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 →
School board candidates, District 1 & District 3
Oct. 3, 2017 Eight candidates. Two district seats on the school board up for grabs. Lots of passion. In the video below, candidates gave short presentations, beginning at minute 7:30, then fielded questions beginning at minute 33:50. ... Continue Reading →
Election 2017: Levester Flowers
– Page initiated Aug. 1, 2017 Levester Flowers is a candidate for election to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education District 3. Below are video or audio files of statements made by the candidate or surrogates at the Forum during the 2017 election cycle. To start a video, click on it. Oct. ... Continue Reading →
An appeal for turnout at a student assignment meeting
March 1, 2016 At the end of the memorial for Malachi Greene, Carlenia Ivory made a pitch for turnout at a CMS Policy Committee meeting on March 10 at 6 p.m. at the Government Center. No public comments will be taken during the committee meeting. ... Continue Reading →
7 CMS candidates on November ballot address Forum
Sept. 8, 2015 Seven candidates for three at-large seats on the CMS Board of Education addressed the Forum today. All nine were invited; Angela Ambroise did not attend, and Larry Bumgarner said he would be out of town and would come to a later Forum. Two decisions made the Sept. 8 Forum ... Continue Reading →
Reflections of Some Who Lived Black History
When the Forum gathered at the Wallace Pruitt Rec Center for the "Highlighting African-American Achievers" exhibit, participants saw reminders of the inventive genius of African-Americans, and saw a riviting skit about the Underground Railroad. When the skit concluded, they met in a room and ... Continue Reading →