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Let the reading begin
Sept. 21, 2021 To empower. Specifically, to empower parents, not just with rights, but with skills, to guide their children into the world of reading. Dr. Munro Richardson, executive director of Read Charlotte, gathered together for today's Forum a number of colleagues from area groups working ... Continue Reading →
Where’s the outrage over reading achievement decline?
Sept 10, 2021 The following commentary was first published by QCityMetro (website; PDF) and The Charlotte Post (website; PDF) on Sept. 8. The last Facebook post of Heather Hyer (the young white woman killed in Charlottesville, Va. during the Fight White Supremacy Protest) read, "If you are not ... Continue Reading →
Wexford outlines goals for medical center development
Aug. 24, 2021 Anxieties and excitement were both on display this morning as development officials outlined plans for an Innovation Zone that in a decade may surround the Wake Forest School of Medicine-Charlotte. Excitement came mostly from the presenters, who had plans to lay out: $300 million ... Continue Reading →
Critical Race Theory: A Primer
Aug. 10, 2021 Longtime paralegal and former school board chair Arthur Griffin focused on the academic underpinnings and legal focus of the originators of a variety of analyses that seem to get mixed together in some Americans' current obsession with "critical race theory." Board of County ... Continue Reading →
Arthur Griffin on 3 issues facing CMS
July 13, 2021 Nearly two hours into a three-hour CMS Board of Education session to listen to public comment, former board chair and longtime Forum participant Arthur Griffin offered, in his allotted two minutes, his thoughts on three of the biggest issues facing the board: Student ... Continue Reading →
Arthur Griffin makes case for accountability
May 18, 2021 Arthur Griffin Jr. says he is "just asking for accountable education policy and practice." The former chair of the CMS Board of Education wants school and community leaders to dig into the data, and realize how thousands of children will leave schools without the "career- and ... Continue Reading →
Black History Month 2021
Feb. 1, 2021 For many years, the Forum marked Black History Month by scheduling speakers and panelists who could offer a perspective on the history of Charlotte-Mecklenburg's African-American community. In the name of upholding that tradition in these pandemic times: The following graphics were ... Continue Reading →
‘I plan to use my constitutional right’
“The right of citizens of the United States to vote SHALL NOT be denied or abridged by the United States, or by any State, on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” – The 15th Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America. By Arthur Griffin ... Continue Reading →
Griffin, Dawkins challenge all to lead from the front
July 17, 2018 The question on the floor was civic engagement. But the real question was: How does the black community stop electing people who proceed to ignore the black community’s interests? These were some of the answers laid out by Black Political Caucus chair and longtime education ... Continue Reading →