June 27, 2023 The Congressional mandate that the Federal Reserve encourge consumer protection and community development ... who does that? Listen to Carrie Cook fast-walk through a complex area of U.S. finance and you will get a better idea. There is no way a few paragraphs here can summarize. ... Continue Reading →
3 leaders outline the complex task of making housing affordable
June 20, 2023 In about 90 minutes, three practitioners in the housing assistance space outlined some of the many barriers in the way of ensuring that every Charlotte-Mecklenburg family unit can find a safe, affordable place to live. Among those barriers: – Demand is vast and supply is paltry. – ... Continue Reading →
Achievement gaps between schools: Do they stem from ‘management problem’?
June 18, 2023 The material on this page was written by Bolyn McClung, an occasional Forum participant and longtime CMS observer, and is published with his permission. The text and graphs are in a PDF that may be downloaded here. The piece is entitled, “The Heartbreak of Being a CMS Academic ... Continue Reading →
U.S. probe of Minneapolis in wake of George Floyd’s murder
June 16, 2023 The U.S. Justice Department today issued a document outlining findings and recommendations from its “Investigation of the City of Minneapolis and the Minneapolis Police Department.” The two-year investigation began following Derek Chauvin’s conviction in the 2020 murder of ... Continue Reading →
Open Forum examines internal challenges, community issues
June 13, 2023 Open Forum dates allow people to raise new issues, or re-hash old ones. Today's session was no different from a lot of others in the last few decades. There were internal matters: Encouraging audience members to respect presenters despite clear ideological differences. Attracting ... Continue Reading →
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Developers offer update on med school development project
June 6, 2023 Two representatives of the developer preparing the Charlotte site for the Atrium/Wake Forest medical school this morning gave an update on construction and planning for the site. The last presentation was Aug. 24, 2021. Dennis Miller, who spoke for Wexford in 2021, focused his ... Continue Reading →
Work under way for Charlotte Black Creative Arts Festival 2024
May 30, 2023 Ray High believes it is time for a Charlotte Black Creative Arts Festival. This morning, High offered an early look at his work beginning the process of creating a new community arts tradition in Charlotte, beginning in 2024. Even the story behind the name is illuminating. High said ... Continue Reading →
United Way seeking partners aiding neighborhood improvement
May 23, 2023 Bob Dylan sang in 1964 about "The Times They Are a-Changin'." Nearly 60 years later, the United Way, with a new name and a new mission, is still singing that song. Tuesday's presentation was offered by United Way Director of Neighborhood Initiatives Jamese Ivy and Chief Impact ... Continue Reading →
Clinical drug trials: After abuses, can minorities see value in participating?
May 16, 2023 The questioning began with the infamous Tuskegee Syphilis Study, in which researchers withheld medicine from nearly 400 Black men without their knowledge, just to see what would happen, and 100 of them died of a treatable disease. Then there were questions like whether Big Pharma ... Continue Reading →
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