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 2018: Rodney Moore
– Page initiated Jan. 30, 2018 Rodney Moore has announced that he will be a candidate for re-election to the N.C. House representing Distict 99. Below are video or audio files of statements made by the candidate or surrogates at the Forum during the 2018 election cycle. To start a video, click on ... Continue Reading →
Moore advocates talks to form ‘common agenda’ among local, state bodies
Aug. 22, 2017 N.C. Rep. Rodney Moore, , commenting this morning after presentations by five Democratic candidates for Charlotte City Council at-large seats, said he was interested in the direction the community would take via its choices in the Sept. 12 primaries. State legislative leaders need ... Continue Reading →
Updates from 4 elected city, county, N.C. House & N.C. Senate officials
Dec. 6, 2016 After a presentation by representatives of two Charlotte charter high schools operated by the same Florida-based company, facilitator Karen Gipson called elected officials in the room to the front for a report. There was, of course, news. Trevor Fuller had lost his chairmanship of ... Continue Reading →
Candidates Speak: Rodney Moore
Nov. 1, 2016 The candidates in the November 2016 general election come and go at the Forum. Videos made of their comments are posted as they become available. On this page: Rodney Moore, candidate for N.C. House District 99. Click the video to start ... Continue Reading →
2 judge candidates, legislator close out election Forums
Nov. 1, 2016 The final forum before the Nov. 8 election featured two judges running for statewide office and a legislator who is unopposed. But the session ranged widely. And not just about bathrooms. Among the more interesting civic education moments were offered by the judicial canidates ... Continue Reading →
Historic West End; Legislative Delegation
Dec. 8, 2015 Alysia Osborne went first Tuesday with a presentation on the plans for the Historic West End off the Beatties Ford Road corridor. Osborne was named last fall to a new position within Charlotte Center City Partners to direct the Northwest Charlotte district. She had previously worked ... Continue Reading →
Legislative update
Nov. 10, 2015 N.C. Reps. Beverly Earle and Rodney Moore and Sen. Joel Ford collaborated on a legislative update at the end of the Forum today. Below is a vided of their remarks. ... Continue Reading →
Questions for the Mecklenburg Delegation
April 7, 2015 Seven members of the Mecklenburg delegation to the N.C. General Assembly answered questions posed by Forum participants. Below are five videos that cover the full Q&A that followed their brief introductions of themselves. Part 1 Q: Our state has turned away Medicaid ... Continue Reading →
Moore offers update on racial profiling bill
N.C. Rep. Rodney Moore offered the update below on a bill he is working on in the N.C. General Assembly to address issues of racial profiling. During the Q&A that followed his short presentation, he faced a comment from the audience that African-Americans need to act to end abuse by police by ... Continue Reading →