, Valaida
Thomas, Charles
7-3-12JCSU staffer Torrey Feimster addresses rumor that the university will phase out its teacher training program.
7-3-12Denise Watts offers an update on Project L.I.F.T., the foundation-funded rescue effort at eight west Charlotte schools
6-26-12Sam Divine of Atlanta discusses his roots in Liberia.
6-19-12City Council members discuss budget impasse.
6-14-12B.B. De Laine dies; lived a life devoted to the betterment of all of God's children.
6-12-12City Council member Claire Fallon explains her opposition to baseball and the budget.
6-5-12A recap of the day's discussion about how Charlotte celebrates the MLK holiday.
6-5-12Michael Barnes responds to an Observer editorial
6-5-12Gyasi Foluke's article arguing for a commemoration, not celebration, of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
5-29-12David Howard, Ruffin Hall and LaWana Mayfield explain the city's bond proposal and tax increase to pay for it
5-15-12Thornton Howard argues for the power of all those other four-letter words.
5-15-12Thomas Moore talks about teaching at Benedict, and on the need to refocus on the needs of children.
5-15-12Stoney Sellars speaks on redefining the purpose of business success.
5-22-12Harold Cogdell reports on county budget
5-15-12Health care by single-payer plan was explained by Malyn Pratt and Health Care for All Charlotte.
5-8-12Dr. 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.
5-4-10No 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.
8-28-07Don Reid makes case for voting to repeal the current half-cent sales tax that supports transit.
8-21-07Charlotte City Manager Curt Walton wins plaudits for his honesty.
8-14-07Trent Merchant and Jennifer Roberts on two aspects of voter engagement.
7-24-07CMS Supt. Peter Gorman makes pitch for bonds, fears impact of loss at polls in November.
7-10-07City 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.
3-6-07Ella Scarborough, Sarah Stevenson and Valerie Woodard, first to serve on their respective elected bodies.
2-27-07Average citizens of the Eastside Council helped end job discrimination in 1960s Charlotte using nothing but a chair
2-20-07Former City Council member Ron Leeper on how to spark community change
2-9-07UNC Law School Dean John Charles Boger on CMS policies that "put schoolchildren at risk." Comments on speech
2-8-07Jonathan Tilove of Newhouse Newspapers quotes Charlottean Decker Ngongang, others on Barack Obama
2-6-07Lew 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.

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