Nov. 8, 2022 The N.C. Board of Elections posts unofficial precinct returns as they are reported. View them here. Below are the unofficial Mecklenburg vote totals for candidates on the Nov. 8 Mecklenburg election ballot, as compiled by the Mecklenburg and N.C. Boards of Elections. Victors are ... Continue Reading →
Always a teacher: Adams works around ideological, political divides
Sept. 9, 2022 A lawmaker who represents most Mecklenburg voters in Washington was back in front of the Forum this morning to report on the work of Congress. In that report was a plea for nationwide solutions to Americans' needs, a direct challenge to the let-the-states-go-their-own-ways attitude ... Continue Reading →
Caucus endorsements announced in contested primaries
April 14, 2022 The Black Political Caucus on Wednesday announced its endorsements in the contested primaries on the May 17 ballot. Steve Harrison’s report for WFAE is here. The Axios Charlotte report is here. The Observer’s report, posted five days later, is here. ... Continue Reading →
Alma Adams greetings
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Alma Adams
– Page initiated April 12, 2022 Alma Adams is running to represent NC District 12 in the U.S. Congress. Materials on this website 4-12-22 Greetings 3-22-22 Presentation to Forum Info Website Facebook Media links ... Continue Reading →
Adams, 4 empty chairs for session on District 12 Congress primaries
March 22, 2022 For one reason or another, it was Alma Adams alone in a session this morning devoted to the Democratic and Republican contested primaries for the U.S. House seat representing District 12, which includes much of Mecklenburg and a few thousand residents of Cabarrus County. Invited ... Continue Reading →
Adams outlines federal economic relief efforts
April 27, 2021 U.S. Rep. Alma Adams today outlined the American Rescue Plan, American Jobs Plan and the Ignite HBCU Excellence Act, then took questions. The video below focuses on Rep. Adams' presentations and the questions asked. At today's meeting there was also a presentation and Q&A with ... Continue Reading →
General Election 2020
Results of the Nov. 3, 2020 general election after the canvass by all 100 N.C. counties on Nov. 17, an audit on Nov. 19 and, on Nov. 24, certification by the N.C. Board of Elections of nearly all of the county canvasses. Three county contests in Hoke, Wake and Wayne Counties, plus one District Court ... Continue Reading →
Rep. Alma Adams honors Sarah Stevenson in House floor speech
Sept. 16, 2020 U.S. Rep. Alma Adams recounted the life work of Sarah Stevenson in a speech this morning on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives. "Perhaps the greatest honor she continues to bestow on us..." Rep. Adams said, "is wisdom. Not only her wisdom but the wisdom of the ... Continue Reading →
‘My daddy changed the world’
Page initiated June 6, 2020 “We are plagued with the harsh reality that it could be us. It is us. The songs that were sung and the movements that were made were all entirely too familiar. The Floyd family is just like any other black American family. In pain, grasping hope, and determined to meet a ... Continue Reading →