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Holiday Party 2025
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NC Local News Lab Fund grant to support livestream
Nov. 18, 2025 The video below is an excerpt from the Forum's Nov. 18 meeting. Facilitator Steve Johnston shared the work under way to ensure the continuation of communications and livestreaming elements of Forum meetings. No changes in the Forum's structure or leadership are involved. "As I ... Continue Reading →
Hospitality will take a new form
Nov. 13, 2025 By Steve Johnston In my Sept. 26 comments, I focused on changes that may make it easier to keep the Forum's website up to date. Those changes will affect almost no one. The following, however, will be instantly noticed by Forum regulars – and they may be delighted with the ... Continue Reading →
Forum’s Holiday Party is Dec. 16
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Amelia Stinson-Wesley adds Mayor to her many titles
Nov. 6, 2025 Today there is Vi, re-elected Tuesday. Earlier it was Jennifer, Dan, Patrick, Anthony, Pat, Richard, Sue, Harvey, Eddie and Ken. But now there will be another Mecklenburg mayor with deep roots at the Forum. On Tuesday as expected, Amelia Stinson-Wesley was elected mayor of ... Continue Reading →
Don’t lose yourself on your journey, author advises young women
Oct. 26, 2025 Longtime Forum participant Dr. Blanche Penn has included in her latest book some advice for younger women finding their way through life's ups and downs. With the author-publisher's permission, below is the full text of Chapter 6: "The Mirror Room – Daily Reflections." The 140-page ... Continue Reading →
Small design changes on Forum website
Sept. 26, 2025 By Steve Johnston The "look" of the Forum website has begun to change. Not that I like some of the changes. But they are designed to address the reality that, at 837 or whatever age I am, things are now taking twice as long as they used to. The changes follow my announcement ... Continue Reading →
Facilitators convene to assess the Forum’s future
Sept. 9, 2025 The Belmont Center conference room was eerily quiet for a Tuesday morning. It was primary election day, one of the few Tuesdays when the Forum's facilitators could sleep in or jog off to a quiet park. But coffee was brewing, and an agenda was on the table. As facilitators trickled ... Continue Reading →
Perspective | More than clean clothes: The innovation of dignity in our schools
By Chanel Jones, EdNC.org | June 9, 2025 It started with one student. She sat quietly in class, her hoodie pulled tightly over her head, sleeves hiding her hands, and eyes looking as if she was holding back tears. Her classmates exchanged glances and whispered quietly whenever she ... Continue Reading →
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