April 23, 2013 Fulton Meachem is little more than half a year into his new job as CEO of the Charlotte Housing Authority. His presentation to the Tuesday Morning Breakfast Forum suggested that he has not had smooth sailing. The Friday before his presentation, he had announced to his staff how ... Continue Reading →
Mecklenburg Park & Rec wins national Gold Medal Award
March 26, 2013 That huge medal on display in the West Charlotte Recreation Center? Forum participant Ken Koontz hauled the thing into the Forum meeting today, with facility manager Calandra Barnes in tow. In the video below she explains the award honoring the work of the entire Mecklenburg County ... Continue Reading →
Belk’s community involvement, education efforts
March 19, 2013 Nicole Dean of Belk's talks about the retailer's community involvement and education efforts. ... Continue Reading →
McCrorey Y’s Karen Gipson reports on MLK Prayer Breakfast
Feb. 19, 2013 McCrorey YMCA Executive Director Karen Gipson reported this morning on the MLK Prayer Breakfast held this year on Jan. 21 at the Crown Ballroom of the Charlotte Convention Center. ... Continue Reading →
Sheila Peltzer on shared parenting
Feb. 19, 2013 At the Forum this morning, Sheila Peltzer of Kids Need Two Parents offered an update on her organization's efforts to persuade N.C. lawmakers to change the state's child custody laws to start custody cases in court from a presumption that both parents will share custody of the child ... Continue Reading →
Foluke on ‘Black boys are dying young and needlessly’
Aug. 28, 2012 Dr. Gyasi Foluke, in the video below, responds to an opinion column by Charlotte Observer Associate Editor Fannie Flono headlined "Black boys are dying young and needlessly." Flono's Aug. 16 column dealt with the death two days earlier in Charlotte of 13-year-old Khalil Malik Cousart, ... Continue Reading →
A look back at ‘Giving Back’ presentation
Valaida Fullwood and Charles Thomas discussed "Giving Back," a book exploring African American traditions in philanthropy, at the Forum on Nov. 1, 2011. This video was added to the Forum website archive on Aug. 3, 2022 after Fullwood referenced her earlier visit to the Forum when marking the Black ... Continue Reading →
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