Oct. 13, 2021 Elloree Erwin today shared this picture of her sister Sarah Stevenson, seated, among friends. The picture was taken Sunday, Sept. 19 at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church during the congregation’s Harvest Home Celebration. The family is negotiating with the care facility where Sarah ... Continue Reading →
Planning around what residents want
Oct. 12, 2021 Interstate 77 was conceived in the 1950s, extended toward Mecklenburg in the 1960s, bulldozed through Charlotte schools, homes, cemeteries and businesses in the 1970s and opened to traffic in 1977. Like so many U.S. cities, Charlotte can't really repair the damage from its encounter ... Continue Reading →
How to build small businesses? Invest in one
Oct. 5, 2021 Dr. Shanté Williams is gathering her colleagues to move a big mountain. The head of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Black Chamber of Commerce is gearing up to reorient the focus of the chamber she heads. Networking and workshops and events are fine, she told the Forum this morning. But ... Continue Reading →
Mary Jane Patterson – First African-American Woman to Receive B.A. degree
"Incredible Black Women You Should Know About" – The Series Mary Jane Patterson – First African-American Woman to Receive B.A. degree Sept. 12, 1840 – Sept. 24, 1894 By DonnaMarie Woodson This article, from the October 2021 edition of the Charmeck Chronicle, is published here with permission ... Continue Reading →
Griffin announces for county board at-large
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Commissioners hear plans for innovation district
Sept. 28, 2021 At their virtual meeting today, County Commissioners received an update on the "Innovation District" proposed for the old urban renewal land south of I-277, east of South McDowell, north of Morehead and west of Kenilworth. The real estate venture is tied to a plan to erect a ... Continue Reading →
Rebuilding after pandemic: How community can help CMS
Sept. 28, 2021 Earnest Winston asked for time at the Forum. He used it to outline the ways Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools intends to get student achievement back on track after pandemic-induced disruptions. He pleaded for help from the community with the task. Winston began with a remembrance of ... Continue Reading →
County grant might keep some people in their homes
Sept. 27, 2021 Mecklenburg County announced a grant program that might help some families stay in their homes. Downloads fliers in English and Spanish. More information is here. ... Continue Reading →
Black Political Caucus hears from CMS
Sept. 21, 2021 A virtual meeting of the Black Political Caucus heard tonight from Supt. Earnest Winston and a number of his CMS colleagues. The embedded video below is from Facebook Live from the Zoom virtual meeting. [The Facebook embed did not play in Safari's desktop browser, so this screenshare ... Continue Reading →
Let the reading begin
Sept. 21, 2021 To empower. Specifically, to empower parents, not just with rights, but with skills, to guide their children into the world of reading. Dr. Munro Richardson, executive director of Read Charlotte, gathered together for today's Forum a number of colleagues from area groups working ... Continue Reading →
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