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History doesn’t make people; People make history

February 1, 2023 Forum & Commentary

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

November 8, 2022 Candidates & Ballots

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 Candidates & Ballots

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 →

General Election 2020

November 3, 2020 Candidates & Ballots

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 →

Commissioner Vilma Leake: Hold leaders accountable

June 25, 2019 Government & Politics

June 25, 2019 Mecklenburg Commissioner Vilma Leake, who was at the Forum in connection with an earlier presentation, was invited to address the Forum.   ... Continue Reading →

Primary Election 2018 results (preliminary)

May 8, 2018 Candidates & Ballots

Tuesday, May 8, 2018 10:40 p.m. Percentage of votes as reported May 8 by 10:40 p.m. According to the Board of Elections, these percentages do not count absentee and provisional ballots. Victors may change, particularly in the Senate 39 Democratic primary, where the difference in vote totals stood ... Continue Reading →

4 commissioners address county topics

April 28, 2015 Government & Politics

April 28, 2015 No, said Pat Cotham, she did not go to Raleigh to lobby legislators to rewrite election laws for county commissioners. Yes, said Trevor Fuller, the task force on social mobility will find a way to involve everyone who wants to be a part of that study. And so it went. The Forum ... Continue Reading →

Primary Election Results: May 2014

May 7, 2014 Candidates & Ballots

Below are unofficial, mostly Mecklenburg results for primary elections held Tuesday in North Carolina, as posted by the N.C. Board of Elections. For more information, see the board's election page. Statewide results are available there as well. Forum appearances by candidates during the primary ... Continue Reading →

May 6 Primary: Vilma Leake

April 1, 2014 Candidates & Ballots

The Forum heard from two candidates this morning. Below is video from the initial and concluding comments as well as Q&A with Vilma Leake, the incumbent District 2 member of the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners, and a candidate for re-election on May 6.     ... Continue Reading →

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