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Candidates & Ballots

11-5-2024

Results of the 2024 elections in North Carolina precincts, from Donald Trump (left) to Kamala Harris to the Mecklenburg soil & water board.

Adams, Alma
Altman, Leigh
Bales, Melinda
Barr, Kate Compton
Belk, Mary
Bishop, Dan
Blake, Aretha
Bokharii, Krista
Boliek, Dave
Bradley, Woodson
Brown, Chad
Brown, Terry
Budd, Laura
Burke-Hayer, Shanté
Carney, Becky
Causey, Mike
Cotham, Tricia
Culler, Jena
Cunningham, Carla
Dew, Aisha
Dunlap, George
Edwards, Angela White
Farley, Luke
Fickling-Alvarez, Faith
Green, Maurice (Mo)
Greenfield, Julia
Griffin, Arthur
Hands, Ty
Harris, Kamala
Harris, Wesley
Helfrich, Beth
Henderson, Gary
Holmes, Jessica
Hunt, Rachel
Jackson, Jeff
Jerrell, Mark
Leake, Vilma
Little, C. Renee
Lofton, Brandon
Logan, Carolyn
Lopez, Jordan
Majeed, Nasif
Mann, Christy
Marascio, Jim
Marcus, Natasha
Marin, Aarib
Marshall, Elaine
Marvel, Rex
McCulloch, Art
McDaniel, Tigress
McDowell, Susan Rodriguez
McGinn, Stacie
Meier, Laura
Mohammed, Mujtaba
Moore, Tim
Mullen, Mitchell
Niday, Joshua
Powell, Elaine
Robinson, Mark
Rudisill, Lisa
Salvador, DeAndrea
Sawyer, Vickie
Scott, Jeff
Sidman, Nicole
Smith, Fred
Smith, Keith S.
Stein, Josh
Theodros, Caleb
Townsend-Ingram, Yvette
Trosch, Elizabeth
Troxler, Steve
Trump, Donald
Waddell, Joyce
Weatherman, Hal
Wiggins, Roy
Winston II, Braxton
Yates, Rob
10-29-2024

Democrats Brandon Lofton, left, and Nicole Sidman outlined their efforts to keep or win seats in the GOP-dominated N.C. House.

Bokharii, Krista
Bowers, James
Cotham, Tricia
Lofton, Brandon
10-22-2024

Two Democrats, Nasif Majeed, left, and Beth Helfrich answered questions on how to take the needs of their districts to a GOP-dominated General Assembly.

Helfrich, Beth
Majeed, Nasif
Newton, Matt
10-15-2024

Democrats Woodson Bradley, left, and Kate Compton Barr are bucking powerful trends in their bids for election to two N.C. Senate districts with Mecklenburg voters.

Barr, Kate Compton
Bradley, Woodson
10-8-2024

County Commissioner candidates Angela White Edwards, Laura Meier and Susan Rodriguez-McDowell answered questions.

Edwards, Angela White
McDowell, Susan Rodriguez
Meier, Laura
9-3-2024

A panel of representatives from nonpartisan and partisan groups shared observations on why raising Mecklenburg’s Election-Day turnout is so difficult.

Allison-Jacobs, Rosalyn
Forrest, Colette
Rivers, Brandon
Stinson-Wesley, Amelia
Wallace, Cynthia
8-27-2024

Tiffany Capers and Robert Dawkins guided an Open Forum discussion on approaches that lead more registered voters to the polls.

Capers, Tiffany
Dawkins, Robert
5-7-2024

Michael Dickerson, left, explains what secures your vote on Election Day.

Dickerson, Michael
3-5-2024

Election results for the March 5, 2024 primary.

Altman, Leigh
Anderson, Toad
Ballard, Deanna
Ballay, Charles
Baucom, Allan
Biden, Joseph R.
Binkley, Ryan
Boliek, Dave
Booker, Chrelle
Bowman, Vermanno
Boykin, Peter
Bradford, John R. III
Brawley, Bill
Bray, Shannon W.
Briner, Brad
Brown, Chad
Brown, Don
Brown, Leigh
Bruns, Robert E.
Causey, Mike
Christie, Chris
Clark, Ben
Clark, Jack
Cotham, Pat
Crumble, Kenon
Cubbage, Lora
Cunningham, Carla
Cunningham, Kendrick
Daniell, Jamie
Daoud, A.J.
Deberry, Satana
DeSantis, Ron
Dingee, Charles
Douthit, Rivera
Dunlap, David (TimeTraveler)
Dunlap, George
Dunn, Tim
Eddings, C.R. Katie
Elmore, Jeffrey
Esparza, Gabe
Farley, Luke
Folwell, Dale R.
Foxx, Gary
Freeman, Chris
Genant, Pam
Graham, Bill
Green, Maurice (Mo)
Gregory, Jeff
Griffin, Arthur
Haley, Nikki
Hammonds, Colby (Bear)
Hardister, Jon
Harris, Mark
Harris, Wesley
Helfrich, Beth
Hernandez-Novoa, Marlenis
Holmes, Yolonda
Hornberger, Jacob
Hunt, Rachel
Hutchinson, Asa
Jackson, Jeff
Jewel, Lisa
Johnson, Rachel
Joseph, Lillian
Kee, Jim
Lansdell, Terry
Leake, Vilma
Lindsey, Beau
Maginnis, Brendan K.
Maples, Chris
Mapstead, Lars
Marcus, Andrew
Marcus, Natasha
Mashburn, Allan
McGinn, Stacie
Moore, Tim
Morgan, Michael
Morrow, Michele
Murphy, Hunter
O'Neill, Jim
Oliver, Chase
Osborne, Charles
Page, Sam
Puckett, Lucille
Ramaswamy, Vivek
Rectenwald, Michael
Reeves, Ernest T.
Riggs, Allison
Robinson, Mark
Robinson, Mark H.
Ross, Mike
Sidman, Nicole
Smith, Joshua
Stanley, Chuck
Stein, Josh
Street, Tony
Tarte, Jeff
ter Maat, Mike
Theodros, Caleb
Thomas, Jesse
Thompkins, Felicia
Townsend-Ingram, Yvette
Troxler, Steve
Truitt, Catherine
Trump, Donald
Van Leer, Blake
Villaverde, Christine E.
Weatherman, Hal
Wheeler, David
Williams, Marcus
Wilson, Travis J.
Woodall, Seth
2-13-2024

Felicia Thompkins faces incumbent George Dunlap and Charles Osborne faces incumbent Vilma Leake in Democratic primaries March 5.

Dunlap, George
Edwards, Angela White
Leake, Vilma
Osborne, Charles
Thompkins, Felicia
2-6-2024

All five Democratic candidates for three at-large County Commissioner seats spoke about Mecklenburg’s challenges amid rapid growth and multiple human services crises.

Altman, Leigh
Cotham, Pat
Griffin, Arthur
Townsend-Ingram, Yvette
Van Leer, Blake
1-30-2024

Forum heard from four of the six candidates in March 5 primaries for House Districts 98 and 106, and Senate District 42.

Bowman, Vermanno
Cunningham, Carla
Daniell, Jamie
Helfrich, Beth
Jewel, Lisa
McGinn, Stacie
1-23-2024

Dr. Yolanda Holmes and Nicole Sidman made their case for the chance to face Tricia Cotham in redrawn NC House District 105.

Holmes, Yolonda
Lansdell, Terry
Sidman, Nicole
1-16-2024

Democratic candidates in the March 5 NC Senate 41 primary focused on working across the aisle in a Republican-dominated legislature.

Bruns, Robert E.
Cunningham, Kendrick
Puckett, Lucille
Theodros, Caleb
12-17-2023

Candidates facing primary challenges on the March 5 Super Tuesday ballot are listed here.

11-7-2023

Mecklenburg voting results for school bonds and board and Charlotte city officials.

Ajmera, Dimple
Albright, Annette
Anderson, Dante
Bokhari, Tariq
Bowers, James
Brown, Tiawana Deling
Capehart, Peggy A.
Covington, Claire
DiFiore, Steven J.
Driggs, Ed
Fountain, Bill
Graham, Malcolm
Hall, Juanrique
Hand, Stephanie
Harris, Omar
Haynes, Shamaiye
Johnson, Michael
Johnson, Renee Perkins
Kasher, Brian
Kim, Misun
Lyles, Vi Alexander
Mayfield, LaWana Slack
McDaniel, Tigress
Mitchell, James "Smuggie"
Molina, Marjorie
Monterrey, Liz
Shipp, Lenora
Watlington, Victoria
Witherspoon, Clara
Witherspoon, Rev. Dr. Monte
Yates, Rob
10-31-2023

U.S. Rep. Jeff Jackson vowed that, if elected as the next N.C. Attorney General, he would refocus N.C. law enforcement energies on fentanyl, the poison that is killing North Carolinians and Americans nationwide.

Jackson, Jeff
10-17-2023

Democrat Tiawana Brown answers questions about the District 3 City Council race on Nov. 7.

Bowers, James
Brown, Tiawana Deling
9-26-2023

The last group of candidates on the Nov. 7 ballot running for three CMS school board seats presented today.

Kasher, Brian
McDaniel, Tigress
Monterrey, Liz
Shipp, Lenora
Witherspoon, Clara
Witherspoon, Rev. Dr. Monte
9-19-2023

Five of the 14 candidates on the Nov. 7 ballot for three at-large seats on the CMS Board of Education addressed the Forum.

Albright, Annette
Capehart, Peggy A.
Covington, Claire
Fountain, Bill
Hall, Juanrique
Harris, Omar
Haynes, Shamaiye
9-12-2023

Preliminary results in Charlotte primary election, as reported by the State Board of Elections.

Ajmera, Dimple
Brown, Tiawana Deling
Copeland, Ben
Graham, Malcolm
Hayes, Curtis
Henderson, Charlene
Johnson, Renee Perkins
Lilly, Melinda
Lyles, Vi Alexander
Mayfield, LaWana Slack
Mitchell, James "Smuggie"
Molina, Marjorie
Puckett, Lucille
Reid, Vinroy
Russell, Wil
Scott, Olivia
Turner, Warren
Watlington, Victoria
Young, Gary
9-5-2023

Forum heard from four of the six Democrats involved in City Council primaries for Districts 4 and 5 on Sept. 12.

Hayes, Curtis
Johnson, Renee Perkins
Molina, Marjorie
Reid, Vinroy
Russell, Wil
Scott, Olivia
8-29-2023

Tiawana Brown, left, and Warren Turner, two of the three District 3 Council Democratic primary candidates, offered views on the needs of the city and its people.

Brown, Tiawana Deling
Turner, Warren
8-22-2023

Robert Dawkins offered a summary of state voting rules applying to the Sept. 12 primary election.

Dawkins, Robert
8-22-2023

Malcolm Graham, left, defends his District 2 City Council record in session with challenger Gary Young.

Graham, Malcolm
Young, Gary
8-15-2023

Five of six Democrats in the Sept. 12 Democratic primary for four City Council At-Large seats explored their roles in moving the city forward.

Ajmera, Dimple
Copeland, Ben
Henderson, Charlene
Mayfield, LaWana Slack
Mitchell, James "Smuggie"
Watlington, Victoria
8-8-2023

Mayor Vi Lyles, a Democrat in the September primary, and Rob Yates, a Libertarian wiith no primary, discussed city growth issues.

Lyles, Vi Alexander
Puckett, Lucille
Yates, Rob
11-8-2022

Nov. 8, 2022 voting results for candidates on the Mecklenburg ballot.

Adams, Alma
Adams, Gale
Alexander, Kelly
Allen, Trey
Altman, Leigh
Anderson, Michael
Archie, Carla
Autry, John
Beasley, Cheri
Belk, Mary
Benson, Dianna
Best, Kimberly
Bleiweis, Barbara
Bradford, John R. III
Brasch, Jeremy
Brawley, Bill
Bray, Shannon W.
Brown, Terry
Budd, Laura
Budd, Ted
Burke-Hayer, Shanté
Byers-Bailey, Thelma
Carney, Becky
Carter, Nancy
Cheek, Rhonda Lennon
Chinn Gary, Elisa
Clark, Christy
Clementi, Cynthia Eleanor
Cline, Lisa
Cook, Mark Alan
Cotham, Pat
Cotham, Tricia
Cunningham, Carla
Cureton, Donald
Davis, Roderick
DIez, Richard
Dunlap, George
Easley, Melissa
Ervin IV, Sam J.
Fisher, Hamani
Fleet, Jennifer
Flood, Julee Tate
Fountain, Bill
Fuentes, Ray
Griffin, Arthur
Harrigan, Pat
Harris, Wesley
Havelka, Paulina
Henning, Karen
Hill , Juanrique
Hill, Alonzo
Hoh, Matthew
Hunt, Rachel
Inman, Lucy
Jackson, Darren
Jackson, Jeff
Jerrell, Mark
Lawsin, Ro
Leake, Vilma
Lee, Tyler
Leone-Bonni
Levine, Alyssa M.
Lofton, Brandon
Logan, Carolyn
Long, Tony
Majeed, Nasif
Marcus, Natasha
Mauney, Steve
McCallum, Karen
McDaniel, Tigress
McDowell, Susan Rodriguez
McFadden, Garry
McKnight, Reggie
McThenia, Paige
Meier, Laura
Merchant, Trent
Merriweather, Spencer
Mobley, Samantha C.
Mohammed, Mujtaba
Monks, Ross
Newton, Matt
Niday, Joshua
Oseguera, Cecilia
Osman, Matt
Patterson, Rhonda
Peacock, Anne Marie
Pomeroy, Don
Powell, Elaine
Rankin, Dee
Ridenhour, Matthew
Robeson, Mark
Robinson Sr., Mario J.
Rushing, Steven
Russo, Cheryl
Salmon, Brad A.
Salvador, DeAndrea
Sawyer, Carol
Sawyer, Vickie
Shields, Bobbie
Sneed, Stephanie
Stading, Michael J.
Strain, Sean
Strickland, David
Stroud, Donna
Thompson, Carolyn
Thulien, Tatyana
Tyson, John M.
Waddell, Joyce
Watson, Michael
Wilson, Hunter
Witherspoon, Clara
Witherspoon, Rev. Dr. Monte
11-1-2022

Three candidates for N.C. House seats concluded Forum presentations on the Nov. 8 election.

Cook, Mark Alan
Cunningham, Carla
Lofton, Brandon
10-25-2022

Six Democrats, five of them incumbents, explained their efforts to advocate for change in the GOP-controlled N.C. House

Belk, Mary
Brown, Terry
Carney, Becky
Clark, Christy
Logan, Carolyn
Majeed, Nasif
10-18-2022

Four of the eight candidates in contested races for the N.C. Senate answered questions.

Marcus, Natasha
Salvador, DeAndrea
Shields, Bobbie
Waddell, Joyce
10-11-2022

Susan Rodriguez-McDowell, D-6, Laura Meier, D-5, and Mark Jerrell, D-4, addressed county challenges ahead.

Jerrell, Mark
McDowell, Susan Rodriguez
Meier, Laura
10-4-2022

Carolyn Thompson has served as a judge halfway across North Carolina, but is on the Mecklenburg ballot Nov. 8. Judge candidates and Soil & Water board candidates addressed participants.

Best, Kimberly
Bleiweis, Barbara
Carter, Nancy
Cureton, Donald
Hill, Alonzo
Jackson, Darren
Thompson, Carolyn
9-27-2022

Candidates for at-large and two district seats on the Board of County Commissioners addressed participants.

Altman, Leigh
Cotham, Pat
Griffin, Arthur
Monks, Ross
Thulien, Tatyana
9-20-2022

Six candidates running for CMS Board of Education seats to represent Districts 2, 4 and 6 answered questions.

Byers-Bailey, Thelma
Sawyer, Carol
Sneed, Stephanie
Watson, Michael
Witherspoon, Clara
Witherspoon, Rev. Dr. Monte
9-13-2022

Seven candidates running for CMS Board of Education seats to represent Districts 1, 3 and 5 answered questions.

Cheek, Rhonda Lennon
Cline, Lisa
Easley, Melissa
Fisher, Hamani
Fountain, Bill
Merchant, Trent
Rankin, Dee
7-26-2022

Election results from the City of Charlotte’s general election for Mayor and Council.

Ajmera, Dimple
Anderson, Dante
Barnett, Mary
Bokhari, Tariq
Bowers, James
De Sarachaga-Bilbao, Stephanie
Driggs, Ed
Graham, Malcolm
Hand, Stephanie
Johnson, Renee Perkins
Luebke, Kyle
Lyles, Vi Alexander
Mayfield, LaWana Slack
Merrill, David
Mitchell, James "Smuggie"
Molina, Marjorie
Mulligan, Charlie
Olinski, Carrie
Watlington, Victoria
Winston II, Braxton
7-19-2022

Two of the six candidates in July 26 District City Council contests attended the Forum.

Hand, Stephanie
Watlington, Victoria
7-12-2022

Five at-large City Council candidates focused on ways the Council can tend to unfinished business, particularly on making the city work for people already living here.

Ajmera, Dimple
Luebke, Kyle
Mayfield, LaWana Slack
Mulligan, Charlie
Winston II, Braxton
7-4-2022

Remember the Fourth on July 26, your next opportunity to exercise your vote.

5-17-2022

Voting percentages for May 17 primaries in which Mecklenburg voters participated.

5-10-2022

Stephanie De Sarachaga-Bilbao, Republican candidate for Charlotte Mayor, addressed Forum and fielded questions.

De Sarachaga-Bilbao, Stephanie
5-10-2022

Candidates made last-week pitches for support from area voters as early voting continues and Primary Day looms May 17.

Bazzle, Christopher
Dean, Cedric
Graham, Malcolm
Luebke, Kyle
Thompson, Carolyn
Townsend-Ingram, Yvette
Witherspoon, Rev. Dr. Monte
5-3-2022

New ideas for prompting higher voter turnout were few and far between. Older methods were mentioned amid slow early voting.

Best, Kimberly
Elrahal, Belal
Johnson, Mary Foxx
5-3-2022

Six hopefuls are on the May 17 Democratic primary ballot for three contested District Court seats.

Bazzle, Christopher
Burke-Hayer, Shanté
Elrahal, Belal
Mobley, Samantha C.
Oseguera, Cecilia
Smith, Keith S.
4-26-2022

Four of fiive Republicans seeking the nod in the GOP May 17 primary for Charlotte City Council At-Large seats answered questions.

Luebke, Kyle
Merrill, David
Mulligan, Charlie
Olinski, Carrie
4-19-2022

The six Democrats in the May 17 primary for City Council at-large seats addressed the Forum and answered questions.

Ajmera, Dimple
Cannon, Patrick
Egleston, Larken
Mayfield, LaWana Slack
Mitchell, James "Smuggie"
Winston II, Braxton
4-14-2022

The Black Political Caucus announced its endorsements in contested primaries on the May 17 primary ballot.

Adams, Alma
Alexander, Kelly
Altman, Leigh
Anderson, Dante
Bazzle, Christopher
Beasley, Cheri
Cannon, Patrick
Cotham, Pat
Elrahal, Belal
Graham, Malcolm
Griffin, Arthur
Hillman, Robert
Jackson, Jeff
Johnson, Renee Perkins
Leake, Vilma
Lyles, Vi Alexander
Mayfield, LaWana Slack
McFadden, Garry
Merriweather, Spencer
Mitchell, James "Smuggie"
Molina, Marjorie
Smith, Keith S.
Strickland, David
Watlington, Victoria
Winston II, Braxton
4-12-2022

Six Democrats are seeking an at-large seat on the county board.

Altman, Leigh
Boyd, Trina
Cotham, Pat
De La Jara, Jennifer
Griffin, Arthur
Townsend-Ingram, Yvette
4-5-2022

Ram Mammadov, left, and Jeff Jackson discussed issues they want to pursue if elected to the U.S. House from the new 14th District.

Hand, Stephanie
Jackson, Jeff
Mammadov, Ram
3-29-2022

Gina Hicks, Garry McFadden and Marquis Robinson discussed issues in the Democratic primary for Sheriff.

Hicks, Gina
McFadden, Garry
Robinson, Marquis
3-22-2022

Alma Adams discussed her work in Congress. Four others did not attend session on District 12 Congress primaries.

Adams, Alma
3-15-2022

Willis Draugh Jr. might be on the November ballot. He was among mayoral hopefuls at the Forum.

Draughn, Willis Jr.
Lyles, Vi Alexander
McDaniel, Tigress
Puckett, Lucille
3-8-2022

District Attorney candidates Tim Emry and Spencer Merriweather share their visions.

Emry, Tim
Merriweather, Spencer
2-24-2022

Courts completed reviews, rejected appeals, and boards of elections have resumed allowing candidates to file for the May 17 N.C. Primary.

2-4-2022

The N.C. Supreme Court has ordered the legislature to redraw its district maps by Feb. 18.

12-9-2021

NC Supreme Court delays March primary to May to give lower courts time to settle constitutional challenges to districting maps.

11-4-2020

A compilation of notes from Election 2020 candidates.

Wallace, Cynthia
11-3-2020

Results from the Nov. 3, 2020 general elections for offices in which Mecklenburg votes.

Adams, Alma
Alexander, Kelly
Altman, Leigh
Autry, John
Barringer, Tamara
Beasley, Cheri
Belk, Mary
Berger, Phil Jr.
Best, Kimberly
Biden, Joseph R.
Bishop, Dan
Blake, Aretha
Blankenship, Don
Bradford, John R. III
Brawley, Bill
Bray, Shannon W.
Brook, Chris
Brooks, Alicia
Brosch, Jack
Brown, Terry
Bynum, Amy
Carney, Becky
Carpenter, Jeff
Causey, Mike
Chatterji, Ronnie
Clark, Christy
Cole, Christopher C.
Cooper, Roy
Cotham, Pat
Cubbage, Lora
Culler, Jena
Cunningham, Cal
Cunningham, Carla
Cureton, Donald
Davis, Mark
Denlea, Gregory
DiFiore, Steven J.
Dillon, Chris
Dobson, Josh
Dunlap, George
Fickling-Alvarez, Faith
Finn-Pat
Folwell, Dale R.
Forest, Dan
George-Rich
Goodwin, Wayne
Gore, Fred
Griffin, Jefferson G.
Hands, Ty
Harris, Wesley
Hawkins, Howie
Hayes, Kevin E.
Henderson, Gary
Holley, Yvonne Lewis
Holmes, Jessica
Hunt, Rachel
Inman, Lucy
Jackson, Jeff
Jerrell, Mark
Jorgensen, Jo
Kirby, Kyle
Leake, Vilma
Levy, Joel
Little, C. Renee
Lofton, Brandon
Logan, Carolyn
Majeed, Nasif
Mangrum, Jen
Mann, Christy
Marcus, Natasha
Marshall, Elaine
Marvel, Rex
Mauney, Steve
McDowell, Susan Rodriguez
Meier, Laura
Mohammed, Mujtaba
Munden, Jerry
Newby, Paul
Nichols, Sonja P.
Niday, Joshua
O'Neill, Jim
Okure, Friday Paul
Panyanouvong-Rubeck, Sunny
Pisano, Al
Pomeroy, Don
Powell, Elaine
Puckett, Jim
Rice, David Michael
Ridenhour, Matthew
Rivette, Richard
Robinson, Mark
Rowe, Russell
Salvador, DeAndrea
Scarborough, Ella
Scott, Jeff
Shields, Bobbie
Shields, Tricia
Smith, Fred
St. Clair, Duncan
Stein, Josh
Street, Tony
Styers, Gray
Sykes, E.C.
Thompson, Kalle
Tillis, Thom
Tondreau, David
Trosch, Elizabeth
Troxler, Steve
Truitt, Catherine
Trump, Donald
Viser, Casey
Waddell, Joyce
Wadsworth, Jenna
Wallace, Cynthia
Wiggins, Roy
Wood, April C.
Wood, Beth
Young, Reuben F.
9-25-2020

Forum participants reflect on why they vote, for this series leading up to Election 2020.

3-3-2020

Preliminary results from the March 3, 2020 party primaries for offices in which Mecklenburg votes.

Abramson, Max
Adams, Alma
Ajmera, Dimple
Altman, Leigh
Anthony, Laura
Armstrong, Ken
Barrett, James
Beasley, Chaz
Behrman, Dan
Bengel, Buddy
Bennet, Michael
Biden, Joe
Blake, Aretha
Blankenship, Don
Blevins, Kenneth
Booker, Cory
Brooks, Clayton
Brown, Chad
Buttigeig, Pete
Carney, Becky
Castro, Julian
Causey, Mike
Chatterji, Ronnie
Cochran, Deborah
Cooper, Roy
Cotham, Pat
Cradle, Keith
Cunningham, Cal
Davis, Roderick
Dean, Leroy
Delaney, John
Dobson, Josh
Dunlap, George
Elmers, Renee
Faas, Souraya
Floyd, Pearl
Forest, Dan
Forman, Anthony
Fuller, Trevor
Gabbard, Tulsi
Gebhardt, Greg
Gerhardt, Erik
Goel, Atul
Grange, Holly
Hawkins, Howie
Hayes, Sam
Hill, Jedidiah
Hoegemeyer, TIm
Holley, Yvonne Lewis
Holmquist, Larry
Horn, Craig
Hornberger, Jacob
Hudson, Sharon
Johnson, Constance Partee
Johnson, Mark
Jorgensen, Jo
Klobuchar, Amy
Kokesh, Adam
Kraft, Charles
LaPaglia, Michael
Leatherman, Matt
Lee, Cade
Long, Tera
Maher, Michael
Mangrum, Jen
McAfee, John
McDaniel, Tigress
McKinnon, Ray
Moen, Lynna
Mohammed, Mujtaba
Mumma, Christine
Newton, Ron
O'Neill, Jim
Ogle, James
Patrick, Deval
Peebles, Jonathan
Pierce, Ronald
Reeves, Ernest T.
Richey, Steve
Ritter, John
Robinson, Mark
Ruff, Kim
Sanders, Bernie
Scarborough, Ella
Scher, Lloyd
Smith, Erica
Smith, Walter
Southerland, Harry
Stanley, Chuck
Stevenson, Brenda
Steyer, Tom
Stone, Scott
Street, Tony
Strickland, David
Supreme, Vermin
Sutton, Keith
Swenson, Steve
Sykes, E.C.
Thomas, Allen
Tillis, Thom
Toledo, Luis
Toole, Bill
Truitt, Catherine
Trump, Donald
Van Duyn, Terry
Viser, Casey
Vohra, Arvin
Wadsworth, Jenna
Wallace, Cynthia
Walsh, Joe
Warren, Elizabeth
Watson, Donovan
Weld, Bill
Wells, Andy
Williams, Marcus
Williamson, Marianne
Wood, Beth
Wright, Paul
Yang, Andrew
2-18-2020

Democrat Cynthia Wallace addressed the Forum on her primary contest for the 9th District Congress seat.

Brooks, Clayton
Southerland, Harry
Wallace, Cynthia
Williams, Marcus
2-11-2020

Judge Aretha Blake’s statements on a Feb. 6 media report about cases in her courtroom.

Blake, Aretha
2-11-2020

Cal Cunningham, left, and Trevor Fuller offered comments on the five-way Democratic primary contest March 3 for the U.S. Senate seat held by Thom Tillis.

Cunningham, Cal
Fuller, Trevor
Goel, Atul
Smith, Erica
Swenson, Steve
2-4-2020

George Dunlap, left, and three other candidates in the March 3 primary discussed county and court issues.

Blake, Aretha
Dunlap, George
Lee, Cade
Moen, Lynna
1-28-2020

Rev. Brenda Stevenson (pictured), N.C. Sen. Mujtaba Mohammed and N.C. Rep. Becky Carney discussed mostly legislative challenges facing the state.

Carney, Becky
Mohammed, Mujtaba
Stevenson, Brenda
1-21-2020

Seven of the eight Democrats in the March 3 primary for 3 county commissioner slots on the November ballot spoke.

Altman, Leigh
Cotham, Pat
Fuller, Trevor
Long, Tera
McDaniel, Tigress
McKinnon, Ray
Scarborough, Ella
Scher, Lloyd
1-14-2020

Laura Anthony, left, and Jonathan Peebles are running for legislative seats in the March primary.

Anthony, Laura
Brosch, Jack
Carney, Becky
Davis, Roderick
Dean, Leroy
Forman, Anthony
Kirby, Kyle
Mohammed, Mujtaba
Peebles, Jonathan
1-8-2020

A challenge to Darrell Bonapart’s candidacy in the N.C. Senate 39 Democratic primary was upheld by the Mecklenburg Board of Elections

Bonapart, Darrell
11-5-2019

Election-night preliminary results from the Nov. 5 election.

Bokhari, Tariq
Driggs, Ed
Egleston, Larken
Graham, Malcolm
Lyles, Vi Alexander
Newton, Matt
Perkins, Renee
Watlington, Victoria
10-22-2019

Vi Lyles explained her candidacy for re-election as Charlotte mayor, and spoke of a number of things she’s learned in her first term.

Lyles, Vi Alexander
10-15-2019

Republican Joshua Richardson, left, and incumbent Democrats Dimple Ajmera, Julie Eiselt, James Mitchell and Braxton Winston addressed the Forum.

Ajmera, Dimple
Eiselt, Julie
Mitchell, James "Smuggie"
Winston II, Braxton
10-8-2019

Brandon Pierce, left, and other candidates for City Council Districts 2, 4 and 6 presented.

Bokhari, Tariq
Graham, Malcolm
Johnson, Renee Perkins
Pierce, Brandon
9-24-2019

Annette Albright, left and Elyse Dashew presented at the second Forum on CMS Board of Education candidates.

Albright, Annette
Dashew, Elyse
9-17-2019

Who will guide the education of these children? First of two sessions with CMS school board candidates. (CMS photo)

De La Jara, Jennifer
Parker-Tate, Donna
PIneda, Jordan
Shipp, Lenora
Sneed, Stephanie
Thompson, Queen
Witherspoon, Rev. Dr. Monte
9-10-2019

Results from Tuesday’s Primary Election in Charlotte.

Arey, Jeremy
Baker, Richmond
Brown, Terry
Cartagena, Gabe
Davis, Jessica
Davis, Roderick
Driggs, Ed
Egleston, Larken
Eiselt, Julie
Graham, Malcolm
Green, Antoinette (Toni)
Henderson, Charlene
Johnson, Renee Perkins
Lyles, Vi Alexander
Mayfield, LaWana Slack
McDaniel, Tigress
Millares, Jorge
Mitchell, James "Smuggie"
Newton, Matt
Nwasike, Victoria
Reid, Vinroy
Robinson, Charles
Smith, Sean
Stachowicz, Chad
Theodros, Caleb
Thompson, Sean
Vincent, Mark
Watlington, Victoria
Winston II, Braxton
9-3-2019

Five candidates for at-large seats on Charlotte City Council addressed the Forum.

Ajmera, Dimple
Eiselt, Julie
Millares, Jorge
Mitchell, James "Smuggie"
Winston II, Braxton
8-27-2019

Caleb Theodros, left, and Terry Brown discussed District 3 issues at a Forum focused on the Sept. 10 primary.

Brown, Terry
Theodros, Caleb
8-20-2019

Sean Thompson, left, and other candidates in the District 4 City Council primary answered questions.

Baker, Richmond
Cartagena, Gabe
Henderson, Charlene
Johnson, Renee Perkins
Pierce, Brandon
Robinson, Charles
Thompson, Sean
8-13-2019

Mark Vincent, left, and others involved in the City Council primaries in District 5 and 7 made presentations and answered questions.

Driggs, Ed
Newton, Matt
Nwasike, Victoria
Vincent, Mark
8-6-2019

Lucillle Puckett, left, and three other Democrats spoke at a Forum focused on the Charlotte Mayor primary.

Lyles, Vi Alexander
McDaniel, Tigress
Odom, Joel
Puckett, Lucille
7-30-2019

Larken Egleston, left, and Sean Smith squared off in the City Council District 1 Democratic primary race. Jessica Davis and Malcolm Graham were the two candidates present in the District 2 primary race.

Davis, Jessica
Egleston, Larken
Graham, Malcolm
Smith, Sean
11-7-2018

Unofficial results from voting in Mecklenburg County.

10-30-2018

Three of the six candidates for Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor discuss the advisory body’s work.

Bleiweis, Barbara
Carter, Nancy
McDaniel, Tigress
10-9-2018

Judicial candidates who have opponents on the November ballot spoke. At left is Judge Ty Hands, who is not on the ballot this year.

5-8-2018

Election results from Primary 2018.

Adams, Alma
Carney, Becky
Clark, Christy
Cotham, Pat
Cunningham, Carla
Dunlap, George
Fuller, Trevor
Harris, Mark
Harris, Wesley
Jerrell, Mark
Leake, Vilma
Logan, Carolyn
Majeed, Nasif
McCready, Dan
McFadden, Garry
Merriweather, Spencer
Mohammed, Mujtaba
Scarborough, Ella
Stachowicz, Chad
Turner, Ty
Wright, Paul
5-1-2018

Three May 8 primary candidates for the 12th District U.S. House seat, two in the Democratic primary and one in the Republican primary, answer questions.

Adams, Alma
Bonham, Paul
Regiser, Patrick
4-17-2018

Six of 10 speakers at an Open Forum are involved in the May 8 or November election cycles.

1-30-2018

Sarah Stevenson announces that the Forum will not hold candidate forums before the May 8 primary.

Stevenson, Sarah
11-14-2017

A millennial asks the perfect post-election question – and prompts two similar answers.

Robinson, Winston
11-14-2017

Three candidates in the Nov. 7 election offered thank-yous and comments at the Nov. 14 Forum.

Egleston, Larken
Lyles, Vi Alexander
Penn, Blanche
11-7-2017

Results from Charlotte city and CMS school board races.

10-31-2017

Vi Lyles presented her case for election as Charlotte Mayor and answered questions.

Lyles, Vi Alexander
Smith, Kenny
10-24-2017

Candidates for contested district seats on Charlotte City Council

Ajmera, Dimple
Bokhari, Tariq
Driggs, Ed
Givens, Pete
Grundman, Sam
Harlow, Justin
Herrera, Daniel
Mayfield, LaWana Slack
Mitchell, James "Smuggie"
Newton, Matt
Roberts, Sharon
Scott, Jeff
10-17-2017

Four candidates for Charlotte City Council and one District 2 candidate.

Cains, Parker
Eiselt, Julie
Harlow, Justin
Powell, John
Winston II, Braxton
10-10-2017

School board candidates in Districts 2, 4, 5 and 6 presented and answered questions.

Byers-Bailey, Thelma
Marshall, Margaret
Peterson, Jim
Sawyer, Carol
Shipp, Lenora
Sneed, Stephanie
Strain, Sean
Thompson, Queen
10-3-2017

Eight candidates vying for two CMS board district seats answer questions at the Forum.

Albright, Annette
Bryant, Janeen
Butts, Emmitt Terrell
Cheek, Rhonda Lennon
Flowers, Levester
Hallman, Amy Moon
Jones, Dr. Ruby
Miller, Jess
Penn, Blanche
Scott, Olivia
9-12-2017

Election results from first Charlotte Municipal primary.

Adams, J'Tanya
Ajmera, Dimple
Bokhari, Tariq
Bonapart, Darrell
Dunn, Gary
Egleston, Larken
Eiselt, Julie
Erickson, Eric
Fallon, Claire Green
Faulkner, Damiko
Ford, Joel
Harlow, Justin
Jenkins, Scott
Johnson, Constance Partee
Johnson, Priscilla
Kinsey, Patsy
Lyles, Vi Alexander
McGill, Ryan
Mitchell, James "Smuggie"
Mitchell, Robert
Newton, Matt
Phipps, Greg
Puckett, Lucille
Smith, Kenny
Winston II, Braxton
Woodruff, Kris Chambers
Young, Gary
9-5-2017

Newcomers, job-switchers and perennial candidates attended last candidate Forum before primary.

Egleston, Larken
Ford, Joel
Jenkins, Scott
Mitchell, Robert
Russell, Wil
8-29-2017

Constance Johnson, Vi Lyles and Jennifer Roberts discussed issues in the Charlotte Mayor Democratic primary.

Johnson, Constance Partee
Lyles, Vi Alexander
Roberts, Jennifer
8-22-2017

Candidates for Charlotte City Council at-large seats.

Ajmera, Dimple
Eiselt, Julie
McGill, Ryan
Mitchell, James "Smuggie"
Winston II, Braxton
8-15-2017

GOP primaries in Council District 6 and for Charlotte mayor.

Bokhari, Tariq
Dunn, Gary
Smith, Kenny
8-8-2017

Candidates in the District 2 and District 4 City Council primaries spoke and answered questions.

Adams, J'Tanya
Erickson, Eric
Faulkner, Damiko
Harlow, Justin
1-3-2017

A number of people have offered themselves for appointment to the City Council District 5 seat vacated by N.C. Rep. John Autry.

Ajmera, Dimple
Autry, John
Holman, Johnell
Molina, Marjorie
Newton, Matt
Thompson, Queen
Woodruff, Kris Chambers
11-8-2016

Elections results in Mecklenburg County, North Carolina and the U.S.

Bell, George
Best, Kimberly
Blake, Aretha
Chapman, Ron
Culler, Jena
Eudy-Williams, Karen
Hands, Ty
Henderson, Gary
Hewett, Tracy
Mann, Christy
Scher, Lloyd
Stone, Scott
Strickland, David
Thalheimer, Ben
Trosch, Elizabeth
Trosch, Lou
11-1-2016

Judge Rickye McCoy-Mitchell, left and Judge Michael Morgan were joined by Rep. Rodney Moore.

Ford, Joel
McKoy-Mitchell, Rickye
Moore, Rodney
Morgan, Michael
10-25-2016

Wake District Court Judge Vince Rozier, a candidate for N.C. Court of Appeals, and four other candidates for judgeships.

Blake, Aretha
Hewett, Tracy
Hunter, Bob
Rozier, Vince
Thalheimer, Ben
10-18-2016

Candidate for N.C. Lieutenant Governor, Linda Coleman, was among the state, federal and judicial candidates presenting at the Forum.

Adams, Alma
Blake, Aretha
Blue, Dan
Coleman, Linda
Ford, Joel
Jones, Abe
McKoy-Mitchell, Rickye
Rivette, Richard
Scarborough, Ella
Threatt, Leon
Waddell, Joyce
10-11-2016

Vonnie Brown, Eric Erickson and Lisa Rudisill are candidates for Soil & Water Conservation District Supervisor.

Brown, Von
Erickson, Eric
Rudisill, Lisa
10-11-2016

Chuck Stuber, a former FBI special agent, explained his candidacy for N.C. Auditor.

10-4-2016

County commissioner candidates Pat Cotham, Trevor Fuller and Marc Friedland addressed the Forum.

Cotham, Pat
Friedland, Marc
Fuller, Trevor
9-27-2016

Legislative candidates Jane Campbell, Jonathan Hudson, Joel Ford and Chaz Beasley addressed the Forum.

Beasley, Chaz
Campbell, Jane
Ford, Joel
Hudson, Jonathan
9-20-2016

Beverly Earle, Becky Carney, Joyce Waddell and Carla Cunningham addressed the Forum.

Carney, Becky
Cunningham, Carla
Earle, Beverly
Waddell, Joyce
9-13-2016

Connie Green-Johnson (House 105) and Peter Noris (House 104) lead off candidate forums.

Green-Johnson, Connie
Noris, Peter
Stone, Scott
5-31-2016

Five candidates for Congress on the June 7 primary ballot in Mecklenburg addressed the Forum.

Adams, Alma
Cano, Christian
Cotham, Tricia
Graham, Malcolm
Threatt, Leon
3-15-2016

Election results in Mecklenburg from March 15 primary.

1-26-2016

Links to short presentations by candidates on the March 15 primary ballot.

11-17-2015

Candidates for public office announce their intentions for 2016.

11-3-2015

Election 2015 results.

Austin, Al
Autry, John
Dashew, Elyse
Driggs, Ed
Eiselt, Julie
Ellis-Stewart, Ericka
Fallon, Claire Green
Kinsey, Patsy
Lyles, Vi Alexander
Mayfield, LaWana Slack
McCray, Mary
Mitchell, James "Smuggie"
Phipps, Greg
Roberts, Jennifer
Smith, Kenny
10-27-2015

Jennifer Roberts, Edwin Peacock answer questions at the Forum a week before the Charlotte mayoral election.

Peacock, Edwin
Roberts, Jennifer
10-13-2015

District candidates for Charlotte City Council.

Austin, Al
Driggs, Ed
Mayfield, LaWana Slack
Netter, Eric
Phipps, Greg
10-6-2015

Candidates for at-large seats on Charlotte City Council.

Eiselt, Julie
Fallon, Claire Green
Lyles, Vi Alexander
Powell, John
9-29-2015

Dan Clodfelter, facing an Oct. 6 primary, spoke about mayor’s role and his plans for a full term. He was joined by GOP Council candidate John Powell.

Clodfelter, Dan
Powell, John
9-8-2015

Janeen Bryant and six other candidates for CMS Board of Education.

Bryant, Janeen
Dashew, Elyse
Ellis-Stewart, Ericka
Flowers, Levester
McCray, Mary
Stephenson, Jeremy
Stinson-Wesley, Amelia
9-1-2015

Five of the seven candidates in District City Council contests on the Sept. 15 primary ballot.

Austin, Al
Autry, John
Hodge-Mustafa, Rosa
Jenkins, Scott
Mayfield, LaWana Slack
8-25-2015

Laurence Bibbs, Bruce Clark, Julie Eiselt and Claire Fallon on Council at-large primary.

Bibbs, Laurence
Clark, Bruce
Eiselt, Julie
Fallon, Claire Green
8-18-2015

Seven of the 12 at-large candidates in the Sept. 15 City Council primary.

Bonapart, Darrell
Gautam, Sean
Greeson, Shawn
Idlibby, Mo
Lyles, Vi Alexander
Maddalon, Billy
Mitchell, James "Smuggie"
8-11-2015

Five of the six candidates for Charlotte mayor in the September primaries make their case, answer questions.

Barnes, Michael
Clodfelter, Dan
Howard, David
Peacock, Edwin
Roberts, Jennifer
Stone, Scott
11-18-2014

Alicia Brooks thanked supporters for help during her election to be a District Court judge.

Brooks, Alicia
11-11-2014

Resident Superior Court Judge Linwood Foust comments on changing demographics on the local bench.

Dunlap, George
Foluke, Dr. Gyasi
Foust, Linwood
Majeed, Nasif
McClung, Bolyn
Morris, Richard
Muhammed, Randolph
Nelson, Frank
Pratt, Malyn
Robinson, Tommie
11-4-2014

Here are the winners of 2014 elections in Mecklenburg and North Carolina.

Marcus, Natasha
10-28-2014

John Arrowood is one of 19 candidates for a single N.C. Court of Appeals seat.

Arrowood, John
10-28-2014

Mark Davis, running for re-election to N.C. Court of Appeals, encourages listeners to vote their interests.

Davis, Mark
10-21-2014

Irwin Carmichael and Chris Hailey spar over their proposals for the Sheriff’s Department.

Carmichael, Irwin
Hailey, Chris
10-21-2014

Alma Adams is the Greensboro Democrat who won the Democratic nomination for the 12th District and faces Republican Vince Coakley on Nov. 4.

Adams, Alma
10-21-2014

Martha Efird and Elisa Chinn Gary, candidates for Mecklenburg Clerk of Superior Court

Chinn Gary, Elisa
Efird, Martha
10-14-2014

Richard Rivette is challenging incumbent Joel Ford in N.C. Senate District 38. Ford appeared Sept. 23.

Rivette, Richard
10-14-2014

At-large county commissioner candidates Ella Scarborough, Emily Zuyus, Scott Carlisle, Trevor Fuller and Pat Cotham.

Carlisle, Scott
Cotham, Pat
Fuller, Trevor
Inman, Lucy
Rivette, Richard
Scarborough, Ella
Zuyus, Emily
10-7-2014

Jim Puckett and Leonard Richardson vie for Commissioners District 1 seat.

Puckett, Jim
Richardson, Leonard
9-30-2014

Marinn Bengel and others argue for city bond and sales tax questions on the Nov. 4 ballot.

Barnhardt, Elizabeth
Bengel, Marinn
Bush, Robert
Cook, Carrie
Lyles, Vi Alexander
9-23-2014

Newcomer LaTrice McRae is running for the N.C. legislature in Senate District 41.

McRae, LaTrice
9-23-2014

Joel Ford is seeking re-election to the N.C. Senate representing westside District 38. His opponent, Richard Rivette, will present at a later date.

Ford, Joel
9-23-2014

LaTarzja Henry offers an “informercial” for the ballot question on a sales tax increase.

Henry, LaTarzja
9-9-2014

Judicial candidates on the November ballot.

Archie, Carla
Bowers, John
Brooks, Alicia
Montgomery, Eric
Nixon, Theo
Trotman, Yolanda
6-17-2014

Vi Lyles comments on issues at stake in Kay Hagan’s U.S. Senate re-election effort.

Hagan, Kay
Lyles, Vi Alexander
5-20-2014

Lucy Inman, for 4 years a Superior Court judge, is running for a seat on the N.C. Court of Appeals.

Inman, Lucy
5-7-2014

Primary Election results in Mecklenburg.

Adams, Alma
Bradford, John R. III
Carmichael, Irwin
Coakley, Vince
Cotham, Pat
Efird, Martha
Fuller, Trevor
Hagan, Kay
Hailey, Chris
Hudson, Robin
Leake, Vilma
Levinson, Eric
Pittinger, Robert
Rucho, Robert
Scarborough, Ella
Tillis, Thom
Waddell, Joyce
4-22-2014

Primary candidates Vince Coakley, Curtis Osborne, Antoine Ensley, Dondhi Burrell. Special election candidates Amelia Stinson-Wesley, Darrell Bonapart.

Bonapart, Darrell
Burrell, Dondhi
Coakley, Vince
Ensley, Antoine
Osborne, Curtis
Stinson-Wesley, Amelia
4-22-2014

Dondhi Burrell is a candidate in the May 6 Democratic primary for the Commissioners District 2 seat.

Burrell, Dondhi
4-22-2014

Antoine Ensley is a candidate in the May 6 Democratic primary for the office of sheriff.

Ensley, Antoine
4-22-2014

Curtis Osborne is a candidate in the May 6 primary for the U.S. House 12 seat vacated by Mel Watt.

Osborne, Curtis
4-22-2014

Darrell Bonaparte is a candidate in the May 3 Democratic Party special election to fill the unexpired N.C. Senate 37 seat vacated by Dan Clodfelter.

Bonapart, Darrell
4-22-2014

Amelia Stinson-Wesley is a candidate in a Democratic Party special election on May 3 for the N.C. Senate seat vacated by Dan Clodfelter.

Stinson-Wesley, Amelia
4-22-2014

Vince Coakley is a candidate in the May 6 Republican primary for the U.S. House District 12 seat.

Coakley, Vince
4-8-2014

District 12 U.S. Congress candidates George Battle, Leon Threatt and Malcolm Graham.

Battle, George
Graham, Malcolm
Threatt, Leon
4-1-2014

Irwin Carmichael is in the May 6 Democratic primary for Sheriff.

Carmichael, Irwin
4-1-2014

Vilma Leake is in the May 6 primary seeking another term on the County Commissioners.

Leake, Vilma
3-18-2014

Matt Newton is a candidate in the May 6 Democratic primary for N.C. Senate District 40.

Newton, Matt
3-18-2014

Nasif Majeed is a candidate in the May Democratic primary for N.C. Senate 40.

Majeed, Nasif
3-18-2014

Morris McAdoo is a candidate in the May 6 primary for N.C. Senate District 40.

McAdoo, Morris
3-18-2014

Yolanda Trotman is a candidate in November for District Court judge.

Trotman, Yolanda
3-18-2014

Elisa Chinn Gary is a candidate in the November election for Clerk of Superior Court.

Chinn Gary, Elisa
3-18-2014

Ella Scarborough is a candidate in the May 6 primary for an at-large seat on the Board of County Commissioners.

Scarborough, Ella
3-18-2014

Kim Ratliff is a candidate in the May 6 primary for an at-large seat on the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners.

Ratliff, Kim
3-18-2014

Elaine Powell is a candidate in the May 6 primary for an at-large seat on the Board of County Commissioners.

Powell, Elaine
3-18-2014

Trevor Fuller is a candidate in the May 6 primary for an at-large seat on the Board of County Commissioners.

Fuller, Trevor
3-18-2014

Pat Cotham is a candidate in the May 6 primary for an at-large seat on the County Commissioners.

Cotham, Pat
3-18-2014

Joyce Waddell is a candidate in the May 6 primary for N.C. Senate District 40.

Waddell, Joyce
3-18-2014

Ty Turner is a candidate in the May 6 Democratic primary for N.C. Senate District. 40.

Turner, Ty
3-18-2014

Primary election season has begun. Here’s an index to candidates who addressed the Forum.

11-5-2013

Election 2013 results.

Austin, Al
Autry, John
Bailey, Paul
Barnes, Michael
Byers-Bailey, Thelma
Cannon, Patrick
Cheek, Rhonda Lennon
Davis, Eric
Driggs, Ed
Fallon, Claire Green
Howard, David
Kinsey, Patsy
Lyles, Vi Alexander
Mayfield, LaWana Slack
Phipps, Greg
Smith, Kenny
Tate, Tom
Waddell, Joyce
10-29-2013

Charlotte mayoral candidates Edwin Peacock and Patrick Cannon addressed the Forum separately.

Cannon, Patrick
Peacock, Edwin
10-22-2013

Candidates for City Council addressed the Forum.

Austin, Al
Driggs, Ed
Fallon, Claire Green
Phipps, Greg
Zytkow, Michael
10-15-2013

City Council candidates Al Austin, Vi Lyles, Mark Frietch, Dennis Peterson, Michael Barnes, Dave Howard, Ken Harris.

Austin, Al
Barnes, Michael
Frietch, Mark
Harris, Ken
Howard, David
Lyles, Vi Alexander
Peterson, Dennis
9-10-2013

Primary election winners and leaders.

Austin, Al
Autry, John
Barnes, Michael
Cannon, Patrick
Driggs, Ed
Fallon, Claire Green
Howard, David
Kinsey, Patsy
Lyles, Vi Alexander
Peacock, Edwin
Phipps, Greg
Smith, Kenny
9-3-2013

Four Democratic candidates for Charlotte mayor address their differences.

Cannon, Patrick
Dunn, Gary
Mitchell, James "Smuggie"
Puckett, Lucille
8-27-2013

Edwin Peacock, in a Sept. 10 GOP Charlotte mayoral primary, and at-large City Council GOP candidate Dennis Peterson.

Peacock, Edwin
Peterson, Dennis
11-20-2012

A post-election comment: N.C. Rep. Martha Alexander.

Alexander, Martha
11-13-2012

N.C. Sen.-elect Joel Ford’s post-election comments.

Ford, Joel
11-6-2012

Election results

Obama, Barack
10-23-2012

Three candidates for U.S. Congress, two for the 12th District, one for the 9th District.

Brosch, Jack
Roberts, Jennifer
Watt, Mel
10-23-2012

Hanks addresses questions about postings on a white supremacist web forum

Hanks, Doug
10-16-2012

Candidates for District Court discussed what they could about the courts and their preparation to serve.

Brown-Williams, Charlotte
Culler, Jena
Hands, Ty
Henderson, Gary
Hewett, Tracy
Hoover, Donnie
Smithson, Grant
Thompson, Jeff
Traw, Alyson
Wiggins, Roy
10-16-2012

The Judge Charlotte Brown-Williams-Tracy Hanna Hewett contest for a District Court seat.

Brown-Williams, Charlotte
Hewett, Tracy
10-16-2012

The Judge Jena Culler-Grant Smithson contest for a District Court seat.

Culler, Jena
Smithson, Grant
10-16-2012

The Judge Ty Hands-Jeff Thompson contest for a District Court seat.

Hands, Ty
Thompson, Jeff
10-16-2012

The David Strickland-Kary Church Watson contest for a District Court seat.

Strickland, David
Watson, Kary Church
10-16-2012

The Judge Donnie Hoover-Alyson G. Traw contest for a District Court seat.

Hoover, Donnie
Traw, Alyson
10-16-2012

The Gary Henderson-Roy H. Wiggins contest for an open DIstrict Court seatl.

Henderson, Gary
Wiggins, Roy
10-9-2012

Candidates for district seats on the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners.

Bradford, Keith
Green-Johnson, Connie
Harvey, Paula
Leake, Gary
10-2-2012

Oct. 2, 2012   Pat Cotham, commissioners at large   James Peterson, commissioners at large   Blanche Penn for Kim Ratliff, commissioners at large   Concluding remarks

Cotham, Pat
Fuller, Trevor
Penn, Blanche
Peterson, Jim
Powers, Wayne
Ratliff, Kim
Rivette, Richard
9-25-2012

Candidates for N.C. House, Senate address Forum.

Alexander, Kelly
Alexander, Martha
Bradford, Robin
Carney, Becky
Clodfelter, Dan
Cunningham, Carla
Moore, Rodney
9-18-2012

N.C. Senate candidates Malcolm Graham, Jeff Tarte and Joel Ford addressed the Forum.

Ford, Joel
Graham, Malcolm
Tarte, Jeff
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Government & Politics

5-27-2025

Kristine Smith, Clerk to the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners, discussed the clerk’s office and its role as creator and custodian of statutorily-mandated records, and more about how the commissioners and their advisory groups work.

Smith, Kristine
4-1-2025

Staff from the city-county Community Relations Committee laid out how allegations of fair housing violations are investigated and mediated.

Emmons, Alicia
Jackson, Rhonda
Martinez, Diana
3-25-2025

Linda Lockhart, now retired, blazed a trail through the fires of harassment and injustice for those who have followed her at the Charlotte Fire Department.

Elder, Tereasea D.
Lockhart, Linda
3-18-2025

U.S. Rep. Alma Adams urged individual and collective action to blunt President Trump’s attacks on American institutions.

Adams, Alma
3-4-2025

Appointed U.S. Attorneys generally resign with a change in the White House. Dena J. King, left, first person of color serving at U.S. Attorney in the NC Western District, has done so, and explains her work, her preparation, and how she approaches her future.

King, Dena J.
2-4-2025

Harvey Gantt, Anthony Foxx, Patrick Cannon and Vi Lyles – all four of Charlotte’s Black mayors – gathered in an unusual discussion about being mayor, serving the people, and making progress on meeting the city’s needs.

Cannon, Patrick
Foxx, Anthony
Gantt, Harvey
Lyles, Vi Alexander
1-14-2025

Adrian Cox, left, and Bert Lynn shared material on how the public can weigh in on county budget priorities and on future spending for the county parks and recreation system, including greenways.

Cox, Adrian
Lynn-Bert
11-19-2024

Journalist Ken Koontz sought to tell the story of how a group could issue report cards on elected officials. Participants’ questions led him to conclude that necessary first step is to get election precincts organized.

Henderson, Charlene
Koontz, Ken
Wright, Jasmine
11-13-2024

Ken Koontz, left, will lead a Forum Panel Nov. 19 on his proposal to create a structure for holding local officeholders rersponsible for their promises between elections.

Dawkins, Robert
Drayton, Monifa
Henderson, Charlene
Koontz, Ken
Wright, Jasmine
11-12-2024

Monifa D. Drayton, CEO of Drayton Leadership Group, recounted lessons learned in speaking one-on-one with registered voters in low-income minority communities during the recent election.

Drayton, Monifa
Koontz, Ken
7-23-2024

Alysia Osborne explained the city’s 2040 plan with a focus on its long-range elements that will help define tomorrow’s Charlotte.

Osborne, Alysia
7-9-2024

City Council District 2 member Malcolm Graham commented on his prime commitments, and answered questions on everything from trash in streets to big-league sports to tumultuous times in America.

Graham, Malcolm
5-14-2024

Greg Johnson, left, led a presentation about efforts to catalog what residents think the city should do to improve mobility within Charlotte.

Hernández, César
Johnson, Greg
3-27-2024

City Council member James Mitchell and seven friends in local government and politics explore their shared understanding of what helps nurture community-focused leaders.

Austin, Al
Brown, Terry
Harlow, Justin
Jerrell, Mark
Mayfield, LaWana Slack
Mitchell, James "Smuggie"
Sneed, Stephanie
Young, Gary
2-20-2024

Three retired Mecklenburg judges offer insights from their years as traiblazing African-Amercan judges in District and Superior Courts.

Evans, Yvonne Mims
Sherrill, W. Terry
Todd, T. Michael
6-16-2023

The U.S. Justice Department released a report on Minneapolis conditions that contributed to the 2020 murder of George Floyd, and its recommendations for reform.

4-11-2023

Caleb Theodros was among the speakers as the Forum hosted a community discussion of how Rep. Tricia Cotham’s announced switch to the GOP may alter the balance of power between the legislative and executive branches.

Autry, John
Cunningham, Carla
Harris, Wesley
Koontz, Ken
Majeed, Nasif
Theodros, Caleb
1-17-2023

Kristie Puckett-Williams told her story, and the story of hundreds of women incarcerated in North Carolina, who do not receive appropriate care when pregnant.

Puckett-Williams, Kristie
10-11-2022

Faith Triggs, a volunteer with the Vote Yes for City Bonds Committee, led off a discussion of what’s in the Nov. 8 city bond referendum package.

Bergman, Ryan
Triggs, Faith
9-6-2022

Congresswoman Alma Adams gave an update on work that Congress has been doing, and her efforts to bring factions together to serve the American people.

Adams, Alma
6-15-2022

Community Relations held a virtual session on its Americans With Disabilities Act Transition Plan.

Bradley, Terry
6-14-2022

County Tax Assessor Ken Joyner explained how NC law limits action to protect homeowners in gentrifying neighborhoods from crushing tax bills.

Fowler, Brad
Joyner, Ken
5-31-2022

City Manager Marcus Jones, left, and Mayor Vi Lyles fielded questions from constituents impatient for conditions to improve in underserved westside neighborhoods.

Jones, Marcus
Lyles, Vi Alexander
5-24-2022

Longtime city and county leader Ella Scarborough has died, the Observer reported.

Scarborough, Ella
2-11-2022

A report from library staff runs down ways in which racist attitudes and policies have shaped Mecklenburg County.

2-1-2022

Alysia Osborne, left, and Interim Planning Director Alyson Craig gave an update on the city’s 2040 Plan.

Craig, Alyson
Osborne, Alysia
1-30-2022

Court of Superior Court Elisa Chinn-Gary says she has reconsidered, and will file for re-election.

Chinn Gary, Elisa
12-7-2021

District Court Judge Rickye McKoy-Mitchell announced her retirement effective next September.

McKoy-Mitchell, Rickye
12-7-2021

Elisa Chinn-Gary, a 20-year veteran of the Mecklenburg courts, won’t seek re-election as Clerk of Superior Court.

Chinn Gary, Elisa
11-30-2021

A ceremony marked the retirement of Superior Court Judge Donnie Hoover.

Hoover, Donnie
11-12-2021

Assistance with heating bills available this winter to low-income families.

Harper, Ginny
9-7-2021

Sen. Natasha Marcus, head of the Mecklenburg legislative delegation, reviewed successes and challenges in Raleigh.

Marcus, Natasha
8-31-2021

Hannah Terrell, left, led a discussion of how the library system stays open to serve its users in the community – and nation.

Heggins, Christina
Terrell, Hannah
8-6-2021

Details on an FCC program offering help with affording broadband services.

Marcus, Natasha
8-4-2021

Center City Partners is seeking public comment on its 2040 plan.

7-20-2021

Chief Public Defender Kevin Tully outlined the work of 60 lawyers and support staff defending Mecklenburg citizens in court.

Merriweather, Spencer
Tully, Kevin
7-13-2021

County Manager Dena Diorio gave an update on COVID, the county’s new budget, the struggle to properly shelter and support people evicted from a tent encampment, and the recasting of all county programs to support equity and justice.

Diorio, Dena
6-29-2021

Dr. Rebecca Tippett, left, presented material on the 2020 Census, and what information will be released in August.

Tippett, Dr. Rebecca
6-8-2021

District Attorney Spencer Merriweather outlines the challenges faced by the local judicial system during Covid.

Merriweather, Spencer
5-25-2021

Robert Dawkins, left, described how knocking on doors boosted Census accuracy, and how Action NC uses the same tools to influence decisions by government.

Dawkins, Robert
5-4-2021

Sheriff Garry McFadden, left, on Covid crisis, Elizabeth City, and how Mecklenburg citizens can support residents returning from custody.

McFadden, Garry
4-27-2021

U.S. Rep. Alma Adams, left, discussed the American Rescue Plan, American Jobs Plan and the Ignite HBCU Excellence Act.

Adams, Alma
Christie, John
Rhue, Phanalphie
4-20-2021

CMPD Chief Johnny Jenning’s statement following the verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial in the death of George Floyd.

Jennings, Johnny
4-20-2021

CMPD Chief Johnny Jennings, left, and Jonathan Chow discussed policing and safety in Charlotte.

Chow, Jonathan
Jennings, Johnny
3-16-2021

City Council member Malcolm Graham, left and Corridors of Opportunity Project Manager Cherie Smith give an update on Beatties Ford Road corridor projects.

Graham, Malcolm
Smith, Cherie
3-9-2021

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles, left, and County Board Chair George Dunlap addressed homeless, Covid-19 issues and answered questions.

Dunlap, George
Lyles, Vi Alexander
1-11-2021

James Mitchell says he will resign from Charlotte City Council due to his upcoming part ownership of Leeper Construction.

Mitchell, James "Smuggie"
9-18-2020

CATS has provided maps for proposed alternate routes for construction of the Silver Line light rail line from Gaston County to Matthews with a possible extension into Union County.

12-3-2019

Taiwo Jaiyeoba described his efforts to reorient multiple streams of planning documents into a single comprehensive plan to guide the future of Charlotte’s growth.

Jaiyeoba, Taiwo
11-19-2019

George Grandy, left, and Robert Dawkins focused on how the formal U.S. Census process and grassroots efforts are linking up to encourage participation.

Dawkins, Robert
Grandy, George
10-15-2019

Veteran Democratic strategist Sam Spencer explained his opposition to the ballot referendum on increasing the Mecklenburg sales tax to fund arts, parks and education.

10-8-2019

Commissioners Chair George Dunlap makes his case for voter support of a ballot proposal to raise the sales tax.

Bokhari, Tariq
Dunlap, George
Graham, Malcolm
Johnson, Renee Perkins
Pierce, Brandon
7-16-2019

Zhivi Williams, left, and Dr. Yolanda Holmes reported on efforts to overcome lack of diversity and resources on the Women’s Advisory Board to fulfill a role of advising Mecklenburg County Commissioners.

Holmes, Yolonda
Williams, Zhivi
6-25-2019

Vilma Leake was invited to address the Forum.

Leake, Vilma
5-21-2019

County Manager reviewed major planks of her proposed budget on which Commissioners will begin taking straw votes next week.

Diorio, Dena
4-16-2019

Mayor Vi Lyles, left, City Manager Marcus Jones and CMPD Police Chief Kerr Putney answer questions about release of video of police shooting.

Jones, Marcus
Lyles, Vi Alexander
Putney, Kerr
2-19-2019

During his Feb. 19 Forum presentation, Sheriff McFadden made a specific suggestion of how congregations could help support people leaving detention.

McFadden, Garry
2-19-2019

George Dunlap, left and Garry McFadden discuss Mecklenburg issues.

Dunlap, George
McFadden, Garry
10-2-2018

A panel led by District Attorney Spencer Merriweather discussed the vision for a Mecklenburg-wide Family Support Center to assist victims of domestic violence.

Gittens, Rashida
Lawrence, Laura
Merriweather, Spencer
Varnum, Craig
9-25-2018

Jean Leier and Warren Cooksey offered an update on the I-77 express lanes and other toll roads in North Carolina.

Cooksey, Warren
Leier, Jean
9-18-2018

Fire Chief Reginald Johnson, left, joined Mayor Vi Lyles and Community Relations Director Willie Ratchford in discussing the city’s response to Hurricane Florence. Forum members made suggestions for additional improvements in emergency response.

Johnson, Reginald
Lyles, Vi Alexander
Ratchford, Willie
8-28-2018

Stacey Carless, left, and Adam Sotak reviewed how the results of the 2020 Census will affect the funding for government programs.

Carless, Stacey
Sotak, Adam
8-14-2018

Kerr Putney, left, and Willie Ratchford asked Forum participants to help them reach small community groups who might be assisted in their work by the second phase of the city’s micro-grant program.

Putney, Kerr
Ratchford, Willie
7-10-2018

CMPD’s Shawn Ward helped Forum participants wrestle with a few of the issues facing police officers as they serve the community.

6-26-2018

Kareem Puranda suggests that all police officers go through mental health training, in the name of a better, more sensitized police force.

Puranda, Kareem
6-19-2018

Lisa Crawford presented the details of how turning your driver’s license into a federally approved REAL ID will save time at airports in 2020.

Crawford, Lisa
6-12-2018

City staff brought to the Forum by Council member Greg Phipps faced a range of questions about city’s budget.

Jones, Marcus
Phipps, Greg
5-22-2018

Trial Court Administrator Charleston Carter.

Carter, Charleston
4-3-2018

At-large Charlotte City Council member James Mitchell offered an update on a variet\y of city programs, mostly turning on economic development.

Mitchell, James "Smuggie"
3-13-2018

Six women serving as judges on the Mecklenburg bench discuss their roles, their joy in their work, and how they cope with the stresses of that work.

Best, Kimberly
Blake, Aretha
Brooks, Alicia
Hands, Ty
Hewett, Tracy
2-27-2018

Three who serve in local government positions discuss how they work to encourage others to do so.

Edwards, Christine
Little, Kelly
Waddell, Tiffany
1-30-2018

Toni Tupponce and Candice Rorie outlined how the metropolitan area sets its longterm transportation project goals.

Tupponce, Toni
12-5-2017

Spencer Merriweather introduced himself as Mecklenburg’s new District Attorney and made some news.

Merriweather, Spencer
11-21-2017

Carlenia Ivory talks about what she has learned during her months of service representing District 2 on Charlotte City Council.

Ivory-Cantey, Carlenia
8-22-2017

Rep. Rodney Moore discussed need to form “common agenda” among local, state bodies to address community issues.

Moore, Rodney
8-22-2017

Commissioner Pat Cotham comments on need for local governments to work together.

Cotham, Pat
8-8-2017

Appointed Council member Carlenia Ivory answers questions about whether she is prepared to serve on city committees

Ivory-Cantey, Carlenia
6-20-2017

Toni Tupponce engages the public in long-range transportation planning. She shares advice on how to help influence those decisions.

Tupponce, Toni
6-6-2017

Philip Freeman, left, and Tommy Burch share information on the city’s Neighborhood Matching Grants Program.

Burch, Tommy
Freeman, Philip
5-2-2017

City Manager Marcus Jones presented an overview of his budget, which went to City Council May 1.

Jones, Marcus
4-25-2017

Jay Privette presents the case against current construction of toll lanes on I-77, and system that may add such lanes elsewhere in Mecklenburg.

Privette, Jay
4-11-2017

U.S. Rep. Alma Adams asserted setback after setback as the GOP-dominated Congress goes to work.

Adams, Alma
4-4-2017

N.C. Sen. Joel Ford reported on legislative action on HB2, defended using compromise to achieve some progress

Ford, Joel
4-4-2017

Two grandparents make a pitch for a carbon tax to sustain Earth for future generations.

Kluesner, Christy
Kluesner, Dean
3-21-2017

County Manager Dena Dioro gave an update on issues facing the county.

Diorio, Dena
2-21-2017

Elisa Chinn-Gary described her life and how it has shaped her tenure since 2014 as Clerk of Mecklenburg Superior Court.

Chinn Gary, Elisa
1-31-2017

Willie Ratchford discussed a recent officer-involved shooting. Other public officials explored wide gaps between budget priorities of local governments and the priorities of residents in the room.

Dashew, Elyse
Ford, Joel
Ratchford, Willie
Scarborough, Ella
12-6-2016

Four elected officials representing Charlotte voters at city, county and legislative levels offered updates.

Ford, Joel
Fuller, Trevor
Lyles, Vi Alexander
Moore, Rodney
10-18-2016

The Community Relations Committee’s Crisis Response Sub-Committee reported on work to rework the rules for community crisis response and to become “a comprehensive alternative sentencing body for Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department officers.”

Adams, Rhandu
Best, Ellsworth
Grier, Sylvia
King, Martis
Macon, Maria
Marlin, Beth
8-9-2016

Delores Johnson Hurt explained the work of the League of Women Voters.

Hurt, Delores Johnson
8-2-2016

Police Chief Kerr Putney and Officer J.D. Williams explained efforts to educate all about how to handle police stops.

Putney, Kerr
Williams, J.D.
7-26-2016

Presenters explained a Charlotte survey on the city’s tree canopy, and the reach and limitations of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

Bradley, Terry
Briggs, Lezlie
Oliverio, Erin
Ratchford, Willie
Sain, Julia
5-10-2016

County Manager Dena Diorio brought key staffers to the Forum to let them explain the county’s work.

Bradley, Charles
Diorio, Dena
Eagan, Peggy
Edwards, Christine
Kennedy, Joan
Plescia, Dr. Marcus
5-3-2016

Greg Phipps, city staff and other City Council members helped present a briefing on Charlotte’s proposed budget.

Eagle, Kim
Lyles, Vi Alexander
Phipps, Greg
4-26-2016

LaWana Mayfield gave an impromptu update on a community meeting on the city budget, and developments on West Boulevard corridor.

Mayfield, LaWana Slack
4-19-2016

Joel Ford offered an update on issues likely to come up in the legislative short session beginning Monday.

Ford, Joel
3-29-2016

An Open Forum began with a discussion of H.B. 2, the “Public Facilities Privacy & Security Act.”

Ford, Joel
2-16-2016

Five trailblazers on the early years of African-American participation in local government, and the work yet to be done.

Crump, Steve
Gantt, Harvey
Jones, Harry
Leeper, Ron
Miller, Leon
2-9-2016

Delegation of mayors from Albania explain their U.S. visit.

1-26-2016

Four African-American women who went first reflect on where they’ve been, and where things stand today.

Earle, Beverly
Scarborough, Ella
Stevenson, Sarah
Waddell, Joyce
1-19-2016

Kevin Tully explained the role public defenders play in making the criminal justice system work for all.

Tully, Kevin
12-8-2015

Alysia Osborne outlined work undertaken by Historic West End Initiative; legislative leaders reported on the concluded session, and on efforts to inspire voter turnout.

Carney, Becky
Cunningham, Carla
Earle, Beverly
Ford, Joel
Moore, Rodney
Osborne, Alysia
Waddell, Joyce
11-17-2015

Open Forum included comments by Commissioners Chair Trevor Fuller about the difficult community issues that lie ahead.

Cunningham, Carla
Fuller, Trevor
Ivory-Cantey, Carlenia
11-10-2015

Mecklenburg legislators give an update on the recently completed General Assembly session in Raleigh.

Earle, Beverly
Ford, Joel
Moore, Rodney
11-10-2015

County Manager Dena Diorio reported on leadership changes, renovations and reorganizations.

Diorio, Dena
Foster, Mark
Trotman, Anthony
Zeiler, Peter
8-25-2015

Rhonda Foxx announces a Sept. 1 community forum at Rep. Alma Adams’ Charlotte office.

Adams, Alma
Foxx, Rhonda
8-4-2015

Kerr Putney, new Charlotte-Meclenburg Chief of Police, spotlights the need for officers to know their community.

Carlee, Ron
Putney, Kerr
7-21-2015

Staff and City Council members explained transit plans for Charlotte, and the financing difficulties ahead.

Howard, David
Lyles, Vi Alexander
McDonald, Dave
Votaw, Tina
7-14-2015

Mecklenburg Republicans say the party is changing with the passing of a generation.

Partee, Derek
Turner, Ty
Watkins, Curtis
6-16-2015

Retiring CMPD Chief Rodney Monroe and District Attorney Andrew Murray.

Monroe, Rodney
Murray, Andrew
6-9-2015

Vi Lyles, David Howard and Michael Barnes lay out differences on city budget vote.

Barnes, Michael
Howard, David
Lyles, Vi Alexander
6-2-2015

Officers from Mecklenburg, 12th District and 9th District Democratic Parties outlined party strategy.

Berry, Ron
Boldware, Toria
Deaton, Zach
Newton, Matt
Watkins, Cozzie
5-26-2015

Joel Ford issues a call for black elected officials to work together.

Ford, Joel
5-19-2015

Darrell Gregory reviewed efforts by the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council to funnel assistance to groups making a real impact with at-risk juveniles.

Gregory, Darrell
5-5-2015

Warren Cooksey and Jean Leier with an update on the N.C. project to add toll lanes on I-77.

Cooksey, Warren
Leier, Jean
Thornton, Tamaka
5-5-2015

City staff and elected officials offer a primer in Manager Ron Carlee’s city budget proposal.

Austin, Al
Eagle, Kim
Lyles, Vi Alexander
Phipps, Greg
4-28-2015

Four commissioners address county issues of the day, including elections, budgets, social mobility.

Cotham, Pat
Fuller, Trevor
Leake, Vilma
Scarborough, Ella
4-21-2015

Vi Lyles explains Council thinking on moving garbage collection costs to the property tax.

Lyles, Vi Alexander
4-7-2015

Members of the Mecklenburg delegation to the N.C. General Assembly, including Sen. Jeff Tarte pictured, reviewed issues pending during the current session.

Carney, Becky
Cunningham, Carla
Earle, Beverly
Ford, Joel
Moore, Rodney
Tarte, Jeff
Waddell, Joyce
3-3-2015

LaWana Mayfield and David Howard offered explanations of LGBT vote on City Council, and how allegations of price gouging during CIAA are being dealt with.

Howard, David
Mayfield, LaWana Slack
1-27-2015

Charlotte City Manager Ron Carlee discusses his role, the high-profile issues on the city’s agenda, and how he came to see city government as a tool for justice.

Carlee, Ron
1-6-2015

Elected leaders at local and state levels offered comments about the issues of 2015.

Austin, Al
Barnes, Michael
Cotham, Pat
Cunningham, Carla
Earle, Beverly
Howard, David
Lyles, Vi Alexander
Waddell, Joyce
12-9-2014

Noise abatement area around Charlotte’s airport is reportedly about to be reduced in size.

Mayfield, LaWana Slack
Phipps, Greg
12-9-2014

The median in a portion of Beatties Ford Road has undergone numerous redesigns to accommodate adjoining property owners. An exploration of the history.

Austin, Al
Holmes, Paul
12-2-2014

George Dunlap argued that County Commissioners had a policy that anyone could be elected commissioners chairman, not just the top vote-getter.

Dunlap, George
12-2-2014

Rodney Moore offers an update on an anti-racial profiling civil liberties bill he is committed to in the N.C. General Assembly.

Moore, Rodney
9-30-2014

Craig Winegardner and Sharon Hudson make case against I-77 toll lanes.

Hudson, Sharon
Winegardner, Craig
8-26-2014

Rep. Rodney Moore offers a thank-you for support during the recently ended legislative session.

Moore, Rodney
8-26-2014

Marc Friedland outlines work in front of the Mecklenburg Democratic Party that he now chairs.

Friedland, Marc
8-12-2014

Sen. Malcolm Graham and Sen. Joel Ford collaborate on an update of legislative action.

Ford, Joel
Graham, Malcolm
8-5-2014

Warren Cooksey discusses HOT lanes on I-77 as part of a DOT 101 presentation.

Cooksey, Warren
Ford, Joel
8-5-2014

Joel Ford raises concerns about MBE participation rate at the N.C. Department of Transportation.

Ford, Joel
7-8-2014

Joel Ford along with Rodney Moore and Malcolm Graham offered a Raleigh Report.

Ford, Joel
Graham, Malcolm
Moore, Rodney
7-1-2014

Trevor Fuller on November referendum to increase sales tax, chiefly to pay for a teacher salary boost.

Fuller, Trevor
6-17-2014

Trevor Fuller on county budget and fall referendum on sales tax hike to boost teacher pay.

Fuller, Trevor
6-17-2014

Judge Theo Nixon comments on changes in N.C. law related to fracking and resale of guns used in crimes.

Nixon, Theo
5-27-2014

Randy Harrington leads a presentation on the Charlotte operating budget and community investment plan.

Driggs, Ed
Harrington, Randy
Mayfield, LaWana Slack
Phipps, Greg
5-13-2014

County Manager Dena Diorio on the current budget process.

Diorio, Dena
Jones, Harry
4-8-2014

Dan Clodfelter asks for support the day before he begins an appointive term as Charlotte mayor.

Cannon, Patrick
Clodfelter, Dan
3-18-2014

Hagan Senate campaign political director Douglas Wilson assesses the campaign.

Hagan, Kay
Wilson, Douglas
1-14-2014

Trevor Fuller discusses leadership changes on the Mecklenburg County board.

Fuller, Trevor
9-17-2013

N.C. Rep. Becky Carney offered an extemporaneous argument that policy opinion drives public policy.

Carney, Becky
7-2-2013

Rep. Rodney Moore discusses the General Assembly’s budget,.

Moore, Rodney
7-1-2013

Anthony Foxx resigned as Mayor of Charlotte; Patsy Kinsey elected to fill remaining months of term.

Foxx, Anthony
Kinsey, Patsy
5-7-2013

N.C. Rep. Rodney Moore outlined his view of how Democrats could return to power in the N.C. General Assembly by 2018.

Moore, Rodney
4-9-2013

Mayor Pro Tem Patrick Cannon says only that he is “considering” mayor’s race.

Cannon, Patrick
4-2-2013

John White and Bernice Feaster share spotlight at Forum.

Feaster, Bernice
White, John
3-26-2013

Mayor Pro Tem Patrick Cannon’s statement on errors and misleading statements in coverage of airport authority proposal.

Cannon, Patrick
Holloman, T. Vance
3-23-2013

Ken Koontz has available for sale two DVDs on the Obama era. Here are two short excerpts.

Koontz, Ken
2-19-2013

Becky Carney’s Raleigh Report for Feb. 18

Carney, Becky
2-4-2013

Anthony Foxx on the State of the City

Foxx, Anthony
1-22-2013

Rep. Kelly Alexander on literacy tests, Art Pope and more.

Alexander, Kelly
12-4-2012

LaWana Mayfield on City Council’s decision to fill afterschool program budget gap.

Mayfield, LaWana Slack
11-13-2012

Cogdell: ‘We have a polarizing state of our nation’

Cogdell, Harold
11-13-2012

City Council’s LaWana Mayfield: “We need to hear from the community.”

Mayfield, LaWana Slack
9-25-2012

Dan Clodfelter offered an appreciation of N.C. Sen. Charlie Dannelly, who will retire after the November election.

Clodfelter, Dan
Dannelly, Charlie
9-6-2012

2012 Convention Host Committee Executive Director Dan Murrey announced that Belk Theater would be a gathering spot during the presidential acceptance speech.

Murrey, Dan
8-21-2012

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Chief of Police Rodney Monroe offered the general outlines of the security preparations for the Democratic National Convention, and answered questions.

Jessup, Torre
Lyles, Vi Alexander
Monroe, Rodney
Murrey, Dan
Obama, Barack
8-14-2012

Mayor Anthony Foxx discusses the DNC, city capital needs, growth, homelessness, and his own political future.

Foxx, Anthony
Obama, Barack
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6-17-2025

Kevin Price, left, led staff from the Durham-headquartered National Institute of Minority Economic Development in describing the multipronged community and business support services that by fall it will be providing from its new location at 916 W. 5th St.

Gonzalez, Rocio
Ham, John F.
Jenkins, Cleve
Mauldin, Angela N.
Price, Kevin J.
6-10-2025

Karen R. Jenkins, the onetime mortgage banker who pivoted to build a Columbia consultancy that includes former Charlotte leaders, explained her approach to helping organizations get where they want to go.

Austin, Al
Howard, David
Jenkins, Karen R.
1-28-2025

Four of the key players in plans to redevelop part of the Eastland Mall site for soccer and other sports explained their collaboration and their focus on stimulating economic activity on the east side.

Ascuitto, Greg
Bolton, Robert
Cantey, Raymond
Ivory-Cantey, Carlenia
Wylde, Brad
10-9-2024

Ken Koontz, himself a former owner, wrote that the current California owner will sell the shell of the Excelsior Club without redeveloping the Beatties Ford Road site.

Anderson, Darius
Graham, Malcolm
Koontz, Ken
Thomas, Charles
8-13-2024

Manuel Campbell led a discussion of the work of Aspire Community Capital as it serves small business owners who are learning how to run their business.

Campbell, Manuel
Head, Wesley
6-25-2024

Nikita Allen shared some of her experiences coaching owners of small businesses as they grow their businesses and stay focused on what they find most rewarding.

Allen, Nikita
5-28-2024

Gerald Johnson led a discussion of how the small family business behind The Charlotte Post has worked on a succession plan to create generational wealth.

Johnson, Andre
Johnson, Linda
Johnson-Gerald
White, Herbert L.
3-19-2024

Five who weathered the bad times, and good, in the decades of opening up a white male-dominated banking culture.

Hedgepeth, Avis
Hoover, Jewell
McAfee, Rosa
Peters, Sandra Heartley
Stroud, Nancy
3-12-2024

Carol Lilly, left, and Stephane Joyner have successfully led many a struggling minority business owner through the mine fields awaiting applicants for construction contracts.

Betha, Skyne
Joyner, Stephane Berwald
LaCaria, Dennis
Latimer, Rachelle
Lilly, Carol
McClettie, Laura
Nichols, Bobby
Oben, Sylvia P.
2-27-2024

Three leaders of businesses discuss revival of the Beatties Ford Road retail corridor.

Dennis, Christopher
Drakeford, Bobby
Mackins, Tracie
Waters, Sherry
1-9-2024

Daks McClettie Sr. learned the insurance agency trade under the tutelage of two longtime Charlotte agency owners. Retired agent Bob White joined the conversation.

McClettie Sr., Daks
White, Bob
12-20-2023

An updated version of the MyFutureNC report has a grim warning about North Carolina’s future.

6-27-2023

Carrie Cook discussed some of the work of the Federal Reserve toward financing businesses, consumer protection and community development.

Cook, Carrie
3-15-2023

Sherrell Dorsey, once based in Charlotte, has announced the unplugging of “The Plug,” an online chronicler of Blacks in the tech industry.

Dorsey, Sherrell
Peek, Rashaan
2-14-2023

Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority CFO Anthony Shelborne explains the group’s outreach to area companies for help with venue hospitality.

Shelborne, Anthony
12-6-2022

Traletta Banks, left, was one of four entrepreneurial minds in different economic sectors explaining their challenges, and seeing opportunities to work together.

Banks, Traletta
Lubika, Magloire
Rajkumar, Toby
Rasby, Walter
11-29-2022

Frances Hall recounts her struggle to bring training in the construction trades to young people who turn their new skills into gainful employment.

Hall, Frances
11-15-2022

Cheryse Terry shared the story of how life events led her to the successful creation of a new Black-owned coffee shop and gathering place on Beatties Ford Road.

Terry, Cheryse
7-10-2022

An overview of the Growing Business category.

7-10-2022

Book review by Daniel Souleles , left, may offer a routine-stopping opportunity to think about how systems can hurt people.

5-10-2022

A study tracks the implications of continuing inequities in entrepreneurial opportunity.

3-20-2022

John McDonald created at LaSalle and Beatties Ford a community meeting spot. The building’s new owner is seeking historic status for the site.

Dennis, Christopher
Erwin, Elloree
McDonald, John
2-22-2022

Steven Coker was among City of Charlotte staffers describing efforts to include minority-owned firms in city contracting.

Coker, Steven
Eskridge, Holly
Gordon, Alexis
1-19-2022

Guide published to the 20-some murals along Beatties Ford Road.

1-18-2022

Kevin Price, left, led the Durham-based National Institute of Minority Economic Development in a review of their work in a five-state area.

Gonzalez, Rocio
Ham, John F.
Mako, Alyssa
McCullough, Roberta
Price, Kevin
1-11-2022

Rachelle Latimer, left, has pursued an entrepreneurial path to success. Her words may be inspiring to those who are committed, driven and hungry.

Latimer, Rachelle
12-7-2021

CEO Teddy McDaniel, left, and COO Dr. Fahnie Shaw discuss how the Urban League is targeting economic gaps and employment opportunities.

McDaniel, Teddy
Shaw, Dr. Fahnie
11-9-2021

Chris Dennis says he listens to the community, hires off the street and in doing so is revitalizing the Beatties Ford Road corridor.

Dennis, Christopher
Johnson, Mary Foxx
McClettie, Laura
Robinson, Winston
Walton, Jackie Edwards
10-5-2021

Dr. Shanté Williams described her work as an angel investor and as head of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Black Chamber of Commerce.

Williams, Shanté
6-15-2021

Ralphine Caldwell reviews the initial months in the Charlotte work of Local Initiatives Support Corp.

Caldwell, Ralphine
5-11-2021

Najah Roberts, chief visionary officer for Crypto Blockchain Plug, believes cryptocurrency will affect everyone, whether or not they invest in Bitcoin or other digital products.

Roberts, Najah
6-25-2019

Marvin Kelly described Goodwill Industries’ training and other missions and answered questions.

Kelly, Marvin
6-4-2019

Michael Norman is using his electrical contractor business to give young people a chance for a steady job.

Norman, Michael
5-7-2019

Derek Webber recounted his efforts to keep his company’s Battle of the Bands in Charlotte, only to leave for Houston.

Webber, Derek
4-2-2019

Ervin Bryson introduced his Carolina Energy arena football team and invited the public to attend games and get to know the team better.

Bryson, Ervin
3-5-2019

Keysha Walker Taylor outlined the investments being made by the African American Community Foundation in Charlotte’s black community.

Austin, Qiana
Taylor, Keysha Walker
2-6-2019

Jesse Cureton described his life from its beginnings in Southside Homes to the C-suite at Novant Health. Cureton talked about the One Charlotte project, and how Novant is finding ways to support the people left behind in a constantly upscaling city.

Cureton, Jesse
1-8-2019

City Council member James Mitchell offers his view of why Charlotte lost the CIAA tournament.

Mitchell, James "Smuggie"
8-1-2018

Dr. Tonnia Thomas has a nonprofit ready to train people to work in hazardous waste and environmental cleanup projects.

Thomas, Tonnia
7-24-2018

David Sharp, left, joined Patrick Cannon in a discussion of how Sharp’s firms are funneling capital to entrepreneurs who are building businesses.

Cannon, Patrick
2-13-2018

Shanté Williams, left, and Lambert Guinn are two young professionals making their marks on their native Charlotte.

Guinn, Lambert
Williams, Shanté
6-20-2017

Toni Tupponce reviewed efforts by A Sign of the Times to preserve and share the history of the peoples of the African Diaspora.

Tupponce, Toni
6-6-2017

Rickey Hall outlines what it takes to promote neighborhood uplift, based on his experience along West Boulevard.

3-28-2017

Sherrell Dorsey closed out Women’s History Month, sharing her story of combining her many different interests and skills to blaze a trail for African-Americans in technology.

Dorsey, Sherrell
3-7-2017

Rachelle Latimer describes highway contracting work as a difficult business that can be daunting for newcomers.

Latimer, Rachelle
2-14-2017

CIAA Commissioner Jacquie McWilliams made a presentation about the upcoming CIAA tournament in Charlotte.

McWilliams, Jacquie
1-10-2017

Tiffany Capers from the Charlotte Post Foundation presented material shared at Black LIves Matter Charlotte presentations.

6-7-2016

Lots of speakers took advantage of Open Forum to raise issues for community discussion.

Davis, Malcolm
Fuller, Trevor
Glover, Nakisa
Peltzer, Sheila
Woodruff, Kris Chambers
4-5-2016

Jason (Jet) Jones brought his teacher (Maria Macon), his singing, his videos and his enthusiasm for an entrepreneurial approach to the world.

Jones, Jason (Jet)
Macon, Maria
1-12-2016

CIAA staff present on the upcoming basketball tournament in Charlotte

Clarke, Marcus
Gordon, Sheria
11-19-2015

QCityMetro profiles J’Tanya Adams’ work spearheading Saturday’s Internet and Computer Bazaar to provide more low-income families access to the Internet.

Adams, J'Tanya
7-28-2015

Entrepreneurial business owners and executives share some of their experiences.

Haywood, Keith
Mason, Carolyn
Robinson, Tommie
7-2-2015

Jeremiah Chapman calls on a multiracial audience to participate in rebuilding the Briar Creek Road Baptist Church as a multiracial act of unity.

1-17-2015

H. Allen Smith, who left CMS last spring and became chief of schools in Oakland, Calif., keynoted Charlote’s Growing the Dream Awards presentation.

Smith, Allen
12-2-2014

Trevor Fuller describes the task ahead for a task force asked to find ways to make families in poverty more upwardly mobile.

Fuller, Trevor
10-5-2014

Fannie Flono, who both attended and presented at the Forum, retires. Excerpts from comments at a retirement party.

Ferguson, Barbara
Flono, Fannie
Griffin, Arthur
Marshall, Stephanie
Williams, Ed
4-1-2014

Council member Vi Alexander Lyles addresses gentrification issue in Charlotte.

Lyles, Vi Alexander
2-18-2014

University Park residents oppose city rezoning for motel

Koontz, Ken
6-25-2013

The Kinsey Collection, art and artifacts of the African-American experience, opens June 29 at the Gantt Center.

Kinsey, Bernard
Kinsey, Khalil
Kinsey, Shirley
6-4-2013

Kaa Ma’at outlined her effort to acquire a low-power FM station license to serve west Charlotte.

Ma'at, Kaa
6-4-2013

Juneteenth founder Pape Ndiaye laid out financial support needed for Independence Park event.

Ndiaye, Pape
4-30-2013

Miss Queen City, TyNia Rene’ Brandon, sings from a repetoire that will take her to the Miss North Carolina pageant.

Brandon, TyNia Rene
11-20-2012

The Gantt Center: An update from Director of Advancement Tiffany L. Graham and Marketing Specialist Sharon Holm.

Graham, TIffany
Holm, Sharon
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5-13-2025

Four practitioners offered a window into the complex world of mental health programming. But their focus was on simple interventions that anyone can learn, all in the name of saving lives.

Baker, Barbara
Ellis-Stewart, Ericka
Johnson, Ayo
Merrifield, Diana
Roe, La Becky
4-29-2025

Kayla Brown, left, and Aaron Randolph explored ways two groups are helping Charlotte teens envision themselves as college graduates.

Brown, Kayla
4-22-2025

CMS Chief of Staff Ingrid Medlock, left, and associates offered successes and challenges facing the school district, and sought help from parents, groups and businesses to mentor children and help them become high-achieving readers.

Black, Reneisha
Hensley, Latisha
Medlock, Dr. Ingrid
4-15-2025

Fannie Watermann, left, and Dorothy Counts Scoggins discussed the searing realities of being among the first teens to desegregate Charlotte-Mecklenburg schools in the late 1950s.

Counts-Scoggins, Dorothy
Watermann, Fannie
4-8-2025

MT Turner, CEO and chief librarian of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Library system, laid out the vision of easing access to services, whether by inviting all in or going out to the public throughout Mecklenburg.

Escalante, Harold
McCarter, Pamela
Neymoss, Chantez
O'Connor, John
Smith, Garrette
Turner, MT
3-23-2025

Barack Obama, in this online video, marked the 15th anniversary of the signing of the Affordable Care Act, noting the millions of lives touched by it and the power of citizen support that led to its passage.

Obama, Barack
2-20-2025

A follow-up to bipartisan legislation outlines the N.C. task ahead to achieve goals set in 2019.

1-7-2025

Jennifer Fuentes pinch-hit for CEO Debra Weeks in a forum devoted to explaining how C.W. Williams Community Health Center, initiated in 1981, has changed, focusing on new buidlings and a wider range of medical and dental services.

Fuentes, Jennifer
Royals, Julius
Weeks, Debra
12-10-2024

Keisha Lewis, left, brought years of health care experience to bear on her creation this year of a occupational health and Type 2 Diabetes consultancy.

Lewis, Keisha
11-14-2024

A new video explores the crises facing child care providers, employers and local leaders from the crisis in financing affordable child care statewide.

9-24-2024

Jared Keaton returned to the Forum to give an update on how the old Bethlehem Center, now Alliance Center for Education, is expanding to serve more children.

Billups, Olga
Keaton, Jared
8-6-2024

Community and nonprofit groups are working to place new grocery outlets in Charlotte’s “food deserts.”

Adams, J'Tanya
Eskfridge-Toni
Faulkner, Rodney
Jackson, Janiqua
Scott, Dr. Kimberly
5-21-2024

Six presenters outlined services available for aging adults and those with mental health challenges.

Detar, Kindl
Green, Jamila
Hunt, Shaguana
Johnson, Ayo
Michael
Polaski, LeDayne
5-13-2024

Goodwill Industries looks back on 2023 with data, stories about participants trained or supported, and sets an ambitious goal for 2024.

Bryant, Ronnie L.
Jackson, Chris
5-7-2024

UNCC is holding one-week programs in summer 2024 for area teens in a variety of STEM-related subjects.

4-30-2024

Kieth Cockrell, left, and Malcomb Coley explored issues that executives on loan to CMS are tackling.

Cockrell, Kieth
Coley, Malcomb
4-9-2024

As a teen, Robin Price first observed a woman’s anxiety during childbirth when trying to support a good friend. Today, her business as a doula has taught her what women need to stay focused on health, and joyful in giving birth.

Price, Robin
11-14-2023

There’s help for those lost in the labyrinth called Health Insurance Coverage. Deadlines in both Medicare and Obamacare programs are looming.

Crismon, Suzette
Palmer, Trena
Wall, John F.
10-31-2023

Varnell Bien-Aime discusses his work with Reggie Singleton at The Males Place, a 30-year project to help guide teenaged boys toward a healthy and responsible adulthood.

Bien-Aime, Varnell
Singleton, Reggie
10-10-2023

A panel of school bond advocates and CMS’s top facilities planner fielded questions about the bond campaign, its potential to hasten gentrification, and whether there is buy-in from all governmental and other units to reverse the economic decline of westside neighborhoods.

LaCaria, Dennis
LeBar, Janet
McCray, Mary
Wilson, Douglas
7-18-2023

CMS Superintendent Dr. Crystal L. Hill began with the family that shaped her, made a case that students are making up for lost time during the pandemic, and expressed a commitment to be the communicator-in-chief with the school district’s multiple constituencies that she will serve.

Hill, Dr. Crystal L.
Pughsley, Dr. James F.
7-11-2023

Sharon Geter, left, and Elizabeth Colen shared details of barriers they have faced in reaching their business objectives.

Colen-Elizabeth
Geter, Sharon
6-18-2023

Longtime CMS observer Bolyn McClung offers state data illustrating persistent achievement gaps between schools.

McClung, Bolyn
5-16-2023

Dr. Alyssa M. Burns and her Accellacare team explained clinical drug trials and their key role in assessing drugs’ usefulness and value in improving quality of life.

Blackwell, Ajana
Burns, Dr. Alyssa M.
Johnson-Durham, Roma
4-18-2023

Dr Tempest Leake, whose second son has autism, was on a panel discussing a brain impairment that affects each person differently, but often leads to impaired verbal skills.

Brigman, Chris
Leake, Dr. Tempest
Roe, La Becky
3-21-2023

Four nurses who were pioneers in the desegregation of their profession and local hospitals recall the struggle.

Alston, Barbara
Eaves, Maxine
Howard, Cynthia
Richardson, Vivian
3-14-2023

Dr. Monique May commented on foods and cooking methods and how people might eat more heathfully.

May, Dr. Monique
2-21-2023

Four of the six CMS board members elected from districts discussed what’s on the table, both as they meet and as they huddle one-on-one to find a way forward for children.

Byers-Bailey, Thelma
Cline, Lisa
Easley, Melissa
Nunn, Summer
Rankin, Dee
Sneed, Stephanie
2-7-2023

Alumni of Mecklenburg’s Black schools gathered to share with younger generations why they think they thrived, despite the racism and inequities that surrounded them.

1-31-2023

Mic Alexander trains work groups and individuals on how to read the room and respond appropriately even as stress mounts.

Alexander, Mic
12-13-2022

Daisha Wall presented the work of CleanAIRENC to gather the data that can pressure polluters to help make westside neighborhoods healthier places to live.

Wall, Daisha
12-7-2022

A longtime observer of North Carolina public policy comments on the key role of public education in action to “alleviate poverty and propel upward mobility.”

Guiillory, Ferrel
11-4-2022

The N.C. Supreme Court handed down a decision outlining a path toward ordering new state financing to ensure a sound basic education for all children.

8-16-2022

Dr. Victor Mack led a discussion of pre-college programs for youth supported both by UNCC and the 100 Black Men of Greater Charlotte organization.

Butler, Dr. Malcolm
Mack, Victor
Means, Aaron
8-9-2022

Raymond ‘Raki’ McGregor is among Charlotte Executive Leadership Council members working inside CMS to improve student outcomes.

McGregor, Raymond 'Raki'
7-11-2022

Aug. 1 opens application period for annual applications for free- and reduced-price lunches for some CMS families.

7-8-2022

CMS is seeking advice on redrawing attendance boundaries for more than a dozen schools effective in fall 2023.

Schuch, Claire
Schultz, Brian
6-28-2022

Jared Keaton, CEO of Alliance Center for Education, outlined how the former Bethlehem Center is shaping Charlotte’s future.

Keaton, Jared
6-21-2022

CMS CTE Director Susan Gann-Carroll outlined successes and challenges in offering all teens a way to find a niche for their skills and interests in the post-secondary world.

6-16-2022

The plan for the next school bond issue: Will it get the attention it deserves?

5-24-2022

Shamaiye Haynes, left, and Men Tchaas Ari presented the Community Learning Centers concept being pursued by their respective organizations.

Ari, Men Tchaas
Haynes, Shamaiye
4-19-2022

Forum participants discuss the future of CMS, in light of school board’s decision to fire Supt. Earnest Winston.

Winston, Earnest
2-15-2022

A permanent program to subsidize Internet access fees is now available to low-income households.

1-25-2022

Bea Thompson led a discussion of health and wellness challenges affecting Black women in particular, and how to address them.

Elder, Tereasea D.
Smith, Madie
Thompson, Bea
Turner, Dr. Jodi
1-24-2022

Barbara Ledford, former West Charlotte High principal and inspiration to many of her students, died Dec. 30.

Ewing-Teresa Mack
Garfield, Ken
Ledford, Barbara
Orange, Alex Freeman
Shapiro, Jennifer Scheffsky
Stukes, Warren
Weart, Gary
1-4-2022

Jennifer De La Jara, left, and Betty Howell Gray led a discussion of challenges facing the community’s children, their teachers and CMS.

De La Jara, Jennifer
Gray, Betty Howell
12-31-2021

Charlotte-based Profound Gentlemen issued an annual report on its educator support efforts.

Terrell, Jason
11-30-2021

Dr. Raynard Washington, incoming health director, reports on Omicron variant and projects under way at the Mecklenburg Health Department.

Washington, Dr. Raynard
Watson, Autumn
11-18-2021

Influential physician and community leader Dr. Ophelia Garmon-Brown has died.

Garmon-Brown, Ophelia
11-5-2021

Read Charlotte report shows signs of hope for reading interventions to improve pandemic-dampened literacy skills.

11-2-2021

Alexandra Arrington outlined how Digital Navigators help mend the digital divide, one person at a time.

Arrington, Alexandra
10-26-2021

Dr. Ricky Woods, left, and Dr. Dennis Williams outlined how their Faith Alliance is not getting answers from CMS about efforts to help struggling schoolchildren.

Williams, Dr. Dennis
Woods, Dr. Ricky
10-20-2021

C.W. Williams Community Health Center has relocated medical services to Old Pineville Road while Wilkinson Boulevard building is replaced.

Weeks, Debra
10-19-2021

Dr. Kendra Jason, left, and Dr. Julian Montoro-Rodriguez outlined the support available from a UNCC program aimed at both paid and volunteer caregivers.

Jason, Dr. Kendra
Montoro-Rodriguez, Dr. Julian
9-28-2021

Thomas Osha from Baltimore developer Wexford helped Atrium Health’s Gene Woods explain to county officials their plans for an innovation district on urban renewal land north of Dilworth.

Osha, Thomas
Woods, Gene
9-28-2021

Supt. Earnest Winston outlined plans under way to help children catch up from pandemic learning loss.

Barnes, Frank
Knisely, Dr. Melvin H.
Winston, Earnest
9-21-2021

Stephanie Sneed led a Black Political Caucus Q&A with Supt. Earnest Winston and other CMS officials.

Barnes, Frank
Brightwell, Nancy
Byers-Bailey, Thelma
Dashew, Elyse
Rattley, Dr. Kondra
Shipp, Lenora
Sneed, Stephanie
White, Ann
Winston, Earnest
9-21-2021

Read Charlotte’s Munro Richardson leads a discussion on how organizations are collaborating to address reading achievement gaps.

Caron, Lizzie
Castellino, Sonya
Geary, Pat
Gipson, Karen
Govan-Hunt, Dr. Devonya
Griffin, Arthur
Klitsch, Stephanie
Mackey, Shenera
Paige, Gia
Pimentel, Karita
Richardson, Munro
Townsend-Ingram, Yvette
Walton, Jackie Edwards
9-3-2021

A “massive community response” is needed to rescue young readers from effects of pandemic, Read Charlotte says.

Richardson, Munro
8-24-2021

Officials from Atrium Health and their real estate development partner, Wexford Science & Technology, shared some initial information about the Wake Forest/Atrium medical school project.

Crittendon, Hillary
Griffin, Arthur
Ingland, Lois
Miller, Dennis
Moore, Caroline
Thompson, Bennett
8-20-2021

Land under the future med school was once home to some of the maids and orderlies, pressers and yardmen who helped build the City of Charlotte and nurture the medical colossus named Atrium.

Barnett, Miles
Brown, George
Brown, Willie
Edney, Idella B.
Hoke, Mary S.
Howard, Mary K.
Leary, Ethel
Mozell-Eliza
Pearson, Hazel
Perry, Cole
Perry, Reon
Roach, Lillie
Roach, Robert
Steele, Mary
Steele, Nathaniel
Stewart, Mazie
Stover, Marshall
Stover, Willie
Walker, Rebecca
Wallace, Leonard
8-17-2021

CMS Board Chair Elyse Dashew and other school board members fielded questions about the upcoming startup of CMS schools.

Byers-Bailey, Thelma
Dashew, Elyse
De La Jara, Jennifer
Sawyer, Carol
Shipp, Lenora
8-16-2021

Improving middle grade education should focus on the adults, not the schoolhouse grade structures, report says.

Field, Kelly
8-10-2021

Former CMS Board Chair Arthur Griffin and County Board Chair George Dunlap collaborated on an analysis of Critical Race Theory.

Dunlap, George
Griffin, Arthur
8-3-2021

Gwen Forney, left, spoke about reaching bored children. Others pursued other Covid-related issues at today’s Open Forum.

Davis, Jessica
De La Jara, Jennifer
De Mallie, Cate
Forney, Gwen
Murrell, Donna
Valder, Stephen
7-27-2021

Janice Shirley led a group of advocates who are passionate about getting support to people living with AIDS.

Edwards-Knight, Jeffrey
Long, David Wyley
Shirley, Janice
7-23-2021

UNC System President Peter Hans reported to his board July 22, and in the report he reflected on the tenure debate surrounding journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones.

Hannah-Jones, Nikole
Hans, Peter
7-13-2021

In 2 minutes, Arthur Griffin outlines a way forward on three contentious issues facing the CMS Board of Education.

Griffin, Arthur
7-8-2021

Mediation has ended the latest dispute between Mecklenburg commissioners and CMS over student outcomes and CMS policies.

Cox, Adrian
Dashew, Elyse
Diorio, Dena
Dunlap, George
Mayes, André
Shirley, Sheila
Wade, Tyrone
Winston, Earnest
6-22-2021

Vivian Stuart, left, and Reggie Singleton discuss the Rosa Parks Farmers Market and The Males Place.

Singleton, Reggie
Stuart, Vivian
5-23-2021

Retired CMS Supt. Jim Pughsley joins Diorio in critique of CMS leadership.

Pughsley, Dr. James F.
5-18-2021

Arthur Griffin Jr., left, shared data showing the crisis in education of Black children, and argued that school leaders are evading responsibility for the system’s failures to meet legal requirements.

Griffin, Arthur
3-30-2021

Pandemic’s toll on high school learning proficiency exposed in fall 2020 test scores.

3-23-2021

CMS Board Chairperson Elyse Dashew, left, and Supt. Earnest Winston gave an update on calendars, success in giving every student Internet access, a summer “camp” to help children make up for lost time, and how long it may take to get student proficiency back on track.

Dashew, Elyse
Sawyer, Carol
Shipp, Lenora
Winston, Earnest
3-9-2021

N.C. leader of COVID-19 pandemic response encourages all to get vaccinated.

Cohen, Dr. Mandy
10-2-2020

President Trump announced that he and First Lady Melania Trump had tested positive for the coronavirus.

Trump, Donald
5-9-2020

COVID-19 updates were from the NC Dept. of Health & Human Services and the Mecklenburg County Manager.

4-15-2020

County Manager Dena Diorio’s COVID-19 update.

3-31-2020

Monika Rhue makes a plea that people let others in the community know all the good that people are doing during this coronavirus pandemic.

Rhue, Monika
3-18-2020

Links to coronavirus resources from area governments and agencies.

3-16-2020

A large medical practice shared this information about the caronavirus pandemic with its Meckenburg patients today.

10-1-2019

Dr. Tuwanda Williamson, left, will help open the first Oak Street Health clinic catering to adults on Medicare.

Walker, Grant
Williamson, Dr. Tuwanda
7-23-2019

A large crowd, including longtime educator Ceretha Sherrill, left, contributed to a discussion of issues still to be dealt with after the resignation of CMS Supt. Clayton Wilcox.

Wilcox, Dr. Clayton
7-16-2019

CMS Board Vice Chair Elyse Dashew read a lawyer vetted statement about the suspension of CMS Supt. Clayton Wilcox.

Dashew, Elyse
7-8-2019

Greg Schermberg sent in a video about his company’s efforts to support family nights at two nearby schools.

7-2-2019

Crystal Rountree introduces herself, and a more diverse Teach For America corps now operating in CMS schools.

Rountree, Crystal
6-17-2019

Details here on free summer meals in some CMS schools and elsewhere.

4-9-2019

Janet Harmon and Cory Pharr outlined Smart Start early childhood initiatives, and the new Meck Basics program aimed at growing brains aged 0-3.

Harmon, Janet
Pharr, Cory
4-2-2019

Monika Rhue shared plans for a Johnson C. Smith University exhibit on the history of the Beatties Ford Road corridor now undergoing substantial change.

Rhue, Monika
3-26-2019

Sonja Chisolm, left, Avice Pretty and Dr. Trasha Black are helping their clients rebuild their lives.

Black, Dr. Trasha
Chisolm, Sonja
Pretty, Avice
2-26-2019

Dr. Diane Bowles from JCSU discusses books published by the university.

Bowles, Dr. Diane
1-29-2019

Robin Tolliver-Ayotunde offered a primer on basic insurance concepts, and promoted looking at options annually.

Tolliver-Ayotnde, Robin
1-22-2019

Vakala explains a theory of “cultural strategy” that he is developing.

Vakala
12-4-2018

Munro Richardson reviews communitywide efforts to help struggling readers.

Richardson, Munro
11-13-2018

Three speakers added their perspectives on how to wrap children in what they need to thrive

Billups, Olga
Gray, Betty Howell
Peltzer, Sheila
8-22-2018

Clarence D. Armbrister, recently named president of Johnson C. Smith University, set out his goals for the HBCU.

Armbrister, Clarence
8-7-2018

Teddy McDaniel explains Urban League training initiatives and reaches out for help filling the group’s classes.

McDaniel, Teddy
7-13-2018

Blood donations help patients like Robert White manage sickle cell disease. More donations are needed.

Jankowski, Jessica
White, Robert
5-29-2018

Fostoria Pierson and other members of Blue Star Mothers talk about the sacrifices made by military families, and how the organization allows them to support one another.

5-15-2018

Panel discusses how science now understands the linkage between adverse childhood experiences and both behavioral and physical challenges among those children.

Armstrong, Victor
Ellis-Stewart, Ericka
Miller, Rwenshaun
4-10-2018

CMS Supt. Clayton Wilcox answers questions after presentation of data confirming the achievement gaps that linger at CMS schools.

Wilcox, Dr. Clayton
3-6-2018

Three women whose organizations are serving the elderly.

Carter, Lucy Bush
Holliday, Ann
Rizzuti, Renee
2-20-2018

Four staffers describe programs to help children. All need volunteers to achieve their goals.

Bryant, Kwain
Coleman, Azizi
Gipson, Karen
Neely, Shantiqua
1-23-2018

Terri Joelle portrays Queen Charlotte as a tour guide and teacher of local and royal history

1-9-2018

J’Tanya Adams led a presentation on how CMS and nonprofits are working to get all students reliable Internet access at home.

Adams, J'Tanya
12-12-2017

Dr. Yolanda Holmes and others make pitch for support of CMS #InvestInTheWest effort to assist struggling students.

Holmes, Yolonda
9-26-2017

Supt. Clayton Wilcox fields questions on day that the Vote Yes for School Bonds committee made their pitch.

Cook, Carrie
Griffin, Arthur
Leake, Gary
Wilcox, Dr. Clayton
9-19-2017

Dr. Jessica Schorr Saxe presented a program on how single-payer, or Medicare for all, could work.

Schorr-Saxe, Jessica
8-1-2017

LaToya Purvis, head of school at UpROAR Leadership Academy, describes plans for first year at new quasi-military charter school.

Purvis, LaToya
7-18-2017

Gibbie Harris outlines the path forward for the Mecklenburg County Health Department.

7-11-2017

Dr. Betty Howell Gray and others explain an August forum designed to encourage parent engagement.

Gray, Betty Howell
6-13-2017

Emmanuel “Manny” Ohonme’s big break started with a pair of shoes. Now he’s giving back.

Ohonme, Manny
6-6-2017

Four people presented material on upcoming summer camps for youth.

Edwards, Christine
Gipson, Karen
Penn, Blanche
Robinson, Brenda
5-16-2017

Gerald Baucom presented on Campus Connections’ efforts to prepare teens and parents to choose a college path that will sustain teens’ dreams.

Baucom, Gerald
4-4-2017

CMS DIstrict 2 representative Thelma Byers-Bailey with an update on where CMS board is going.

Byers-Bailey, Thelma
2-28-2017

Dawn Hill, Dr. Yolanda Holmes and David Jessup teamed up to showcase the April 20 Charlotte Career Discovery Day.

Hill, Dawn
Holmes, Yolonda
Jessup, David
2-14-2017

CMS gathers in pupil assignment surveys, explains assignment review.

Craven-Howell, Akeshia
Henry, LaTarzja
2-7-2017

Darrell Allison makes case for broadening school choice to include parents of all incomes.

Allison, Darrell
1-24-2017

Ron Carter celebrated JCSU’s successes during his presidency, and worried over the country’s future

Carter, Ronald L.
1-10-2017

Dr. Clayton Wilcox, incoming CMS Superintendent, introduces himself.

Wilcox, Dr. Clayton
1-3-2017

Nancy Carter offered a way to boost mentoring in the schools by young people.

Carter, Nancy
12-6-2016

Sydney Culver, left, of Commonwealth High, and Ismael Villafane of Stewart Creek High School described their ventures.

Culver, Sydney
Villafane, Ismael
11-1-2016

Nakisa Glover reports on conference on revitalizing environmentally vulnerable communities.

Glover, Nakisa
10-11-2016

Longtime broadcaster Bea Thompson describes the work of Inner Vision, a mental health nonprofit.

Thompson, Bea
9-27-2016

Trevor Fuller suggested the first step on addressing issues behind last week’s Charlotte unrest should be universal access to pre-kindergarten.

Fuller, Trevor
9-13-2016

CMS Board of Education member Thelma Byers-Bailey issued a call to action to protest the possible sale of the former Double Oaks School.

Byers-Bailey, Thelma
9-7-2016

Ericka Ellis-Stewart offers CMS data on the thousand or so children in PK-2nd grades subjected to out-of-school suspensions.

Ellis-Stewart, Ericka
9-6-2016

Supt. Ann Clark reviewed recently released achievements, invited community participation in increasing reading/mentoring goals.

Clark, Ann
Lloyd, Chiquitha
8-23-2016

Charles Thomas of the Knight Foundation and Sharon Harrington of Reading Partners discuss upcoming work.

Harrington, Sharon
Kimbrough, Helen
Newkirk, Christa
Thomas, Charles
8-16-2016

Erin Nicole Barksdale introduced herself as the principal who will open Renaissance West K-8 in August 2017.

Barksdale, Erin Nicole
8-9-2016

Ceretha Sherrill said she is encouraging CMS to add education about the law to the curriculum.

Sherrill, Ceretha
7-19-2016

Google and Read Charlotte officials discuss goals for their programs, and how they are working together.

George, Jess
Richardson, Munro
6-28-2016

Latasha McIlwaine, left, and two other health service providers addressed the Forum.

Barnes, April
Isaiah, Derwin
McIlwain, Dr. Latasha
5-24-2016

Dream Builders CEO Kenston Griffin uses this exercise to help adults understand how children learn.

Griffin, Kenston
5-24-2016

Dream Builders Communications and Profound Gentlemen offered ideas on what works to improve schools.

Griffin, Kenston
Polk, Yolanda
Shaw, Mario Jovan
Terrell, Jason
5-17-2016

Elana Congress discussed health programs at Care Ring; Eric Montgomery discussed estate planning.

Congress, Elana
Montgomery, Eric
4-27-2016

Debra Weeks led an update on rebuilding the C.W. Williams Community Health Center.

Walker, Burch
Walton, William
Weeks, Debra
4-26-2016

Carlenia Ivory describes a project working with 21 high school students and their families.

Ivory-Cantey, Carlenia
4-19-2016

CMS Board Chair Mary McCray offered an update on assignment and the superintendent search.

McCray, Mary
4-14-2016

Charlotte Post covers latest developments in revival of C.W. Williams Community Health Center.

Weeks, Debra
4-5-2016

Brenda Robinson gave this update on the area visits by the Traveling Space Museum and NASA Space Camp.

Robinson, Brenda
3-22-2016

Dorothy Counts-Scoggins and Bonita Caldwell shared their experiences with leadership.

Caldwell, Bonita
Counts-Scoggins, Dorothy
3-15-2016

CMS Supt. Ann Clark and CMS Foundation Executive Director Sonja Gantt.

Clark, Ann
Gantt, Sonja
3-8-2016

Blanche Penn: “I’m a freedom fighter.”

Penn, Blanche
3-8-2016

Lucy Bush Carter describes the work and needs of Charlotte’s meals-on-wheels program.

Carter, Lucy Bush
3-8-2016

James Ford with an update on his job at the N.C. Public School Forum, and a defense of helping children, not blaming them for the lack of support from home.

Ford, James
3-1-2016

Carlenia Ivory issued an appeal for turnout at a CMS Policy Committee meeting.

Flowers, Levester
Ivory-Cantey, Carlenia
2-23-2016

Former CMS principal Ken Simmons says “bad” schools” serving minority students can be fixed “overnight.”

Simmons, Ken
2-9-2016

CMS officials pitch participation in student assignment survey.

Craven-Howell, Akeshia
Henry, LaTarzja
1-31-2016

Take the community online survey designed to assist the school board redesign CMS student assignment.

1-19-2016

Five speakers including Kayla Romero argued OneMeck’s case for schools that work for all children.

Allison-Jacobs, Rosalyn
Perry, Justin
Romero, Kayla
Sawyer, Carol
Sherman, -Barry
12-1-2015

Dr. Deborah Walker summarized her four-day presentation on diversity, multiculturalism, equity and inclusion.

Walker, Deborah
11-24-2015

Brenda Robinson, an African-American “first,” uses her aviation experience to give back to young people.

Robinson, Brenda
11-17-2015

Care Ring navigator Elana Congress summarizes upcoming deadlines under Affordable Care Act.

Congress, Elana
11-17-2015

Carlenia Ivory and Dr. Yolonda Holmes make plea for mentors at West Meck High.

Holmes, Yolonda
Ivory-Cantey, Carlenia
11-10-2015

Terrell Ivory discusses his recruitment of minority students to Phillips Academy in Massachusetts.

Ivory, Terrell
Ivory-Cantey, Carlenia
10-19-2015

News outlets report on C.W. Williams Health Center audit going to commissioners.

Weeks, Debra
9-22-2015

Queen Thompson on why CMS is naming a new school for her grandfather, Lawrence Orr.

Thompson, Queen
9-22-2015

Ken Simmons led a group presentation on appoaches to education at majority-African American schools.

Foluke, Dr. Gyasi
Jones, Maurice
Simmons, Ken
Thompson, Queen
9-17-2015

Local papers write about situation at C.W. Williams Community Health Center.

Weeks, Debra
9-8-2015

Janeen Bryant and six other candidates for CMS Board of Education.

Bryant, Janeen
Dashew, Elyse
Ellis-Stewart, Ericka
Flowers, Levester
McCray, Mary
Stephenson, Jeremy
Stinson-Wesley, Amelia
9-1-2015

N.C. Sen. Joel Ford claims CMS hiring freeze; Supt. Ann Clark says it applies only to teaching assistants.

Ford, Joel
8-25-2015

Portia Motsapi thanks donors who helped raise tuition money for her first semester at JCSU.

7-7-2015

Munro Richardson is in a listening phase as head of new Read Charlotte initiative to improve proficiency by third grade.

Richardson, Munro
6-30-2015

Three nonprofits collaborate to provide medical care and medications to those without other options.

Brooks, Joyce
Jonas, Don
Royster, Susan
5-26-2015

Training is available from Mental Health America of Central Carolinas to help spot mental health issues among family, friends and colleagues.

Caraco, Sal
Ellis-Stewart, Ericka
Wall-Hill, Sheila
5-5-2015

Video of “A Dream Again Deferred?”, a look back and forward about how segregation and resegregation played out in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools.

Gaillard, Frye
Nelson, Amy Hawn
4-21-2015

Staff from Piedmont Health Services and Sickle Cell Agency described their efforts to assist sickle cell patients, and educate the public on disease.

Coleman, Azizi
4-16-2015

An archive of material on the CMS budget, from various sources.

Clark, Ann
4-14-2015

Tom Hanley on first year at Commonwealth High, a for-profit high school succeeding with dropouts.

Hanley, Thomas
3-31-2015

Debra Weeks, new CEO of C.W. Williams Community Health Center.

Walton, William
Weeks, Debra
3-24-2015

Supt. Ann Clark on why she does what she does, on leadership, and on the issues of the day.

Clark, Ann
3-17-2015

Connie Sessoms Jr. says CMS Driver’s Ed will reach fewer teens if fees rise to cover costs.

Sessoms Jr., Connie
3-10-2015

Mary McCray said the CMS school board would start by consulting the community as it begins the search for a new long-term superintendent.

McCray, Mary
2-10-2015

Amid requests for mentoring and support, Forum participants raise questions about who’s in charge at West Charlotte High.

Hundley, Tamara
Metz, George
Walker, Daisy
1-20-2015

“Highlighting African-American Achievers” is Feb. 19-21.

Penn, Blanche
1-20-2015

Betty Howell Gray on Feb. 12-13 conference on “Educating Our Black Youth: A Community Responsibility”

Gray, Betty Howell
1-20-2015

Sandra Clory announced a Tai Chi class she is teaching at Myers Park Baptist Church.

Clory, Sandra
1-13-2015

Belk Foundation’s Johanna Anderson outlines 8-year project to have 80% of third-graders reading proficiently in 8 years.

Anderson, Johanna
1-6-2015

Desmond Wiggan described investment services available from Primerica.

Wiggan, Desmond
12-9-2014

Nelson Adesegha on fallout from Chapter 11 filing at C.W. Williams Community Health Center.

Adesegha, Nelson
12-2-2014

Melanie Brown asked for volunteers to help West Charlotte High School place volunteer proctors for end-of-course testing in January.

Brown, Melanie
11-25-2014

Four Board of Education members take questions on events surrounding the resignation of CMS Supt. Heath Morrison.

Ellis-Stewart, Ericka
McCray, Mary
Morgan, Tim
Waddell, Joyce
11-18-2014

LaTarzja Henry says CMS leaders will continue to make themselves available to answer questions in the community.

Henry, LaTarzja
11-18-2014

Terry Ellington and Lesha Dodson on HIV/AIDS in Charlotte and the Carolinas, and the work of Carolinas Care Partnership.

Dodson, Lesha
Ellington, Terry
11-11-2014

Nelson Adesegha and Laurissa Adams-Hunt, board members for ailing C.W. Williams Community Health Center, offered an update on the center’s “reorganization.”

Adams-Hunt, Laurissa
Adesegha, Nelson
10-28-2014

Supt. Heath Morrison speaks on the eve of a citizen vote on a sales tax hike that could boost teacher pay.

Morrison, Heath
10-14-2014

John Crawford makes a pitch for the Charlotte Housing Authority Scholarship Fund.

Crawford, John
10-7-2014

Radio personality Travis “Church Boy” Gilliam headlines session on the perils of unacknowledged depression.

Black, Dr. Trasha
Gilliam, Travis "Church Boy"
8-26-2014

Lisa Barnes and LaTarzja Henry discuss changes under way in CMS designed to reduce student misbehavior.

Barnes, Lisa
Henry, LaTarzja
7-29-2014

Denada Jackson predicts another jump in graduation rate at West Charlottte High.

Jackson, Denada
7-24-2014

Daisy Spears Stroud dies at 92. An appreciation and two obituaries.

Stroud, Daisy Spears
7-1-2014

Thomas Hanley describes the goals of Commonwealth High, a charter set to open in August.

Hanley, Thomas
6-24-2014

Parents and education: An Open Forum discussion of who’s responsible when Johnny can’t read, or doesn’t behave.

6-17-2014

Velma Love describes the Lee Thompson Young Foundation’s aims to improve public awareness of mental health issues.

Love, Velma
Moore, Thomas
Young, Lee
6-17-2014

Megan Boler and Zachary Denard introduce the League of Conservation Voters.

Austin, Al
Barnes, Michael
Boler, Megan
Denard, Zachary
Phipps, Greg
6-10-2014

Open Forum on testing at West Charlotte, on a Black Summit, on educating a captive audience.

Chavis, Dr. Ben
6-3-2014

Supt. Heath Morrison discusses CMS budget and impact on CMS of proposals before the legislature.

Morrison, Heath
5-14-2014

Sandra Conway and Elyse Dashew spearhead a letterwriting and petition drive to fully fund the CMS budget.

Conway, Sandra
Dashew, Elyse
4-29-2014

West Charlotte High School Global Perspective Studies proposed by first-year teachers Rachel Scott and Paige Laurain.

Laurain, Paige
Scott, Rachel
4-29-2014

James Ford, a Garinger High world history teacher, is the 2014 N.C. Teacher of the Year.

Ford, James
4-15-2014

Leon Burton, who became CEO of C.W. Williams Community Health Center April 1, joins Mark Batson and Laura McClettie in outlining efforts to sign people up for the Affordable Care Act.

Batson, Mark
Burton, Leon
McClettie, Laura
4-1-2014

Sylvia Grier is among interviews in WTVI feature about grandparents, even great-grandparents raising youngsters.

Grier, Sylvia
3-25-2014

Akeshia Craven-Howell and others from CMS discuss N.C. charter school law and relations between CMS and the charters.

Anderson, Bill
Craven-Howell, Akeshia
Foluke, Dr. Gyasi
Ford, Joel
Griffin, Arthur
Henry, LaTarzja
Nixon, Theo
Sink, Jonathan
3-14-2014

“West Charlotte High School Story” of ’96 re-aired in tribute to Leroy “Pop” Miller, who died March 1.

Miller, Leroy "Pop"
3-11-2014

Sandra Clory on trip to Egypt and the Falasha or Ethopian Jews that her father called his people.

Clory, Sandra
3-11-2014

Millard House and others offered an update on New Leaders, the nonprofit that trains lateral entry and school personnel for leadership jobs.

Caesar, Latoya
House, Millard
Mason, Michele
3-4-2014

T.D. Elder and Lillian Herron recall their years of nursing in Mecklenburg amid racism.

Elder, Tereasea D.
Herron, Lillian
2-25-2014

Arthur Griffin on “The Long Struggle for Equity in Education in NC,” joined by Richard McElrath and Sarah Stevenson.

Griffin, Arthur
McElrath, Richard
Stevenson, Sarah
2-9-2014

StudentFirst Academy: An update

Gates, Derrick
Halliday, Deborah
Handford, Phyllis
Mack, Victor
Moss, Sandra
Williams, Reshall
Winstel, Jennifer
10-29-2013

Supt. Heath Morrison spoke about the bond issue on Tuesday’s ballot.

Morrison, Heath
10-22-2013

CMS’s Allen Smith discusses how he is preparing for a November report on needs of westside schools.

Smith, Allen
9-26-2013

MeckEd has named Sarah Stevenson its 2013 Education Champion.

Stevenson, Sarah
9-17-2013

Three speakers from different organizations focus on minority inclusion in the workplace.

Lloyd, Chiquitha
Smith, Yana Symone
Watson, Eric
7-9-2013

Lathan Wood offers commentary on “disconnect” between Forum discussion and realities on local campuses.

Wood, Lathan
7-2-2013

Arthur Griffin discusses education trends, warns of possible two-tiered education system.

Griffin, Arthur
7-2-2013

CMS school board member Joyce Waddell discusses year-round schools and the Common Core curriculum.

Waddell, Joyce
7-2-2013

CMS School Board chair Mary McCray discusses the budget.

McCray, Mary
6-25-2013

Allen Smith explains his task as CMS community superintendent for the Harding, Berry and West Meck areas.

Smith, Allen
5-28-2013

Supt. Heath Morrison’s answers to six questions.

Morrison, Heath
4-30-2013

South Africa trip taken by students and adults: a report.

Crooks, Christopher
Crooks, Geri
Stevenson, Sarah
4-16-2013

Dr. Frederick Grosse talks about Elon Homes and Schools for Children

Grosse, Frederick
3-24-2013

Valaida Fullwood and Charles Thomas present at TEDxCharlotte about their book, “Giving Back.”

Fullwood, Valaida
Thomas, Charles
3-19-2013

Whitni Wilson-Wertz, president of the Junior League of Charlotte, describes group’s program for youth health.

Wilson-Wertz, Whitni
3-19-2013

Experts describe a “system of care” surrounding a family whose child is in emotional crisis.

Black, Dr. Trasha
Cloud, Bobbie Jo
Fuller, Trevor
Kilmer, Dr. Ryan
McCray, Mary
Risk, Paul
Robinson, Irma
Stevenson, Sarah
Trosch, Lou
3-12-2013

Toni Tupponce of A Sign of the Times of the Carolinas on what music can do to engage children in education.

Tupponce, Toni
3-12-2013

Stacey Rose on her application for an N.C. charter for Charlotte Learning Academy.

Rose, Stacey
3-12-2013

Dr. Nicole Priestly heads Title 1 elementaries in CMS’s Central Zone.

Priestly, Dr. Nicole
2-26-2013

CMS flier on town halls tied to the 22 task forces, including two in April announced today at the Forum.

2-19-2013

Friendship Gardens mobile market to accept EBT cards.

Carter, Lucy Bush
2-19-2013

Blanche Penn previews the Underground Railroad presentation and Black Inventions Exhibit at the Pruitt Rec Center.

Penn, Blanche
2-19-2013

Richard McElrath talks about upcoming CMS math tests, which will focus on word problems.

McElrath, Richard
2-12-2013

Statement on superintendent’s 8 goals

Gray, Betty Howell
Morrison, Heath
2-12-2013

West Charlotte High Principal John Wall addresses Forum.

Wall, John
2-11-2013

‘Cultural competency and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools’

Block, Kathryn
Morrison, Heath
2-5-2013

Malachi Greene: He’s baaaaack!

Greene, Malachi
2-5-2013

Henry explains new role forging CMS partnerships with community groups.

Henry, LaTarzja
1-29-2013

New Leaders, the national organization helping train CMS principals and other leaders, explains its program.

Brooks, Malcolm
Grant, Angela
Guckian, Eric
Harris, Alison
Lister, Amy
Mason, Michele
Oliver, Shana
Simmons, Altovese
Turner, Erik
1-29-2013

Here’s what Ken Koontz said about cooperation among educational institutions during the New Leaders presentation.

Koontz, Ken
1-22-2013

Sheila Peltzer, an advocate for shared parenting custody laws, addressed the Forum.

Peltzer, Sheila
1-15-2013

Ursula Douglas on Nurse-Family Partnership

Douglas, Ursula
1-13-2013

StudentFirst Academy charter: Plans for a window on the world

Belizaire, Stuart
Chicot, Donan
Handford, Phyllis
Moss, Sandra
Walls, Curtis
Williams, Reshall
12-11-2012

Beverly Irby, CEO of C.W. Williams Community Health Center, on upcoming changes in health care, Medicare, Medicaid.

Irby, Beverly
12-4-2012

Richard McElrath on linkage between housing policy and school success.

McElrath, Richard
12-4-2012

Ken Simmons on what it will to see West Charlotte High succeed.

Simmons, Ken
11-27-2012

Today’s student: A discussion focused on students at West Charlotte High School.

Harden, George
Ivory-Cantey, Carlenia
Walker, Daisy
11-20-2012

Charlotte-Mecklenburg education pioneer Kat Crosby dies.

Belton, David
Crosby, Kat
Crosby, Kathleen
Ratchford, Willie
Stevenson, Sarah
11-13-2012

L.I.F.T. may not use year-round calendar at all 9 schools, official says.

Williams, Brandi
10-27-2012

Ken Simmons on what it will take to end bullying.

Simmons, Ken
10-23-2012

Richard McElrath discussed housing, low-wealth neighborhoods and difficulties CMS faces educating all children.

McElrath, Richard
10-2-2012

CMS board member Joyce Waddell on need for attendance at Supt. Heath Morrison’s town hall meetings.

Morrison, Heath
Waddell, Joyce
10-2-2012

Richard McElrath discussed changes under way in CMS.

McElrath, Richard
9-25-2012

CMS staffers offered a briefing Tuesday on the federal Title I program and how Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools uses the funds to offer educational services to the targeted low-income children.

Smith, Yvette
Thompson, Ron
9-11-2012

CMS Supt. Heath Morrison discussed what he’d seen in his first three months on the job.

Morrison, Heath
8-28-2012

Head of worker retraining effort says group is listening to employers’ needs.

Partridge, Steve
7-10-2012

Charity Bell addresses changes in the CMS Central Secondary Zone that she leads.

Bell, Charity
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6-3-2025

Malcolm Graham explores the impact of the 2015 Emanuel Church killings in Charleston, and how he proposes to challenge the racism still embedded in American life.

Graham, Malcolm
5-20-2025

Sandra Kitembo, left, joined four other women in a panel discussion about the fear, disruption and turmoil encircling thousands of Charlotte families during recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement roundups.

Andrade, Daniela
Aziz, Cynthia
H, Sun
Kitembo, Sandra B.
Moore, Thomas
Tady, Binta Muzuri
5-6-2025

Krista Terrell led a discussion of a community project designed to bolster a local understanding of how racial terror lynchings did not just happen somewhere else; they are part of Charlotte-Mecklenburg history.

Lockett, Ebone'
Schwab, Gary
Schwab, Helen
Terrell, Krista
4-29-2025

Derrick Johnson, the NAACP’s president and CEO, brought Baltimore staff to join Charlotte chapter leaders at the Forum to launch outreach efforts in advance of the group’s July 12-16 convention in Charlotte.

Johnson, Derrick
Mack, Corine
Springs, Lenny
4-1-2025

Longtime education researcher Richard Rothstein narrated the video “Segregated By Design,” a compilation of intentional federal and state policies that he says explain today’s residential segregation.

Rothstein, Richard
3-11-2025

Kim Graham, left, describes a journey that began as a nanny and led to her leadership of the Greater Charlotte Apartment Association.

Graham, Kim
2-25-2025

Abdullah Salim, left, the son of Charlotte dentist and civil rights activist Dr. Reginald Hawkins, joined his pediatrician wife Dr. Lenora Hawkins and Darnell Ivory in a narrative about families named Martin, Richardson, Ivory and Hawkins that helped shape the city.

Hawkins, Dr. Lorena
Ivory, Darnell
Salim, Abdullah (Reginald Hawkins Jr.)
2-18-2025

Lisa Givens Pugh, left, and five other leaders or members of smaller area faith communities reflect on what attracted them to their faith home, and its life in the community as it reflects Charlotte’s history since the 1860s.

Anthony, Rev. Donald
Cooper, Sam
Newberry, Rev. Dr. Ed
Pugh, Lisa Givens
Shaheed, Imam Ronald
Tupponce, Toni
2-11-2025

Three of the lawyers hired into a preeminent civil rights law gathered to honor their boss, the late Julius Chambers, and add to the record of his work on behalf of the rights of all people.

Chambers, Julius
Ferguson, James II
Fillette, Ted
Sumter, Geraldine
Watt, Mel
1-21-2025

Three JCSU staffers explained a statewide effort to reimagine how surveys of the public are designed.

Duncan, Dr. Shayna
Herring, Dr. Melvin
Otienoburu, Dr. Sabina
12-3-2024

Joi Mayo, Trees Charlotte community engagement manager, joined urban forest educator Heather Brent and executive director Allison Rhodes in a discussion of the 2022 tree canopy study and what it might take to reach the city’s goal of boosting to 50% the percentage of the city that’s under that cooling canopy.

Brent, Heather
Rhodes, Allison
10-1-2024

Mayor Pro Tem Danté Anderson, left, and Action NC’s Robert Dawkins explore how the money raised by the Nov. 5 housing bond question will, and will not, address the city’s housing shortages.

Anderson, Dante
Dawkins, Robert
9-17-2024

Applesauce Group leader Winston Robinson presented details on Saturday’s “A Vibe Called Fresh” at West Complex on Beatties Ford Road.

Robinson, Winston
9-10-2024

Nicholas V. Wharton, President and CEO of Charlotte Area Fund, marked the antipoverty agency’s 60th anniversary with comments on the work still ahead.

Counts-Scoggins, Dorothy
Faulkner, Damiko
Wharton, Nicholas V.
8-20-2024

Valaida Fullwood led a panel discussion of the work of New Generation of African American Philanthropists.

Blackmon, Charis
Fullwood, Valaida
Harvey, Jerel
Ward, Patricke
7-31-2024

Presenters offered ways groups are cutting property taxes for low-income homeowners and helping them arrange for critical home repairs.

Faustin, LaToya
Francis, Shakirah
Morrison, Beth
Oliver, Kim
Ratchford, Willie
Vaughn, Miles
7-16-2024

Sam Smith Jr. explained the work of GreenLight Fund by hosting leaders of national groups bringing “evidence-based social innovations” to bear on the community’s unmet needs.

6-18-2024

Housing issues – afforability, availability, etc. – were on the table this morning

6-4-2024

Jamses Ivy outlined United Way grant deadlines, then featured three women whose groups are putting such support to community use.

Arrington, Alexandra
Banks, Traletta
Ivy, Jamese
Lefkowitz, Jessica
5-6-2024

Donna Reed was a finalist in Nexstar Media Group’s Remarkable Women presentation.

Reed, Donna
4-23-2024

Winston Robinson recounted Applesauce Group’s events designed to open doors to residents in underserved neighborhoods.

Robinson, Tommie
Robinson, Winston
4-16-2024

More than 400 Mecklenburg children are in foster care. Three people whose organizations help these children described complex issues the children face, the need for foster parents, and the way many of the children face homelessness on their 18th birthday.

McDuffie, Rekita
Reed, Donna
Santora, Becky
4-2-2024

Greg Jackson tells of his journey from Bronx drug dealer to fund-raiser and leader of what he calls a “revolution” to rebuild Black community viability in Charlotte for the homeless families finding at his Heal Charlotte the wraparound services they need.

Graham, Malcolm
Jackson, Greg
3-21-2024

Bertha Maxwell-Roddey, co-founder of the Afro American Cultural and Service Center, later renamed in honor of Harvey Gantt, has died.

Burkins, Glenn
Griffin, Arthur
Roddey, Bertha Maxwell
White, Herbert L.
3-15-2024

Residents have been invited to take part in telling the 250-year history of Mecklenburg County.

Grier, Sylvia
Tembo, Kay
12-5-2023

Ratasha Smith, advocacy co-chair of the Urban League Young Professionals group, explained some of the group’s work to encourage participation in community affairs.

Smith, Ratasha
11-28-2023

Jessica Lefkowitz, left, and Judith Brown have built small organizations doing big work with disability and homeless populations.

Brown, Judiith
Lefkowitz, Jessica
11-21-2023

Three panelists lay out programs available to low-income households to assist with tax bills, energy expenses and renovation projects.

Harper, Ginny
Perez, Mildred
Vannoy, Tara
8-1-2023

Robyn Lake Hamilton, named interim leader of the Central Carolinas Urban League last winter, laid out an agenda for the group that is both new and steeped in the national group’s history.

Hamilton, Robyn Lake
McDaniel, Teddy
8-1-2023

Valaida Fullwood announced Black Philanthropy Month and some events connected with that celebration.

Fullwood, Valaida
7-25-2023

Rachel Zwipf from Pottstown Heritage Group recounted efforts to stabilize and protect Huntersville’s historically Black neighborhood and its mostly senior residents from gentrification.

Zwipf, Rachel
6-20-2023

Shannon Burns, left, Laura Belcher and Julie Porter outlined issues behind the difficulty of building, financing and finding affordable housing in Charlotte.

Belcher, Laura
Burns, Shannon
Griffin, Arthur
Porter, Julie
6-6-2023

Dennis Miller, left, and Travis Sheridan offered an update from developer Wexford Science & Technology on construction under way for Charlotte’s first medical school.

Mayfield, LaWana Slack
Miller, Dennis
Sheridan, Travis
5-30-2023

Ray High, left, is spearheading plans for a 2024 Charlotte Black Creative Arts Festival.

Creech, Terry
High, Ray
Robinson, Tommie
5-23-2023

Jamese Ivy led a United Way update focused on upcoming deadlines for grant applications.

Firmin-Sellers, Kathryn
Ivy, Jamese
5-9-2023

Sherri Chisholm and other staff from Leading on Opportunity returned to the Forum with an update on their work in the shadow of Raj Chetty’s “50th of 50” study on social mobility.

Brautigan, Richmond
Calhoun, AJ
Chisholm, Sherri
Jameson, Tonya
Robinson, Winston
5-2-2023

Chrystal Joy and Toni Tupponce from Lee Institute, working for county commissioners, listened for views on the impact on neighborhoods from large investor groups’ ownership of single-family homes.

Esquivel, Gina
Joy, Chrystal
Tupponce, Toni
4-25-2023

Copeland Barbee and others from the Center for Digital Equity explained how a multi-partner project is putting laptops in the hands of people who need them, then training them through the move into the digital age.

Barbee, Copeland
Clark, Bruce
Crippen, Amy
McCallum, Linette
White, Tiffany
4-4-2023

Steve Crump, the veteran television journalist and documentarian, shared with the Forum his latest effort: “Andrew Young’s Datelines of Protest.”

Crump, Steve
Koontz, Ken
Shinhoster, George E.
3-28-2023

Sandra Cummings, left, and three other women shared their experiences as trailblazers for other women as they broke into the male-dominated lawyer profession.

Aziz, Cynthia
Cummings, Sandra
Patton, Cindy
Richey, Alice
3-7-2023

Charlene Price-Patterson, left, Debbie Mann Gibbs and Bea Thompson recounted the early years of women in Charlotte television.

Gibbs, Deborah Mann
Price-Patterson, Charlene
Rivens, Tonya
Thompson, Bea
2-28-2023

Malcomb Coley presented an update on the Mayor’s Racial Equity Initiative, and discussed an economic development project using private dollars that has hit roadblocks.

Coley, Malcomb
2-1-2023

Rep. Adams made a speech on the floor of the U.S. House about Black History Month.

Adams, Alma
1-24-2023

Alesha Brown has hustled into existence a nonprofit focused on meeting seniors’ needs where they are, thereby shoring up fragile minority neighborhoods.

Brown, Alesha
8-30-2022

Kathryn Firmin-Sellers led a presentation from United Way about efforts to redirect diminished resources to emerging community needs through emerging community organizations.

Capers, Tiffany
Clark, Laura
Firmin-Sellers, Kathryn
Kinard, Jamall
8-23-2022

Tara Vannoy, left, Ginny Harper and Carlo Battle presented material on financial aid available to families struggling with housing, utility and weatherization costs.

8-2-2022

Valaida Fullwood recounted 15 years of the New Generation of African American Philanthropists and listed events planned to mark August’s Black Philanthropy Month.

Fullwood, Valaida
6-7-2022

Long before social media and GoFundMe, Laura McClettie and friends brought their community together through financial support of its endangered institutions.

McClettie, Laura
3-1-2022

LaToya Faustin, left, and Marion Pulse outlined a vision of bringing awareness of the trades to young children, when they begin matching their interests with the world of work.

Faustin, LaToya
Pulse, Marion
2-15-2022

Curt Peters, left, led four other Charlotte media people in looking at the past, present and future of coverage of the Black community.

Crump, Steve
Koontz, Ken
Lane, Bethany
Peters, Curt
Russell, Dedrick
2-8-2022

Charis Blackmon explained the efforts by West Side Charlotte Land Trust to make homes affordabe in west side neighborhoods for the people who have long lived there are but face gentrification pressures.

Blackmon, Charis
12-14-2021

Ginny Harper led a group presentation about assistance programs available to low-income residents.

Harper, Ginny
Ojeda, Liz
Rupp, Jennifer
Vannoy, Tara
11-16-2021

Sherri Chisholm explained how Leading on Opportunity focused on a community response to easing barriers to social mobility will fit into the picture.

Chisholm, Sherri
Jameson, Tonya
11-1-2021

Mayor Vi Lyles’ Racial Equity Initiative took a $250 million turn Monday. A listing of media coverage.

Armbrister, Clarence
Lyles, Vi Alexander
10-12-2021

Center City Partners and Historic West End are trying to mesh their planning visions for overcoming the split caused by I-77 in the 1970s.

Adams, J'Tanya
Allen, Lorna
Mullis, Klint
Myers, Cheryl
Orozco, Eric
Stepp, Henry
Trowell, Charles
9-27-2021

Mecklenburg is making $340 grants available to qualified applicants to help them stay in their homes.

9-14-2021

JCSU Archivist Brandon Lunsford outlined what’s ahead for a long-term project on Black Charlotte neighborhoods.

Cook-Mahood, Fran
Johnson, Mary Foxx
Lunsford, Brandon
Marion, Gary
Marshall, Margaret
McClettie, Laura
Miller, Juanita
Valder, Stephen
Walton, Jackie Edwards
4-27-2021

Keith Rivers, left, addressed the Forum about protests following the April 21 death of Andrew Brown Jr. in Elizabeth City.

Rivers, Keith
4-13-2021

Marcus Bass, left, from NC Black Alliance and Stephanie Sneed from the Black Political Caucus review efforts to activate black voters and create multi-ethnic political action.

Bass, Marcus
Sneed, Stephanie
3-20-2021

Serita Russell, left, was lead plaintiff in the successful lawsuit over landlord malfeasance at Lake Arbor Apartments.

Russell, Serita
2-1-2021

Black History Month 2021 is a compilation of posts featured daily on the front of this website, highlighting earlier Forum presentations and notable events from the Black experience.

Chambers, Dr. Kenneth
Chambers, Julius
Chinn Gary, Elisa
Crumpler, Rebecca Davis Lee
Dannelly, Charlie
DeLaine, Brumit B.
Douglass, Frederick
Foxx, Anthony
Goodman, Susan E.
Greene, Malachi
Griffin, Arthur
King Jr., Martin Luther
Mandela, Nelson
McCain, Franklin
McDonald, John
Miller, Juanita
Morrison, Toni
Myers, Lew
Newsome, Paula Renee
Obama, Barack
Randolph, Elizabeth
Roberts, Benjamin
Roberts, Sarah
Robinson, Tommie
Sifford, Charlie
Stevenson, Sarah
Winfrey, Oprah
3-10-2020

April Benson, left, and Patricia Campbell described the upcoming Charlotte Black Film Festival; Paula Riddick collected surveys about hiring a new police chief.

Benson, April
Campbell, Patricia
Rinnik, Paula
2-25-2020

Emiene Wright, left, and Katrina Louis discussed Westside Connect, a startup media project aimed at westside neighborhoods.

Burkins, Glenn
Louis, Katrina
Wright, Emiene
1-7-2020

Susan Woods offered tips on how to create a federally recognized nonprofit, and then how to seek funding.

Blake, Aretha
Long, Tera
Marvel, Rex
Woods, Susan
11-12-2019

Winston Robinson, left, and Tera Long led discussion about westside equity and ambulance charges.

Long, Tera
Robinson, Winston
7-9-2019

Brandon Lunsford shared Johnson C. Smith University’s interest in becoming an archive for West End Charlotte historical documents.

Lunsford, Brandon
6-25-2019

Dr. Debra C. Smith recounts the development of a publishing project telling the stories of women who served Charlotte during the civil rights era.

Beckwith, Peggy
Coleman, Sarah
Elder, Tereasea D.
Hood, Anna
Powe, Geraldine
Roddey, Bertha Maxwell
Stevenson, Sarah
Stroud, Daisy Spears
Westbrooks, Alegra
Westbrooks, Anne
6-25-2019

Constance Lav Johnson completed part of a presentation on grantwriting and fundraising.

Johnson, Constance Partee
6-18-2019

DeAlva Wilson, left, presented at a session on redevelopment plans for the demolished Eastland Mall site.

Pappas, Peter B.
Sittema, Tim
6-11-2019

Jessica Davis, left, and James Mitchell helped guide a Forum discussion of the future of the Historic Excelsior Club on Beatties Ford Road.

Adams, J'Tanya
Davis, Jessica
Eiselt, Julie
Marshall, Mattie
Mitchell, James "Smuggie"
5-28-2019

The decision to forgive the man who took his brother’s life set John C Barnett on a course of advocacy.

Barnett, John C.
5-14-2019

Malcolm Graham, left, led a panel discussing ways to move public opinion toward giving all people more protection from gun violence.

Graham, Malcolm
McLain, Grace
4-30-2019

Lucille Puckett, left, and others raised community issues for discussion at Tuesday’s Forum.

Foluke, Dr. Gyasi
Koontz, Ken
Penn, Blanche
Puckett, Lucille
Robinson, Tommie
Robinson, Winston
3-19-2019

Debbie Giibbs, left, and Tonya Rivens comment on the early days of local television news broadcasting.

Gibbs, Deborah Mann
Rivens, Tonya
3-12-2019

Jan Valder, left, Martha Alexander, Sara Spencer and Mary Klenz described their efforts to move causes forward, and to support one another.

Alexander, Martha
Klenz, Mary
Spencer, Sara
Valder, Jan
2-12-2019

Ken Lemon, left, Brittney Johnson and Dedrick Russell explain the work of the Charlotte Area Association of Black Journalists.

Johnson, Brittney
Lemon, Ken
Russell, Dedrick
11-27-2018

Winston Robinson suggests a westside history museum focused on African-Americans’ contributions to Charlotte.

Robinson, Winston
9-13-2018

Karen Kovach, left, and Juanita Miller explained Changed Choices’ work with women returning from jail or prison.

Kovach, Karen
Miller, Juanita
7-17-2018

Robert Dawkins, left, and Arthur Griffin challenge the notion of “civic engagement,” calling residents to much greater involvement in their democracy.

Dawkins, Robert
Griffin, Arthur
6-5-2018

Former Excelsior Club owner Ken Koontz offered an update on the now-closed Beatties Ford Road nightclub.

Cunningham, Carla
Koontz, Ken
4-24-2018

Two advocates, one working on re-entry of prison inmates back into society, the other a critic of how schools fail to educate inner-city children, meet at the Forum table.

Cotham, Pat
Eiselt, Julie
Rock, Henry
Simmons, Ken
Williams, Kristie Puckett
3-27-2018

A conversation with Tamala Bullard, left, and five other women who serve the greater good.

Bullard, Tamala
Carney, Becky
Cunningham, Carla
McDonald, Tenea
Roe, La Becky
Williams, Simone
3-20-2018

Three women shared their approaches to success in nonprofit and for-profit businesses in Charlotte.

Leach, Rita
Pierson, Dr. Fostoria
Woods, Susan
2-6-2018

Five black women who were “firsts” in local elective leadership open Black HIstory Month.

Adams, Alma
Earle, Beverly
Lyles, Vi Alexander
Rembert, Wilhelmenia
Scarborough, Ella
Stevenson, Sarah
1-20-2018

The 2nd Annual Charlotte Women’s March.

1-16-2018

LaWana Mayfield and Pam Wideman describe some of the tools available to the city to ensure that more Charlotte residents are in safe housing they can pay for.

Mayfield, LaWana Slack
WIdeman, Pam
11-28-2017

Robert Dawkins outlined police review board changes, and made a plea to help people resolve differences without violence.

Dawkins, Robert
11-14-2017

City program with area partners is retraining adults with barriers to employment.

Dick, Kevin
7-25-2017

Speakers at Open Forum discuss schooling, City Council and families caught in unsanitary housing.

Black, Dr. Trasha
Cotham, Pat
Faulkner, Damiko
Ivory-Cantey, Carlenia
Mayfield, LaWana Slack
Penn, Blanche
Robinson, Tommie
Simpson, Elizabeth
5-30-2017

Braxton Winston, left, on life after Lamont Scott protests; Ryan Emmanuel and Maura Chavez talked about their community relations work.

Chavez, Maura
Emmanuel, Ryan
Winston II, Braxton
5-23-2017

“Chatty Hattie” Leeper, trailblazing black woman in Charlotte radio, remembers days at WGIV radio.

Leeper, Hattie
5-9-2017

Dr. Madeline McClenney-Sadler explains Exodus Foundation’s mentoring work with former inmates.

McClenney-Sadler, Madeline
4-18-2017

YMCA CEO Todd Tibbits lays out plans for effort to give 900 youth a safe place to play, learn and grow three evenings a week this summer.

Burton, Ken
Johnson, Greg
Tibbits, Todd
4-6-2017

County officials will re-dedicate a renovated West Charlotte Recreation Center on April 12.

3-14-2017

Kerry Miller, left and three other women talked about their work with Charlotte area community-focused organizations.

Forrest, Colette
Logan, Carolyn
Mack, Corine
Miller, Kerry
2-28-2017

Dr. Yolanda Holmes and her children Brooke and Darrell present a reflection on black history.

Holmes, Brooke
Holmes, Darrell
Holmes, Yolonda
1-17-2017

Nakisa Glover presented a program on how to engage young adults in longstanding community issues. Four CMPD community police officers joined the Q&A.

Glover, Nakisa
1-3-2017

Willie Ratchford led groups through a discussion of race, police relations, and how the community needs to change.

Ratchford, Willie
11-29-2016

Maria Macon and other members of the Community Relations Committee’s Council of Elder continue an Oct. 18 discussion of their work.

Macon, Maria
McFadden, Garry
11-15-2016

Patrick Graham, new CEO of Charlotte Works, and his team outlined work of the local workforce development board.

Graham, Patrick
8-30-2016

Leaders from Goodwill and Urban Ministry Center explain their work to help people move toward job success, better health, secure housing.

8-16-2016

Tom Hanchett presented stories about the many African-American leaders of the civil rights and educational improvement movements who lived in McCrorey Heights.

Hanchett, Tom
8-9-2016

Forum participants engaged in a discussion of issues raised by the Black Lives Matter movement.

Koontz, Ken
7-12-2016

Wali Molina, left, and others addressed an upcoming wellness expo, and how parents can find help with college expenses. Then there was discussion of last week’s painful events nationwide.

Dennis, Christopher
Feaster, Bernice
Mattison, Michelle
6-21-2016

Fulton Meachem and Ken Szymanski, representing two powerful housing interests, discuss affordable housing opportunities in Charlotte.

Meachem, Fulton
Szymanski, Ken
6-15-2016

Three development teams presented their plans for the Brooklyn Village redevelopment. BK Partners was selected Wednesday.

4-19-2016

Two pastors discussed nontraditional ways in which they are working with their flock to improve Charlotte.

Fisher, Hamani
McCray, Mary
Pinkney, Colin
4-12-2016

Tamika Lewis and Robert Dawkins describe efforts to engage youth in undertaking neighborhood improvements of their choosing.

Dawkins, Robert
Lewis, Tamika
4-11-2016

An update on the renovation under way at West Charlotte Recreation Cetner

3-23-2016

Justin Harlow’s March update for the Five Points Community Collaborative.

3-22-2016

Bonita Caldwell, president of Beatties Ford Memorial Gardens, shared approaches to business leadership.

Caldwell, Bonita
2-23-2016

Elisa Chinn-Gary, Wilhelmenia Rembert and Queen Thompson: Three women who went first.

Chinn Gary, Elisa
Rembert, Wilhelmenia
Thompson, Queen
2-2-2016

Juanita Miller, left, Carolyn Logan and Ken Koontz discussed making their way in organizations once closed to African-Americans.

Koontz, Ken
Logan, Carolyn
Miller, Juanita
1-25-2016

Charles Thomas named program director for Knight Foundation in Charlotte.

Thomas, Charles
1-5-2016

Urban League CEO Dr. Patrick Graham on how League works inside for progress.

Graham, Patrick
11-24-2015

Co-chairs of the Opportunity Task Force explain what they’ve learned about economic mobility.

Garmon-Brown, Ophelia
O'Dell, Dee
11-19-2015

Charlotte Post outlines education workshops about upcoming Kwanzaa celebration.

10-20-2015

Sean Garrett, six months into the top job at United Way of Central Carolinas, pitched community conversations and rebuilding action for community improvement.

Garrett, Sean
8-11-2015

Georgia Ferrell, mother of Jonathan Ferrell, and her son Willie thanked Charlotteans who have supported them during the Kerrick trial.

Ferrell, Georgia
Ferrell, Willie
7-23-2015

A self-appointed group of 26 Charlotte mostly business leaders will meet four times a year to address community issues they choose to tackle.

6-29-2015

JCSU President Ron Carter said Monday night that Tuesday would bring a major announcement about the future of the Beatties Ford corridor.

Carter, Ronald L.
6-23-2015

Laura Clark and Christian Friend outline rebuilding efforts at old Boulevard Homes public housing site.

Clark, Laura
Friend, Christian
6-9-2015

Officials from Charlotte Works called on CMS, CPCC and employers to make time for youth to learn work skills.

Frazier, Danielle
Partridge, Steve
5-28-2015

Civil Liberties proposal goes to City Council Monday, suggesting a resolution.

Ratchford, Willie
5-12-2015

Google Fiber staffers on the status of the rollout of gigabyte-speed Internet access in Charlotte.

Hester, Lilyn
Player, Mary Ellen
4-14-2015

Dale Mullennix on Housing First, a trailblazing effort to end chronic homelessness.

Mullennix, Dale
3-3-2015

Longtime TV journalist Ken Koontz looks back on events in city, offers a warning to young people, and discusses his current projects.

Koontz, Ken
2-24-2015

Bob Morgan, president of the Charlotte Chamber, painted a picture of a diverse, growing city and a chamber trying to change with it.

Morgan, Bob
1-20-2015

Charles Everage offers one lawyer’s advice on how citizens should conduct themselves with police.

Everage, Charles
11-11-2014

Lucy Bush Carter, executive director of Friendship Trays, made this presentation Tuesday about the launch Wednesday of a new culinary job training program.

Carter, Lucy Bush
9-2-2014

The Young Entrepreneurs Network is helping young business owners learn the ropes.

Adams, Marqua
Barber, Taqiya
Edwards, Jefferson
Ellis, Amber
Macon, Maria
Majeed, Nasif
McKinney, Christopher
Wright, Jasmine
Wright, Jessica
8-25-2014

Residents review renovation plans for West Charlotte Recreation Center.

Barnes, Calandra
Cottman, Tari
Jones, Lee
Kitterman, Heidi
McNamee, Daniel
Sweat, Steve
Turton, Tim
Williams, Darrell
8-19-2014

Darrell Gregory on programs that can improve young people’s lives.

Gregory, Darrell
8-19-2014

Malcolm Graham describes the Indaba or “meeting of the elders” on Sept. 12-13 at J.C. Smith, focusing on parental engagement in the West Trade/Beatties Ford corridor.

Graham, Malcolm
7-8-2014

Gyasi Foluke with a theory on how to implement community change in the African-American community

Foluke, Dr. Gyasi
5-20-2014

Making Change Happen in the African-American community. An Open Forum discussion.

2-18-2014

“Lived Black History”: Forum participants share stories of the pain, indignities—and coping—of life under segregation.

Cotham, Pat
Flowers, Levester
Foluke, Dr. Gyasi
Griffin, Arthur
Johnson, Mary Foxx
Koontz, Ken
Louallen, Craig
Majeed, Nasif
Penn, Blanche
Robinson, Tommie
Simmons, Ken
Stevenson, Sarah
Waddell, Joyce
2-11-2014

Anna Hood and Fannie Flono discuss breaking down barriers in the workplace.

Flono, Fannie
Hood, Anna
9-22-2013

Henry Rock wants to train Charlotteeans to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams.

Rock, Henry
9-17-2013

Three speakers from different organizations focus on minority inclusion in the workplace.

Lloyd, Chiquitha
Smith, Yana Symone
Watson, Eric
6-11-2013

Zwelabo Mandela narrates video about a JCSU survey on issues in the Northwest Corridor.

Mandela, Zwelabo
4-23-2013

James Mitchell and Paul Holmes comment on the widening project under way along Beatties Ford Road.

Holmes, Paul
Mitchell, James "Smuggie"
4-23-2013

Fulton Meachem talks about the Charlotte Housing Authority about 6 months after his arrival as CEO.

Meachem, Fulton
3-26-2013

Mecklenburg Park & Rec won a national gold medal for its work. Facility Manager Calandra Barnes explains.

Barnes, Calandra
3-19-2013

Nicole Dean of Belk’s talks about the retailer’s community involvement and education efforts.

Dean, Nicole
2-19-2013

McCrorey YMCA Executive Director Karen Gipson reported on the MLK Prayer Breakfast held this year on Jan. 21.

Gipson, Karen
2-19-2013

Sheila Peltzer of KN2P offers update on lobbying legislators to change child custody laws.

Peltzer, Sheila
8-28-2012

Dr. Gyasi Foluke addressed the Forum on Observer Associate Editor Fannie Flono’s opinion piece, “Black boys are dying young and needlessly” on the death in Charlotte of 13-year-old Khalil Malik Cousart, who was reportedly shot by a 16-year-old friend.

Cousart, Khalil Malik
Flono, Fannie
Foluke, Dr. Gyasi
11-1-2011

Valaida Fullwood and Charles discuss “Giving Back,” an exploration of African American traditions in philanthropy.

Fullwood, Valaida
Thomas, Charles
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4-27-2025

Harold C. Dixon, retired longtime CMS employee and organist at Sarah Stevenson’s funeral, has died.

Dixon, Harold C.
3-1-2025

Index to the presentations during Women’s History Month 2025.

2-8-2025

Charlotte’s GOV Channel will air a video of the Forum’s Feb. 4 conversation with four former and current Black Mayors during the rest of February.

Cannon, Patrick
Foxx, Anthony
Gantt, Harvey
Lyles, Vi Alexander
2-1-2025

Index to the presentations during Black History Month 2025.

1-21-2025

Forum facilitators took to the presenters’ table to explain their roles in sustaiining the decades-old networking and public policy discussion forum.

Abdullah, Ché
Ivory-Cantey, Carlenia
Johnson, Mary Foxx
Johnston, Steve
McClettie, Laura
McElrath, Natheley
Moore, Thomas
Robinson, Winston
Walton, Jackie Edwards
Young, Gary
12-17-2024

It was the annual day set aside for games, for seeing old friends once again: It was the Christmas Party 2024.

McElrath, Natheley
6-28-2024

Charlotte Post Publisher Gerald Johnson issues a reminder of the iinescapable liink between freedom and viibrant journalism.

Johnson-Gerald
6-11-2024

Failing schools. Tax dollars to billionaires. MWBE. And more. It was an Open Forum.

Allen, Nikita
Cannon, Patrick
Henderson, Charlene
Johnson, Mary
Mayo, Joi
McElrath, Natheley
Miller, Juanita
Mitchell, James "Smuggie"
Young, Gary
5-14-2024

Dr. Thomas Moore sat down at the piano and created a calming presence in the middle of an ear-splitting fire alarm test.

Moore, Thomas
4-11-2024

The NC Black Alliance plans to have Carolinas community activists at the Forum April 30 as part of a training on ways to inform their hometowns about community issues and organize for change.

Bass, Marcus
3-25-2024

Gene Carney, husband of longtime Forum participant and N.C. House member Becky Carney, has died.

Carney, Becky
12-12-2023

Short video from the 2023 edition of the Forum’s Christmas Party.

McElrath, Natheley
Moore, Thomas
12-6-2023

These seasonal pictures were published in the “Recently at the Forum” space on the front of this website during the Forum’s winter holiday.

11-28-2023

Natheley McElrath announces details of the 2023 Forum Christmas Party on Dec. 12.

McElrath, Natheley
10-24-2023

An Open Forum focused on the concerns that people brought with them: Holding leaders accountable for doinig what they promised; school bonds; rendering restorative justice; reaching youth; bolstering civic knowledge.

Abdullah, Ché
Burke-Hayer, Shanté
Henderson, Charlene
Johnson, Mary
Koontz, Ken
LaCaria, Dennis
McClettie, Laura
McElrath, Natheley
Penn, Blanche
Pfeiffer Jr., Rick
Richards, Virginia
Robinson, Crispin
Robinson, Winston
Walton, Jackie Edwards
Wright, Jasmine
9-26-2023

Sarah Stevenson, co-founder of the Forum, has died. More information from her funeral and a Celebration of LIfe.

Adams, Alma
Alexander, Martha
Carney, Becky
Carter, Nancy
Chinn Gary, Elisa
Clory, Sandra
Dashew, Elyse
Davis, Jessica
Denean, Chautauqua
Dew, Aisha
Egleston, Larken
Erwin, Elloree
Gray, Betty Howell
High, Gwen
Hunt, Anthony
Ivory-Cantey, Carlenia
Johnson, Mary
Johnston, Steve
Jones, Maurice
Lyles, Vi Alexander
Mackie, Toshier
McClettie, Laura
Miller, Juanita
Moore, Thomas
Penn, Blanche
Powell, John
Rankin, Dee
Ratchford, Willie
Reid-Smith, Delores
Rembert, Wilhelmenia
Roberts, Jennifer
Robinson, Winston
Sherrill, Ceretha
Stevenson, Sarah
Walton, Jackie Edwards
Woods, Louise
6-30-2023

A bit of flora for the Fourth of July holiday period.

6-13-2023

Regulars at the Forum, joined by a large Facebook audience, reviewed how a decades-old mainstay of community building can serve younger generations, as well as involve them.

Carter, Nancy
Draughn, Willis Jr.
Miller, Juanita
2-24-2023

Jimmy Carter’s prophetic words from 1979 deserve a re-reading in 2023 America.

Carter, Jimmy
2-1-2023

The Forum’s website marked Black History Month 2023 with this collection honoring local African Americans who have helped shape that history.

Adams, J'Tanya
Adams, Rhandu
Applewhite, Isaac
Armbrister, Clarence
Austin, Al
Austin, Qiana
Barksdale, Erin Nicole
Barnes, Michael
Barnett, John C.
Battle, George
Baucom, Gerald
Beasley, Chaz
Billups, Olga
Blackmon, Charis
Blake, Aretha
Bonapart, Darrell
Bowles, Dr. Diane
Bradley, Terry
Briggs, Lezlie
Bryant, Janeen
Butler, Dr. Malcolm
Byers-Bailey, Thelma
Caldwell, Bonita
Capers, Tiffany
Carter, Charleston
Carter, Ronald L.
Chinn Gary, Elisa
Chisholm, Sherri
Clarke, Marcus
Coleman, Azizi
Collins, Dwayne
Cottman, Tari
Counts-Scoggins, Dorothy
Crump, Steve
Cunningham, Carla
Cureton, Donald
Davis, Jessica
Davis, Malcolm
Dawkins, Robert
Dennis, Christopher
Dorsey, Sherrell
Dunlap, George
Durant, Steven
Earle, Beverly
Ellis-Stewart, Ericka
Erickson, Eric
Flowers, Levester
Foluke, Dr. Gyasi
Forrest, Colette
Fuller, Trevor
Gantt, Harvey
Gantt, Sonja
Garmon-Brown, Ophelia
Glover, Nakisa
Graham, Patrick
Gray, Betty Howell
Greene, Malachi
Grier, Sylvia
Griffin, Arthur
Griffin, Kenston
Hall, Rickey
Hands, Ty
Haywood, Keith
Herron, Dr. Vernon
Hill, Dawn
Howard, David
Hurt, Delores Johnson
Isaiah, Derwin
Ivory, Terrell
Ivory-Cantey, Carlenia
Jackson, Chris
Jaiyeoba, Taiwo
Johnson, Brittney
Johnson, Reginald
Jones, Harry
Jones, Jason (Jet)
Jones, Marcus
Keaton, Jared
Koontz, Ken
Latimer, Rachelle
Leake, Vilma
Leeper, Ron
Lemon, Ken
Lewis, Tamika
Little, Kelly
Logan, Carolyn
Mack, Corine
Macon, Maria
Marion, Gary
Mason, Carolyn
Mattison, Michelle
McCray, Mary
McDonald, Tenea
McElrath, Richard
McFadden, Garry
McIlwain, Dr. Latasha
McKoy-Mitchell, Rickye
Meachem, Fulton
Means, Aaron
Merriweather, Spencer
Miller, Juanita
Miller, Leon
Mitchell, James "Smuggie"
Monroe, Rodney
Moore, Rodney
Moore, Thomas
Nelson, Garcia
Norman, Michael
Odom, Joel
Penn, Blanche
Perry, Justin
Pierson, Dr. Fostoria
Pinkney, Colin
Puckett, Lucille
Puranda, Kareem
Putney, Kerr
Randolph, Aaron
Ratchford, Willie
Ratliff, Barbara A.
Rembert, Wilhelmenia
Rhue, Monika
Richardson, Munro
Robinson, Tommie
Robinson, Brenda
Rock, Henry
Russell, Dedrick
Scarborough, Ella
Sessoms Jr., Connie
Shaw, Mario Jovan
Simmons, Ken
Smith, Allen
Stevenson, Sarah
Stevenson, Brenda
Taylor, Keysha Walker
Terrell, Jason
Thompson, Queen
Trotman, Anthony
Tupponce, Toni
Waddell, Joyce
Waddell, Tiffany
Wall, John
Wallace, Cynthia
Washington, Dr. Raynard
Watkins, Cozzie
Webber, Derek
Weeks, Debra
Williams, J.D.
Williams, Shanté
Williams, Simone
Winston II, Braxton
Witherspoon, Rev. Dr. Monte
Woodruff, Kris Chambers
Woods, Dr. Ricky
Young, Gary
1-10-2023

Facilitator WInston Robinson led participants in a discussion of how the Forum might help the community focus on the issues it faces.

1-1-2023

Who will lead efforts to solve key community issues instead of just kicking them down the road?

12-19-2022

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.

12-13-2022

Mary Klenz offered a remembrance of educator and mixed-income housing advocate Richard McElrath.

Klenz, Mary
McElrath, Richard
10-25-2022

Forum co-founder Sarah Stevenson marked her 97th birthday at the Forum.

Johnson, Mary Foxx
McClettie, Laura
McElrath, Natheley
Moore, Thomas
Stevenson, Sarah
Walton, Aaron
Walton, Jackie Edwards
Watt, Mel
6-7-2022

Ceretha Sherrill shared personal reflections on the occasion of the upcoming Juneteenth celebration.

Sherrill, Ceretha
6-1-2022

DonnaMarie Woodson continues her series, ‘Incredible Black Women You Should Know About,” with Hollywood actress Frederika “Fredi” Washington, who refused to ‘pass’ in 1930s Hollywood.

Washington, Frederika “Fredi”
5-31-2022

Clips from May 31 Forum video focus on issues raised by initial use of Quad camera in Cisco Web Kit.

5-11-2022

The room where the Forum has met in person since 2016 has had an upgrade since the pandemic lockdown.

5-3-2022

Facilitators set May 24 as the date for resumption of in-person Forum meetings.

5-1-2022

DonnaMarie Woodson continues her series, ‘Incredible Black Women You Should Know About,” with an essay on NASA astronaut Mae Jemison.

Jemison, Mae
Woodson, DonnaMarie
4-27-2022

The national Urban League has published “Under Siege: The Plot to Destroy Democracy.”

4-1-2022

DonnaMarie Woodson continues her series, ‘Incredible Black Women You Should Know About,” with an essay on Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai.

Maathai, Wangari
3-28-2022

Longtime Forum participant Tommie Robinson’s 75th birthday will be marked Saturday.

Robinson, Tommie
Robinson, Winston
3-22-2022

Facilitators met at Belmont Center, agreed that in-person meetings would resume after the May 17 primary election.

Ivory-Cantey, Carlenia
Johnson, Mary Foxx
McClettie, Laura
McElrath, Natheley
Walton, Jackie Edwards
3-1-2022

DonnaMarie Woodson continues her series, ‘Incredible Black Women You Should Know About,” with an essay on Olympic gold medalist and civil rights activist Wilma Rudolph.

Rudolph, Wilma
Woodson, DonnaMarie
2-21-2022

A McKinsey & Company study outlines issues faced by both immigrant and U.S.-born Latinos.

2-6-2022

QCityMetro’s 2nd annual ‘Great 28″ list includes Forum co-founder Sarah Stevenson.

Stevenson, Sarah
2-1-2022

DonnaMarie Woodson continues her series, ‘Incredible Black Women You Should Know About,” with an essay on White House Correspondent Alice Allison Dunnigan, shown above with President Harry Truman.

Dunnigan, Alice Allison
Woodson, DonnaMarie
1-17-2022

Ken Koontz marks the 40th anniversary of an MLK Day celebration in Charlotte.

Arthur, 'King'
Brown, 'Boy'
Chisholm, Shirley
Clement, Dr. Wesley
Diggs, Rev. Dr. Harold
King Jr., Martin Luther
Knox, Eddie
Koontz, Ken
Rackard, Delano
Ray, Tom
Sherman, Bishop Joe
Stevenson, Sarah
Taylor, Dr. J. Randolph "Randy"
Weaver, 'Big Daddy Cal'
1-17-2022

Two Charlotte leaders share their disappointments over the work to move Dr. King’s dream toward reality.

Lyles, Vi Alexander
Merriweather, Spencer
Russell, Dedrick
1-4-2022

The Forum adopted the name some people have long called it: Sarah Stevenson Tuesday Forum.

Carter, Nancy
Erwin, Elloree
Koontz, Ken
Stevenson, Sarah
Stinson-Wesley, Amelia
1-1-2022

DonnaMarie Woodson continues her series, ‘Incredible Black Women You Should Know About,” with an essay on Claudette Colvin, above.

Colvin, Claudette
Woodson, DonnaMarie
12-21-2021

The Forum will remain virtual until further notice as Charlotte and the U.S. prepare for COVID-19 Omicron.

12-15-2021

The Rev. Fletcher Harper has a short list of resolutions to help reduce your personal carbon footprint.

Harper, Rev. Fletcher
12-6-2021

Veteran principal Ken Simmons says he’s ready to help CMS, if only the system would let him do so.

Simmons, Ken
12-5-2021

Self-taught artist Charlie Lucas continues to work from his visions and dreams to link future generations to his ancestors.

Lucas, Charlie
12-3-2021

Sarah Stevenson is among portraits on Abel Jackson’s mural at West End Seafood on Beatties Ford Road.

Chambers, Julius
Ferguson, James II
Gantt, Harvey
Leeper, Hattie
Roddey, Bertha Maxwell
Stevenson, Sarah
12-1-2021

DonnaMarie Woodson continues her series, ‘Incredible Black Women You Should Know About,” with an essay on Maggie Lena Walker, above.

Woodson, DonnaMarie
11-17-2021

Ann McColl offers an “historical account of calls for racial justice in North Carolina, and the almost immediate pushback.”

Ford, James
McColl, Ann
11-13-2021

A land line has been installed in Sarah Stevenson’s room.

Erwin, Elloree
Stevenson, Sarah
11-12-2021

A Nov. 9 Atrium update on its med school Innovation District raises another question.

11-1-2021

DonnaMarie Woodson continues her series, ‘Incredible Black Women You Should Know About,” with an essay on nurse Mary Eliza Mahoney, above.

Mahoney, Mary Eliza
Woodson, DonnaMarie
10-31-2021

Sarah Stevenson “was very happy to see her friends and family,” Elloree Erwin writes.

Erwin, Elloree
Stevenson, Sarah
10-18-2021

Sarah Stevenson’s family plans a drop-in to mark her 96th birthday.

Erwin, Elloree
Stevenson, Sarah
10-13-2021

Sarah Stevenson joined her friends at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church on Sept. 19.

Erwin, Elloree
Ivory-Cantey, Carlenia
McElrath, Natheley
Stevenson, Sarah
10-1-2021

DonnaMarie Woodson continues her series, ‘Incredible Black Women You Should Know About,” with an essay on educator Mary Jane Patterson.

Patterson, Mary Jane
9-10-2021

Arthur Griffin displays the pandemic’s role in a longtime erosion of reading skills and asks, where’s the outrage?

Griffin, Arthur
9-2-2021

DonnaMarie Woodson opens her series, ‘Incredible Black Women You Should Know About,” with an essay on poet Phillis Wheatley.

Woodson, DonnaMarie
6-13-2021

For 40-plus years, the Forum met face-to-face. Then came COVID-19. An update on the path forward.

6-8-2021

Thelma McKoy taught history to students in schools, and to her Charlotte community through early devotion to Juneteenth celebrations.

Grier, Sylvia
Macon, Maria
Marshall, Mattie
McKoy, Thelma
5-5-2021

Isaac Applewhite, a longtime county parks executive and Forum participant, has died.

Applewhite, Isaac
4-22-2021

Hugs were allowed today as Natheley McElrath and Elloree Erwin visited Sarah Stevenson.

Erwin, Elloree
McElrath, Natheley
Stevenson, Sarah
12-17-2020

Sarah Stevenson update: Visitations are now severely limited by virus outbreak, Elloree Erwin reports.

Erwin, Elloree
Stevenson, Sarah
11-12-2020

In-facility visits are being scheduled with Sarah Stevenson, sister Elloree Erwin says.

Erwin, Elloree
Stevenson, Sarah
11-1-2020

Updates from Elloree Erwin on Sarah Stevenson and the family’s plans for legacy projects.

Erwin, Elloree
Erwin, Kandyce
Stevenson, Sarah
11-1-2020

In the run-up to a contentious election, the Rt. Rev. Michael Curry called on Americans to hold on to hope.

Curry, Michael
10-26-2020

Well-wishers took a 95th birthday celebration to Sarah Stevenson via a drive-thru in University City.

Erwin, Elloree
McElrath, Natheley
Stevenson, Sarah
10-23-2020

Elloree Erwin offers driving instructions for the Oct. 26 birthday drive-by for Sarah Stevenson.

Erwin, Elloree
Stevenson, Sarah
10-9-2020

A drive-by will be held Oct. 26 to wish Sarah Stevenson a Happy 95th birthday.

Erwin, Elloree
Stevenson, Sarah
10-4-2020

Artist Tommie Robinson’s 50-year career profiled in the Charlotte Observer.

Robinson, Tommie
9-26-2020

Dr. Gyasi Foluke, an outspoken advocate for African-Americans and longtime student of African history, has died.

Foluke, Dr. Gyasi
9-21-2020

An update from Elloree Erwin about Forum co-founder Sarah Stevenson.

Erwin, Elloree
Stevenson, Sarah
9-16-2020

U.S. Rep. Alma Adams honored Sarah Stevenson in a floor speech in the U.S. House.

Adams, Alma
Stevenson, Sarah
9-15-2020

In a proclamation signed by Chairman George Dunlap, the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners declared ‘Ms. Sarah Mingo Stevenson Day.’

Dunlap, George
Stevenson, Sarah
9-14-2020

An update from Elloree Erwin about Forum co-founder Sarah Stevenson.

Stevenson, Sarah
9-2-2020

An update on Sarah Stevenson, from her sister Elloree.

Stevenson, Sarah
8-1-2020

DonnaMarie shares her awe at a passionate Change Maker who is 9 years old.

Woodson, DonnaMarie
7-25-2020

June 25, 2020 A statement to Bishops of the Episcopal Church by Presiding Bishop Michael Curry, June 13, 2020.   

6-6-2020

Commentary on the protests following the death in police custody of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Adams, Alma
Diorio, Dena
Dorsey, Sherrell
Gabriel, Gavin
Garcia, Michael
Majeed, Nasif
Obama, Barack
Randolph, Aaron
Shields, Bobbie
Terrell, Jason
Winston II, Braxton
3-18-2020

Richard McElrath, veteran teacher, CMS board member and Forum participant, has died.

McElrath, Richard
3-17-2020

Forum meetings canceled through end of March, with review on or about March 31.

3-15-2020

Forum meeting for Tuesday is cancelled.

12-10-2019

At year’s end for some years, the Forum has set aside all things serious and gathered for breakfast, fellowship and games.

10-29-2019

Forum participants mark the 94th birthday of Sarah Stevenson, co-founder of the Forum.

Stevenson, Sarah
Winston, Earnest
8-28-2019

Funeral for Dwayne Collins, who died Sunday after a battle with multiple myeloma, will be Friday, Aug. 30, with viewing at 11 a.m. and service at noon, at Greenville Memorial AME Zion Church, 6116 Monteith Dr.

2-7-2019

Friends gather to mark Tommie Robinson’s completion of murals for the Second Ward High School Gym site.

Koontz, Ken
Robinson, Tommie
2-1-2019

DonnaMarie Woodson reflects on the trailblazing career of Shirley Chisholm.

Woodson, DonnaMarie
12-18-2018

A few moments from the 2018 Christmas Party.

Moore, Thomas
10-2-2018

Ken Koontz reports on his national holiday, proving that even levity at the Forum may be aimed at a good cause.

Koontz, Ken
4-3-2018

Sarah Stevenson announced she might not be present at every Forum, and said her “daughters” would continue on.

Stevenson, Sarah
3-29-2018

An update on Tommie Robinson’s Second Ward murals.

Robinson, Tommie
2-1-2018

DonnaMarie Woodson reflects on Lorraine Hansberry, playwright and activist.

Woodson, DonnaMarie
12-19-2017

The Forum’s Christmas Party for 2017.

McElrath, Natheley
11-29-2017

Bring your unwrapped toys to the Forum and Natheley and Ben will deliver your donations to Toys for Tots.

McElrath, Natheley
11-21-2017

Forum participants suggest topics for future Forums.

10-24-2017

On this Tuesday close to the real date, the Forum wished co-founder Sarah Stevenson a happy birthday.

Stevenson, Sarah
10-18-2017

About 130 affordable housing apartments officially opened Wednesday, named for Sarah Stevenson.

Adams, Alma
Battle, George
Dashew, Elyse
Gibbs, Dakar
Howard, David
Matthews Jr., Clifford
Porter, Julie
Swanson, Darren
12-30-2016

Two Forum regulars spotlighted in Observer’s annual “Thank You” feature.

Jefsen, Pam
Johnston, Steve
12-13-2016

Natheley McElrath was MC as the Forum cast aside its serious ways for a morning of song and holiday celebration.

Dixon, Harold C.
Holmes, Yolonda
McClettie, Laura
12-13-2016

Laura McClettie announced that 2016 Forum funds would go to five Belmont neighborhood families in need.

McClettie, Laura
3-29-2016

Participants pulled off a total surprise for the guy usually behind the camera as they celebrated Steve Johnston’s 69th birthday.

Johnston, Steve
McClettie, Laura
Stevenson, Sarah
Walton, Jackie Edwards
3-1-2016

Malachi Greene was remembered today at his beloved Tuesday Morning Breakfast Forum by people touched by a dedicated soul.

Greene, Malachi
2-16-2016

Sarah Stevenson’s message to Charlotte’s young leaders, on the death of MarShawn McCarrel in Ohio.

Stevenson, Sarah
1-19-2016

Willie Ratchford welcomed the Forum to its new home at Belmont Regional Center at 700 Parkwood Ave.

Ratchford, Willie
Stevenson, Sarah
1-7-2016

Tommie Robinson to be on Rachel Martin’s Sunday Jan. 10 radio show on NPR.

Robinson, Tommie
1-5-2016

The Forum moves Jan. 19 to the Belmont Regional Center, 700 Parkwood Ave., Sarah Stevenson announced.

Stevenson, Sarah
12-15-2015

The Tuned In Choir helped make the 2015 Forum Christmas Party a festive gathering.

11-19-2015

Long-delayed renovation at West Charlotte Rec Center may start in January.

10-24-2015

Observer profiles Sarah Stevenson on the occasion of her 90th birthday.

Stevenson, Sarah
8-13-2015

Malcolm Graham writes about the Charleston murders, the loss of his sister, and the appropriate response.

Graham, Malcolm
7-28-2015

Sarah Stevenson asked for help raising money for tuition and fees for two South African students heading to the States to attend Johnson C. Smith University.

Stevenson, Sarah
7-17-2015

Advice from Marian Wright Edelman’s guest, Dr. Terrell Strayhorn, on handling anger over discrimination.

Edelman, Marian Wright
Strayhorn, Terrell
6-27-2015

Michael Curry, currently bishop of the Diocese of North Carolina, is first African-American elected to head the national Episcopal church.

Alexander, Martha
Curry, Michael
5-22-2015

Vernon Herron. longtime Forum participant and retired Baptist minister and social justice advocate, died May 16.

Herron, Dr. Vernon
4-14-2015

Sarah Stevenson and Forum receive JCSU Arch of Triumph Award at university’s April 11 Gala.

Carter, Ronald L.
Stevenson, Sarah
4-2-2015

Charlotte artist Tommie Robinson’s 2015 exhibition at Latibah Collard Green Museum featured the Environmental Series canvases that were part of his recent work as UNCC artist-in-residence.

Robinson, Tommie
2-24-2015

An update on renovation at West Charlotte Recreation Center.

Cottman, Tari
2-3-2015

Corine Mack was recently named president of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg chapter of the NAACP.

Mack, Corine
11-25-2014

Johnson C. Smith University to present one of its Arch of Triumph Awards to the Forum at its annual gala in April 2015.

Carter, Ronald L.
8-25-2014

Residents review renovation plans for West Charlotte Recreation Center.

Barnes, Calandra
Cottman, Tari
Jones, Lee
Kitterman, Heidi
McNamee, Daniel
Sweat, Steve
Turton, Tim
Williams, Darrell
4-29-2014

Mary Johnson’s partisan endorsements while facilitating a Forum meeting brought a statement from Forum co-founder Sarah Stevenson.

Johnson, Mary Foxx
Stevenson, Sarah
2-18-2014

Joyce Waddell portrayed Harriet Tubman in Underground Railroad skit at Wallace Pruitt Rec Center.

Penn, Blanche
Waddell, Joyce
1-21-2014

Dr. Vernon Herron opens the Forum with a remembrance of his longtime friend T.B. Haynes and civil rights pioneer Franklin McCain.

Haynes, T.B.
Herron, Dr. Vernon
McCain, Franklin
7-19-2013

President Obama offers comments on Trayvon Martin verdict.

Obama, Barack
5-7-2013

Dr. Gyasi Foluke comments on the value of group pressure politics.

Foluke, Dr. Gyasi
3-12-2013

Malachi Greene says thanks for prayers and support during a recent illness.

Greene, Malachi
3-11-2013

Sen. Kay Hagan writes about Civil Rights Pilgrimage

Hagan, Kay
12-18-2012

Christmas Party 2012

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