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 →
Congratulations to the winners
July 26, 2022, 9:49 p.m.; 168 of 168 precincts reporting Charlotte Mayor Vi Liles (D) 68.42% Stephanie De Sarachaga-Bilbao (R) 31.32% Charlotte City Council At-large Dimple Ajmera (D) 16.55% Braxton Winston (D) 16.30% LaWana Slack-Mayfield (D) 15.08% James Mitchell (D) 15.06% Kyle Luebke ... Continue Reading →
At-large candidates focus on City Council’s unfinished tasks
July 12, 2022 Five of the eight candidates on the July 26 City General Election ballot for four at-large seats on Charlotte City Council this morning tackled housing, transportation, gentrification and other issues in ways that made the era’s partisan divides slip into the background. “What a ... Continue Reading →
Braxton Winston
– Page initiated April 19, 2022 Braxton Winston filed for election to an at-large seat on Charlotte City Council. Materials on this website 4-19-22 Presentation to Forum Info Website Facebook Media links ... Continue Reading →
6 Democrats seek 4 Council at-large seats
April 19, 2022 There was talk about cooperation among the three local elected bodies – school board, city council, county commissioners. There was also talk about dissension among top staff at the county and city that gets in the way of that intergovernmental cooperation. There was no talk about ... 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 →
‘My daddy changed the world’
Page initiated June 6, 2020 “We are plagued with the harsh reality that it could be us. It is us. The songs that were sung and the movements that were made were all entirely too familiar. The Floyd family is just like any other black American family. In pain, grasping hope, and determined to meet a ... Continue Reading →
Candidates for City Council at-large seats
Oct. 25, 2019 All five candidates for at-large seats on Charlotte City Council addressed a small crowd today about city-county cooperation, the upcoming citizen vote on a sales tax increase, and even on whether city government is dysfunctional and needs a new direction. Attending were Republican ... Continue Reading →
City Primary 2019
Sept. 10, 2019; last updated 11:57 p.m., 100% of precincts reporting Full vote results are here Mayor, City of Charlotte, Democratic Primary Roderick Davis 4.24% Vi Lyles 86.62% Tigress Sydney Acute McDaniel 1.33% Joel Odom 3.64% Lucille Puckett 4.16% Charlotte City Council ... Continue Reading →
Democratic primary for At-large City Council
Sept. 3, 2019 Five of the seven candidates in next week’s Democratic Party primary for four at-large Charlotte City Council discussed affordable housing and other issues this morning. There was from the presenters' table an unusual amount of commentary, particularly from incumbents seeking ... Continue Reading →