Dec. 31, 2021 Charlotte-based Profound Gentlemen issued an annual report outlining the year’s accomplishments in supporting male educators of color both professionally and personally as a way to boost retention of these mentors in America’s classrooms. The details were provided in a YouTube ... Continue Reading →
Forum delays return to in-person meetings
Dec. 21, 2021 At a virtual meeting this afternoon, the Forum's facilitators decided to delay until further notice any return to in-person Forum meetings. Facilitators had earlier expressed optimism that in-person meetings would resume Jan. 4. Then along came Omicron. The possibly less lethal ... Continue Reading →
Looking for a New Year’s Resolution?
Dec. 15, 2021 From an Episcopal News Service Q&A with The Rev. Fletcher Harper, a priest of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark, N.J., and executive director of the Manhattan-based GreenFaith, a worldwide, multi-faith climate and environmental movement. Q: I read that you will be ... Continue Reading →
Scandal in plain sight: Assistance not getting to struggling households
Dec. 14, 2021 Mecklenburg's Ginny Harper collaborated with three others to shine a light on a number of programs available to low-income households with varying levels of income. Beyond explaining their programs, the four made a pitch for partnering with other groups in an effort to make contact ... Continue Reading →
March primary delayed to May
Dec. 9, 2021 On Wednesday, Dec. 8, the N.C. Supreme Court ordered that the first primary for Election 2022, initially scheduled for March 8, be delayed until May 17, to allow lower courts to hear and rule on challenges to the districting maps. Filing for all elections subject to primaries was ... Continue Reading →
Longest-serving District Court judge announces retirement in September
Dec. 7, 2021 Judge Rickye McKoy Mitchell today announced that she would retire from the bench on Sept. 1, 2022. In an accompanying video (below), she described her decision as “not a farewell, but a next step.” Her statement: “Greetings, Colleagues and Community! “After 24 years of Judicial ... Continue Reading →
Urban League adding satellite office, staying focused on economic empowerment
Dec. 7, 2021 Two key leaders at the Urban League of Central Carolinas today described a relatively small staff pushing to prepare Charlotte workers to upgrade their skills or prepare themselves to own their own businesses as a path toward economic stability and life satisfaction. Presenters were ... Continue Reading →
Superior Court clerk won’t seek re-election
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Retired principal reaches out to CMS
Dec. 6, 2021 In a document apparently aimed at a CMS Board of Education under fire for disarray in its schoolhouses, veteran educator Kenneth Simmons says he can make a difference, if only the school system would allow him to do so: "On many instances in the past, I have attempted to share with ... Continue Reading →
‘It’s about building a legacy of knowledge’
Dec. 5, 2021 “God has left me here long enough to be an instrument,” he says. “I could sell myself off to museums and galleries, and become something not pretty. But it’s not about the money to me. It’s about building a legacy of knowledge.” – Self-taught artist Charlie Lucas, Selma, Ala., in the ... Continue Reading →
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