March 26, 2024 Trust. A shared zeal for community service, for servant leadership. Outlooks that "clicked." A willingness to teach and support each other. To work their tails off for each other. James Mitchell has been an elected official off and on in Charlotte for decades. He had an easily ... Continue Reading →
Oyez, oyez, oyez: Veteran judges offer their insights
Feb. 20, 2024 Three retired judges fielded questions with candor – and appreciation for the support they had received as trailblazing African-American judges in Mecklenburg County courtrooms. Presenters were District Court Judge T. Michael Todd (1979-1984), former District and Superior Court ... 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 →
‘Disappointed’ … ‘Enraged’: Views shared on sea change in N.C. political landscape
April 11, 2023 Some people in the room had lent their support to Tricia Cotham when she ran for the N.C. House as a Democrat. Some of the people were part of organizations that endorsed her bid, and supported her platform as a Democrat. The emotions created by the announcement last week that ... Continue Reading →
‘Pregnancy and Incarceration’: A primer on N.C. laws abusing women
Jan. 17, 2023 Note to men and women who have not been held in prisons or jails operating under the laws of North Carolina: Take 75 minutes right now and listen to this presentation by Kristie Puckett-Williams. May it change your life priorities and, as soon as possible, also change the laws of ... Continue Reading →
Fielding questions about Nov. 8 City Bond Referendum
Oct. 11, 2022 Mary Johnson announced that Forum facilitators had tried to reach opponents of the Nov. 8 City of Charlotte bond issue, and invited anyone in the Belmont Center audience who is opposed to the bond issue to speak at this part of the morning's Forum. Earlier, the Forum had heard from ... Continue Reading →
Always a teacher: Adams works around ideological, political divides
Sept. 9, 2022 A lawmaker who represents most Mecklenburg voters in Washington was back in front of the Forum this morning to report on the work of Congress. In that report was a plea for nationwide solutions to Americans' needs, a direct challenge to the let-the-states-go-their-own-ways attitude ... Continue Reading →
Charlotte hosts info session on ADA Transition Plan
June 15, 2022 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Community Relations held an hour-long virtual session on its ADA Transition Plan at noon. The session was recorded to YouTube beginning about 11:30, with the session beginning about noon. The window below is set to start with the meeting's introductory ... Continue Reading →
County’s 2023 property revaluation already under way
June 14, 2022 Ken Joyner and his assistant, Brad Fowler, were ready. Ready to explain property revaluation, why it's done, what the schedule is, and when any changes will show up on tax bills. But they were also ready for the questions this audience had uppermost in mind: Why should I ... Continue Reading →
Leaders reshaping how city supports underserved areas face impatient constituents
May 31, 2022 This morning’s Forum might have been just a PowerPoint of the city budget. Instead, City Manager Marcus Jones and Mayor Vi Lyles fielded pointed questions from disappointed longtime residents about the city’s future. Jones, in his sixth year managing a workforce of now 8,000-plus ... Continue Reading →
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