Photo of a display board; from contractor Lee Institute, Chrystal Joy, top right, and Toni Tupponce. May 2, 2023 A relatively small number of big corporate investors own thousands of Mecklenburg single-family homes. Complaints about that recent development go beyond communication barriers with ... 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 →
What’s ahead for transportation in the region
Jan. 30, 2018 Toni Tupponce and Candice Rorie presented an explanation of the way metropolitan Charlotte plans the placement and building of its many transportation projects. The discussion focused on how to ensure that residents know enough about how decision are made that they can be heard ... Continue Reading →
Preserving, sharing the wisdom of the African Diaspora
June 20, 2017 A Sign of the Times is a performance group dedicated to "preserving the legacy of the African Diaspora through music, dance and the spoken word." It is Toni Tupponce's life work. In her presentation about the group's work, she highlighted efforts to engage young people to take the ... Continue Reading →
Planning for region’s 2045 transportation is already under way
June 20, 2017 Governments plan transportation projects way ahead of when the bulldozers roll, says Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization consultant Toni Tupponce. And when the bulldozers begin to roll, it's too late to have much impact on whether the project will be built, how ... Continue Reading →
Music can engage children in education
March 12, 2013 Jazz singer Toni Tupponce is program director of A Sign of the Times of the Carolinas. She was at the Forum to promote a March 29-30 presentation at West Charlotte High School with the musicians of the James Brown Band and A Sign of the Times. But seated between two ... Continue Reading →