May 5, 2025 Lynching "To put to death (as by hanging) by mob action without legal approval or permission." – Merriam-Webster There might not have been a hanging tree in the 20 Century lynchings of two Black males in Charlotte-Mecklenburg. A mob with guns. A landlord with, what, a ... Continue Reading →
NAACP Convention in Charlotte July 12-16
April 29, 2025 NAACP CEO Derrick Johnson today helped launch media and other efforts to draw a crowd to Charlotte July 12-16 for the civil rights group's annual convention. Johnson offered an overview of how federal policies that impact tariffs, recession, inflation, etc. may soon constrict many ... Continue Reading →
How America was ‘Segregated By Design’
April 1, 2025 The video above is narrated by Richard Rothstein, the longtime researcher and writer on education subjects. From 1999 to 2002, he was the national education columnist for the New York Times. The video explores the issues Rothstein pursued in his 2017 book, "The Color of Law: A ... Continue Reading →
Kim Graham on her journey to Apartment Association
March 13, 2025 The video below captures a reality deeper and more nuanced than the generic "experience" section of a LinkedIn page. Indeed, parental discretion is advised for those watching this morning's video with young children. Kim Graham, executive director of the Greater Charlotte ... Continue Reading →
Family values: Education, mutual aid, seeking justice for all
Feb. 25, 2025 Today's Forum focused on a set of overlapping families that have left a mark on Charlotte's struggle for freedom, justice and equality for all. If viewers of the video below cry out for a graphic showing how the family trees intertwined on Charlotte's west side in the 20th Century, ... Continue Reading →
Articles of Faith: Narratives from smaller faith communities
Feb. 18, 2025 They are Catholic, Protestant, Muslim. They know the disparate paths their own faith congregations have taken on the path to the present. Yet they seem to agree that they have much in common, and a shared calling. And when pressed on whether they can become more united in serving the ... Continue Reading →
A ‘monument for resistance’ rose in Black Brooklyn
Feb. 11, 2025 Fergie danced. There were many light moments. There were wonderful stories illuminating the work of a Charlotte law firm pursuing civil rights for all citizens. Dangerous work. Julius Chambers' law office was firebombed. Methodical work. As federal laws were passed, the ... Continue Reading →
Researchers explain efforts to reimagine public surveys
Jan. 21, 2025 At a Forum largely focused on other matters, three Johnson C. Smith University professors were given a short time to explain a statewide effort to re-imagine how surveys of the public could be conducted. The goal, they said, is to better reflect the issues on the minds of the ... Continue Reading →
Rebuilding city’s tree canopy
Dec. 3, 2024 Three staff members from Trees Charlotte this morning explored what a city known for its trees might should be doing to plant more trees, even as it is attracting new residents whose new houses and roads and workplaces destroy the very trees that helped attract the new ... Continue Reading →
What housing bonds can – and can’t – do for Charlotte
Oct. 1, 2024 T ... Continue Reading →
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