With Democratic legislators in the audience, two of the Republican candidates on Charlotte's election ballot made their case that Raleigh Republians had gone too far in their attempts to remake North Carolina. And Peacock, a former two-term City Council member, lit into the current council for the ... Continue Reading →
President speaks on reaction to Trayvon Martin case
July 19, 2013 President Obama this afternoon spoke in front of reporters at the White House about the Trayvon Martin verdict. He spoke about how, 35 years ago, Trayvon Martin might have been him. He spoke to non-African Americans about what all African-Americans know about double standards in ... Continue Reading →
Forum ‘newcomer’ sees a disconnect
Lathan Wood, a recent transplant from Atlanta, has been attending the Forum recently and offered these comments about a disconnect between what he hears in the Forum on Tuesdays and what is happening on local high school and college campuses. ... Continue Reading →
Griffin warns of two-tiered school system
Arthur Griffin today pressed Forum participants to take ownership of improving CMS public education. That's a message he has been making during more than 40 years of active engagement in the work of his native county's public school system. Today, the message is laced with the national and ... Continue Reading →
Rodney Moore on legislative budget
Rep. Rodney Moore offered this commentary on the legislative budget. ... Continue Reading →
Waddell on year-round, Common Core
CMS school board member Joyce Waddell discussed year-round schools and the Common Core curriculum at the Forum Tuesday. ... Continue Reading →
Mary McCray on CMS budget
Mary McCray, Chairperson of the CMS Board of Education, discussed the just-approved school budget at the Forum Tuesday. ... Continue Reading →
Anthony Foxx resigns; Kinsey fills term
July 1, 2013 Anthony Foxx today resigned as Mayor of Charlotte. Our thanks to Ken Koontz for video from the City Council meeting. Following Foxx's resignation, the Charlotte City Council named one of its own, Patsy Kinsey, to fill the last months of Foxx's ... Continue Reading →
Kinsey Collection at the Gantt Center
Khalil Kinsey addressed the Forum this morning about his family's collection of art and artifacts about the 400-year African-American experience. The Kinsey Collection opens to the public on Saturday, June 29 at the Harvey B. Gantt Center of African-American Arts + Culture and runs through Oct. ... Continue Reading →
A star in the West
He's lived here before, selling ads for two Charlotte radio stations. This time, he'll be making waves of a different kind. Allen Smith and his family have just arrived, but he asked to address the Forum this morning as a way to introduce himself to the community, to make his case for how to ... Continue Reading →
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