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‘We simply must have faith in each other’

February 24, 2023 Forum & Commentary

Feb. 24, 2023 Our thanks to New York Times columnist David French for pointing out the prophetic words of President Jimmy Carter in 1979 that got to the crux of issues still facing the American community in 2023. Forum participants under 40 were not even born when these words were delivered to a ... Continue Reading →

History doesn’t make people; People make history

February 1, 2023 Forum & Commentary

Feb. 1, 2023 “Black history is a lifetime. It is not a month. Stop letting other people control the narrative.” – Forum participant Gary Marion Jan. 24, 2023       Perhaps there is no middle way between the stout defenders of Black History Month and Gary Marion's ... Continue Reading →

Reflecting on how to refocus attention on community needs

January 10, 2023 Forum & Commentary

  Jan. 10, 2023 Open Forum meetings over the years have often focused on creating lists of people that should be invited to make presentations at future meetings. There was some of that this morning, and big issues – CMS growth plans and the city's development guidelines, for examples – are ... Continue Reading →

Whither Charlotte-Mecklenburg?

January 1, 2023 Forum & Commentary

Jan. 1, 2023 The following were published as a series in the "Recently at the Forum" space on the front of the Forum website during the post-holiday period, Jan. 1-Jan. 10, when the Forum did not meet. A series named "Happy Holidays" was published in that space Dec. 19-31. True, it is ... Continue Reading →

Happy Holidays 2022

December 19, 2022 Forum & Commentary

These windows on the 2022 holidays were published in the "Recently at the Forum" space on the front of this website during the Forum's winter holiday.   ... Continue Reading →

Richard McElrath: A Remembrance

December 13, 2022 Forum & Commentary

Dec. 13, 2022 Longtime Charlotte civic leader Mary Klenz donated the funds to make breakfast food for today's Forum as a remembrance of educator, school board member and Forum participant Richard McElrath, who died in 2020 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. Cris Robinson donated her ... Continue Reading →

Forum marks Sarah Stevenson’s 97th

October 25, 2022 Forum & Commentary

Oct. 25, 2022   ... Continue Reading →

Reflections on the upcoming Juneteenth celebration

June 7, 2022 Forum & Commentary

June 7, 2022 The message about freedom is not an artifact of ancient American history. It was like yesterday for Ceretha Sherrill. And it is personal. Sherrill grew up listening to her father's stories about  her grandfather, an American enslaved by other Americans. The red on the Juneteenth ... Continue Reading →

‘The Fair-Skinned Black Actress Who Refused to “Pass” in 1930s Hollywood’

June 1, 2022 Forum & Commentary

"Incredible Black Women You Should Know About" – The Series Frederika “Fredi” Washington 'The Fair-Skinned Black Actress Who Refused to "Pass" in 1930s Hollywood' (Dec. 23, 1903 – June 28, 1994) By DonnaMarie Woodson This article, from the June 2022 edition of the Charmeck Chronicle, is ... Continue Reading →

Cisco Room Kit clips, May 31

May 31, 2022 Forum & Commentary

    One in a possible series of pages exploring the workings of the Cisco Webex Room Kit equipment at Belmont Center. The assumption is that the system is working as designed, and that use of the system will improve with operator experience. The series will be shared with other ... Continue Reading →

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