May 14, 2024 The Forum would not meet for another 20 minutes. The Belmont Center’s conference room was nearly empty. City staff announced that they would be running a test of the Parkwood Avenue building’s fire alarm system. Early childhood educator Dr. Thomas Moore, who plays the piano ... Continue Reading →
Training to bring community leaders to Forum
April 11, 2024 The Raleigh-based North Carolina Black Alliance will hold a training April 29-30 in Charlotte for Carolinas activists looking for ways to inform their communities about local issues and to hold their local leaders accountable. Sessions have been scheduled at 9:30 a.m.-4 p.m. on ... Continue Reading →
Eugene J. Carney Jr., 1944-2024
March 25, 2024 Gene Carney, the husband of longtime Forum regular and N.C. House member Becky Carney, has died. The following obituary was posted by the family. Visitation was held March 21 and a memorial service on March 22. "Eugene Joseph Carney, Jr., 79, of Charlotte, passed away suddenly ... Continue Reading →
Christmas Party 2023
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Happy Holidays 2023
These seasonal pictures were published in the “Recently at the Forum” space on the front of this website during the Forum’s winter holiday. ... Continue Reading →
Forum Christmas Party is Dec. 12
Open Forum
Oct. 24, 2023 It was a small crowd that attended or listened to this morning's Forum. But a wide variety of issues were aired. If there was news made, it might have been that a last-minute inform-the-voters effort is under way to shore up support for the school bonds. The District 6 City Council ... Continue Reading →
Sarah Belle Mingo Stevenson, 1925-2023
Page initiated Sept. 26, 2023 Sarah Belle Mingo Stevenson was born Oct. 26, 1925. She died Sept. 26, 2023. A Charlotte Observer remembrance is here. Other media reports included those from WFAE, the Charlotte Post, WSOC-TV, WCNC-TV, WBTV, Queen City News and QCityMetro, More on Stevenson’s life ... Continue Reading →
Fourth of July 2023
To mark the Fourth of July period beginning June 30 and ending July 10, when the Fourm was not meeting, the following graphics were posted on the front of the website. The next scheduled meeting is July 11. ... Continue Reading →
Open Forum examines internal challenges, community issues
June 13, 2023 Open Forum dates allow people to raise new issues, or re-hash old ones. Today's session was no different from a lot of others in the last few decades. There were internal matters: Encouraging audience members to respect presenters despite clear ideological differences. Attracting ... Continue Reading →
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