Page initiated Sept. 26, 2023 Sarah Belle Mingo Stevenson was born Oct. 26, 1925. She died Sept. 26, 2023. A Charlotte Observer remembrance is here. Other media reports included those from WFAE, the Charlotte Post, WSOC-TV, WCNC-TV, WBTV, Queen City News and QCityMetro, More on Stevenson’s life ... Continue Reading →
History doesn’t make people; People make history
Feb. 1, 2023 “Black history is a lifetime. It is not a month. Stop letting other people control the narrative.” – Forum participant Gary Marion Jan. 24, 2023 Perhaps there is no middle way between the stout defenders of Black History Month and Gary Marion's ... Continue Reading →
Open Forum
Aug. 3, 2021 A not-at-all-funny thing happened on the way to gathering intelligence on what's on the community's mind: Today's Open Forum was dominated by the fallout from Covid-19 and the new Delta variant. School masking. Evictions. How to persuade the unvaccinated. The stresses and strains of ... Continue Reading →
City Primary 2019
Sept. 10, 2019; last updated 11:57 p.m., 100% of precincts reporting Full vote results are here Mayor, City of Charlotte, Democratic Primary Roderick Davis 4.24% Vi Lyles 86.62% Tigress Sydney Acute McDaniel 1.33% Joel Odom 3.64% Lucille Puckett 4.16% Charlotte City Council ... Continue Reading →
Council primary candidates, District 1 and District 2
July 30, 2019 City Council Districts 1 and 2 have Democratic primaries but no Republican primaries on the Sept. 10 ballot. Those facing primaries in those two Council districts were invited to speak today and answer questions. Larken Egleston and Sean Smith in District 1 were both present. From ... Continue Reading →
Election 2019: Jessica Davis
Page initiated July 9, 2019 Jessica Davis is a candidate for District 2 City Council. A map of District 2 is at the bottom of this page. To start videos, click on them. July 30, 2019 July 9, 2019 ... Continue Reading →
Looking for action on languishing Excelsior Club site
June 11, 2019 An open Forum on the Excelsior Club put more details in the public domain about efforts in the last year to find a new owner and a new use for the club. It also led Tuesday to interest in a broader group of people to quickly develop a vision for City Council and the Board of County ... Continue Reading →