Feb. 1, 2023 Below is the text as prepared for delivery of U.S. Rep. Alma Adams' floor speech marking Black History Month. "Today I rise to celebrate the first day of Black History Month, and to honor the Greensboro Four for exemplifying this year’s Black History Month theme, Black ... Continue Reading →
Aiding seniors, stabilizing neighborhoods
Jan. 24, 2023 A thirtysomething whirlwind, a Charleston-born lawyer named Alesha Brown, is building in Charlotte a service organization that may help people decide for themselves whether community efforts just happen, or whether the ones that thrive and serve are blessed with energetic, engaged and ... Continue Reading →
United Way working through a major focus shift
Aug. 30, 2022 The new United Way is a smaller United Way. It may be more nimble. It is certainly on a new path. Tuesday's Forum presentation placed on the table some of that information. Officials have their work cut out for them reforming public perceptions. Kathryn Firmin-Sellers is Chief ... Continue Reading →
Financial assistance for struggling families
Aug. 23, 2022 Don't be put off by all the strange acronyms and separate silos in this morning's program. You, or someone you know, may well need financial assistance – now or in the future – to maintain basic levels of housing and access to utilities. This page is a place to start learning what is ... Continue Reading →
Black Philanthropy Month: Growing a Longtime Practice
Aug. 2, 2022 Giving by African Americans, in support of African Americans and their community institutions, is older than America. Often, says writer and philanthropy advocate Valaida Fullwood, that effort has been through churches. And it still is. But Fullwood has a broader mission, proclaimed ... Continue Reading →
‘Show Our Strength In Dollars’
June 7, 2022 A looming grant application deadline set off a conversation at this morning's Forum about the community investment needed in African-American neighborhoods. And how those investments were not being made in sufficient quantities, even now, to overcome generations of private ... Continue Reading →
Opening children to the idea of employment in the trades
March 1, 2022 Years before attending high school, many children know what they are really interested in. What if a community gave those children a way to experience whether their interests matched the kind of work involved in one or more of the dozens of skilled trades that exist today? Is that ... Continue Reading →
Black experiences inside the Charlotte media
Feb. 15, 2022 An earlier generation might have called them “members of the press.” The earth-shaking monsters of lead, metal, ink and paper of old have mostly gone silent; the dominant forms of dissemination of news are now broadcast, via radio and television, and dominating outreach to younger ... Continue Reading →
Land trust aims for affordable homes that stay affordable
Feb. 8, 2022 The march toward affordable homes spawns much talk in Charlotte, but perhaps less action. One of the players taking action is the West Side Charlotte Land Trust. Charis Blackmon, executive director, this morning explained some of the details of how the organization works. More ... Continue Reading →
Scandal in plain sight: Assistance not getting to struggling households
Dec. 14, 2021 Mecklenburg's Ginny Harper collaborated with three others to shine a light on a number of programs available to low-income households with varying levels of income. Beyond explaining their programs, the four made a pitch for partnering with other groups in an effort to make contact ... Continue Reading →
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