March 6, 2026 Clips in this video are from the Forum's Feb. 10, 2026 meeting. ... Continue Reading →
March 3, 2026 Mecklenburg primaries
All 195 precincts reporting, 10:42 p.m.; March 3, 2026 15.5% of Mecklenburg's 819,366 voters participated After all polls closed, unofficial Mecklenburg vote totals were available at the NC Board of Elections website here. This page is used chiefly to add election results to the Forum’s archive on ... Continue Reading →
Prices paid to achieve ‘successes’ of desegregation, urban ‘renewal’
Feb. 10, 2026 Tuesday's session was not a bus ride down Memory Lane. It was an occasionally searing experience of recreating the moment in African-Americans' lives when the cost of "urban renewal" or cross-town busing for school desegregation fell directly on their shoulders. And some of the ... Continue Reading →
Candidates want more county support for affordable housing
Jan. 27, 2026 Lingering ice and very cold weather pushed the Forum back to its COVID-19 pandemic days. But there was great interest online in attending a session allowing County Commissioner candidates in Districts 1, 2 and 3 to introduce themselves to a countywide audience. Many voters clearly ... Continue Reading →
ELECTION 2024
First published Nov. 5, 2024; Source: N.C. Board of Elections THE MECKLENBURG BALLOT US PRESIDENT (VOTE FOR 1) Precincts Reported: 195 of 195 View Contest Details NAME ON BALLOT PARTY BALLOT COUNT PERCENT Kamala D. ... Continue Reading →
2024 March 5 Primary
– Page last updated March 18, 2024 based on Elections Board revisions of March 8 and March 15 The State Board of Elections reports unofficial election results in real time on Election Night for Mecklenburg voters here. This page carries vote counts only in Mecklenburg. That means that a top ... Continue Reading →
County Board D3 & D2: Challengers make their case
Feb. 13, 2024 Two newcomers, Felicia Thompkins and Charles Osborne, are offering County Commissioner District 2 and District 3 voters an alternative in the March 5 Democratic primary. Serving those district today are longterm incumbents Vilma Leake in District 2 and George Dunlap in District 3. ... 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 →
ELECTION RESULTS 2022
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 →
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 →