July 27, 2021 If those dealing with other health issues had advocates as passionate as the three people who addressed the Forum about HIV/AIDS treatment this morning, the human race would be a more confident bunch. Janice Shirley of Charlotte, with roots at Myers Park High, is focused on linking ... Continue Reading →
UNC president reflects on Hannah-Jones controversy
July 23, 2021 Joel Ford sent in a link to UNC System President Peter Hans’ July 22 report to the UNC Board of Governors on which Ford serves. The report included Hans’ veiled but clear reference to the controversy sparked by the tenure fight over journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones. “My job,” ... Continue Reading →
Clients, not court cases: The public defender’s work
July 20, 2021 Kevin Tully, Mecklenburg's chief public defender since 2007, concluded his remarks this morning this way. But in the topsy-turvy world of short attention spans, let us begin with it: “Don’t judge our clients if you can. Keep open minds and try to view my clients this way: "The ... Continue Reading →
Arthur Griffin on 3 issues facing CMS
July 13, 2021 Nearly two hours into a three-hour CMS Board of Education session to listen to public comment, former board chair and longtime Forum participant Arthur Griffin offered, in his allotted two minutes, his thoughts on three of the biggest issues facing the board: Student ... Continue Reading →
County’s full agenda: Homeless, budget and COVID
July 13, 2021 From her Government Center office, County Manager Dena Diorio today reported on a wide variety of recent initiatives and successes reshaping county services in Mecklenburg. Diorio prepared comments about three issues identified by the Forum: how the county is serving homeless ... Continue Reading →
Mediation ends latest County-CMS skirmish
July 8, 2021 The latest county-CMS funding dispute came to an end June 24 with a mediated settlement that was approved by County Commissioners July 8. County and CMS statements on the subject, and the text of the agreement, are below. No children learned a thing from the flap, but all staff and ... Continue Reading →
Census 2020: What we know, what’s to come
June 29, 2021 Rebecca Tippett was playing with a good hand, but with some cards missing. An expert in all things Census, and founding director of Carolina Demography at the Carolina Population Center at UNC-Chapel Hill, Dr. Tippett's slides highlighted the nearly 9.5% growth registered in the ... Continue Reading →
Healthy food, healthy futures
June 22, 2021 Vivian Stuart came out of retirement to boost the fortunes of the Rosa Parks Farmers Market. Reggie Singleton has his day job at the county's Health Department, but for nearly 30 years he has built The Males Place, a mentoring project working with regular kids and sowing the seeds ... Continue Reading →
Supporting housing initiatives, business development
June 15, 2021 Ralphine Caldwell opened the Charlotte office of a national nonprofit in 2019, got settled, and then of course had to deal with a pandemic. It's been a bumpy road for Caldwell and her Charlotte staff of four. This morning, the executive director of the Charlotte office of Local ... Continue Reading →
Back to in-person Forums? Time will tell
June 13, 2021 To say that Tuesday Forum facilitators have been protective of everyone's health in the age of Covid-19 might be an understatement. And while the City of Charlotte's policies on use of its facilities may ultimately control the timing of the Forum's return to the Belmont Center ... Continue Reading →
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