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
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
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?
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
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
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
Oct. 25, 2022 ... Continue Reading →
Reflections on the upcoming Juneteenth celebration
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’
"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
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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