Jan. 26, 2016 Four women who were first to be elected to a local or state office reflected on their experience, the importance of women and specifically African-American women to be at the table, and their assessment of whether public affairs are continuing to move forward or have fallen ... Continue Reading →
Charles Thomas to head Knight Foundation in Charlotte
Jan. 25, 2016 Charles Thomas has a new gig, and a lot of people will be paying attention to him. Thomas on Monday was named program officer in Charlotte for the Knight Foundation, succeeding Susan Patterson, who retired. Thomas will be the Knight Foundation’s lead officer in Charlotte, where ... Continue Reading →
OneMeck pursues schools that work for all children
Jan. 19, 2016 OneMeck with public last August with its effort to shape the community conversation over CMS schools during this time when student assignment is back on the table. The first video is of their presentation. That presentation followed one by Mecklenburg's Public Defender, Kevin ... Continue Reading →
Kevin Tully explains public defender’s office
Jan. 19, 2016 Kevin Tully, the appointed head of Mecklenburg's public defender's office, asked Forum participants first thing whether they had high confidence in the local justice system. Only a few hands were raised. Tully's argument in his short presentation today was that his office and the ... Continue Reading →
Ratchford welcomes Forum to Belmont Regional Center
Jan. 19, 2016 Willie Ratchford, executive director of the City of Charlotte Community Relations department, had invited Sarah Stevenson last summer to bring the Forum to the Belmont Regional Center. The 1975 building has a number of tenants, including nonprofits and city staff departments, ... Continue Reading →
CIAA staffers describe operation, upcoming tournament, outreach
Jan. 12, 2016 The small staff of Charlotte-based CIAA manages dozens of operations each year. But they are gearing up for one of the larger such operations: the CIAA basketball tournament. In a presentation this morning, two staff members described how the organization is set up, and what's ... Continue Reading →
Tommie Robinson to be on NPR Weekend Sunday
Jan. 7, 2015 Charlotte artist and Forum regular Tommie Robinson reports that he will be on NPR’s Sunday morning show this weekend. He and anchor Rachel Martin talked Wednesday, he said Thursday, They started talking politics, but ended up “talking about a bunch of things.” What of those many ... Continue Reading →
Graham: League works from inside for people who need help now
Jan. 5, 2016 Urban League CEO Dr. Patrick Graham presented today, using PowerPoint slides to detail the may ways the League helps Charlotte and its residents. The slides show occasionally in the video below. The entire set is posted below the video with Dr. Graham's permission. ... Continue Reading →
Forum moves to Belmont Regional Center on Jan. 19
Jan. 5, 2016 Sarah Stevenson announced this morning that the Forum will move to Belmont Regional Center, 700 Parkwood Ave., effective Jan. 19. The last meeting at Ivory-Baker Recreation Center will be Jan. 12. In announcing the move, Stevenson cited her longtime association with the city's ... Continue Reading →
2015 Christmas Party
Dec. 15, 2015 The Tuned In Choir made the annual Christmas Party a festive occasion indeed, as the choir that actively involves formerly homeless men of McCreesh Place led the singing, and choir director and longtime community builder Dr. Thomas Moore used the ensemble to prompt audience ... Continue Reading →
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