June 6, 2017 If neighbors have never had a neighborhood group, this city program can help the neighbors set one up. Once it's set up, this city program can walk them through a sometimes-difficult grant application process to obtain up to $10,000 or up to $25,000, depending on neighborhood ... Continue Reading →
Longtime community leader outlines what it takes to make change
June 6, 2017 Rickey Hall was to be part of a panel discussion of the city's Neighborhood Matching Grants program. His late arrival put him on front of the Forum alone, and his comments went way beyond the city program explored here. Hall described a from-the-bottom-up effort to end food ... Continue Reading →
Election 2017: Dr. Ruby Jones
– Page initiated May 30, 2017 Dr. Ruby Jones is a candidate for re-election to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education District 3. Below are video or audio files of statements made by the candidate or surrogates at the Forum during the 2017 election cycle. To start a video, click on it. Oct. ... Continue Reading →
Community change agents
May 30, 2017 You could have heard a pin drop this morning as Braxton Winston spoke about his life before, during and after the Lamont Scott protests last September. In the back of many minds was the picture at right, the one that went viral during the demonstrations. Those demonstrations ... Continue Reading →
Live at the mic: ‘Chatty Hattie’ Leeper, ’50s trailblazer in radio
May 23, 2017 Hattie Leeper was a trailblazer in radio, the first African-American woman DJ on Charlotte radio. For a number of people at this morning's Forum, "Chatty Hattie" was the soundtrack of their early lives. In the room, appreciation for her trailblazing merged with the ... Continue Reading →
Preparing teens for a college that opens doors to life
May 16, 2017 Gerald Baucom says his adoptive parents opened doors for him. For more than 30 years, he's been doing the same for teens who need some help envisioning themselves going to college. Baucom's Campus Connections assists about 150 students per year. The nonprofit links teens and their ... Continue Reading →
Working one-on-one to bring freed prisoners home
May 9, 2017 Dr. Madeline McClenney-Sadler says she leads a staff of 10 part-timers with a total annual budget of about $150,000. In a community of billion-dollar budgets, McClenney-Sadler’s Exodus Foundation appears to be hobbled by the dearth of support for helping the once-incarcerated to ... Continue Reading →
Election 2017: Greg Phipps
– Page initiated May 2, 2017 Greg Phipps is a candidate for Charlotte City Council District 4. Below are video or audio files of statements made by the candidate or surrogates at the Forum during the 2017 election cycle. To start a video, click on it. May 2, 2017 ... Continue Reading →
Election 2017: Jesse Boyd
– Page initiated May 2, 2017 Jesse Boyd is a Democratic candidate for Charlotte City Council At-Large. Below are video or audio files of statements made by the candidate or surrogates at the Forum during the 2017 election cycle. To start a video, click on it. May 2, 2017 ... Continue Reading →
Manager: Budget prepares growing city for its future
May 2, 2017 City Manager Marcus Jones brought his key budget staff along for a presentation of his proposed 2017-18 budget, which was presented to City Council Monday night. Presentation slides are below. They are in a 34.4 MB PowerPoint file here, and in a 31.2 MB PDF file here. There were two ... Continue Reading →
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