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 →
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 →
Harold C. Dixon dies; retired from CMS
April 27, 2025 Harold C. Dixon died on Saturday, April 26, 2025. Mr. Dixon retired from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in 2024 after more than 37 years of service. He was youth choir director at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church on Beatties Ford Road in Charlotte. He played an active role in PTAs at ... Continue Reading →
March 1, 2025 Women's History Month 2025 March 4: Dena J. King, United States Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. March 11: Kim Graham, Executive Director of Greater Charlotte Apartment Association. March 18: U.S. Rep. Alma Adams, NC-12. March 25: Linda Lockhart, ... Continue Reading →
GOV Channel to air Feb. 4 conversation with 4 Black mayors
Feb. 8, 2025 The City of Charlotte's GOV Channel will be airing throughout February a video of the Forum's Feb. 4 meeting with former mayors Harvey Gantt, Anthony Foxx, Patrick Cannon and current Mayor Vi Lyles. This link to the video may not work until after 1 p.m. Sunday, According to the ... Continue Reading →
Black History Month 2025
Feb. 1, 2025 Feb. 24, 2025 Feb. 16, 2025 Feb. 8, 2026 Jan. 28, 2025 ... Continue Reading →
Facilitators comment on Forum, their roles & Sarah Stevenson
Jan. 21, 2025 Forum facilitators this morning sat down at the presenters' table. and offered their reflections on why they volunteer reliably at the Forum, what their particular focus is in sustaining the group, and what it means to them. Some have been at the forum only a few years. One has been ... Continue Reading →
Happy Holidays!
Dec. 17, 2024 The image below shows the questions asked by Natheley McElrath during the Take a Gift game. She said she has used the same questions every year for 5 or more years, and yet none of longtime Forum participants answered all the questions correctly. The number of questions ... Continue Reading →
Fourth of July, 2024
June 28, 2024 Credits: Gerald Johnson, West Virginia Association for Justice, American History Central, slate.com, tunecore. ... Continue Reading →
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