Residents of University Park and nearby neighborhoods began making announcements at the Forum in January about a proposed motel on the I-85 North service road near their neighborhood. On Monday, they took their opposition to a rezoning petition to a public hearing before Charlotte City ... Continue Reading →
Reflections of Some Who Lived Black History
When the Forum gathered at the Wallace Pruitt Rec Center for the "Highlighting African-American Achievers" exhibit, participants saw reminders of the inventive genius of African-Americans, and saw a riviting skit about the Underground Railroad. When the skit concluded, they met in a room and ... Continue Reading →
African-American Achievers
The Wallace Pruitt Rec Center was full of examples of the creativity and inventiveness of African-Americans. The door knob ... a lock ... the lawn sprinkler ... the lighted traffic signal. Hundreds of items to help show the mostly young visitors to the "Highlighting African-American Achievers" ... Continue Reading →
Breaking barriers: Anna Hood, Fannie Flono
Two African-American trailblazers addressed the Forum: Anna Hood was among the first African-Americans hired by the Social Security Administration in the Charlotte area in the 1960s. Fannie Flono was among the first African-Americans promoted to editing positions at the Charlotte Observer in ... Continue Reading →
T.B. Haynes and Franklin McCain: A remembrance
At the beginning of an Open Forum, Dr. Vernon M. Herron paid homage to friend T.B. Haynes and civil rights pioneer Franklin McCain. The video combines his prayer and artifacts from Haynes' life. This video, prepared for the January MLK Holiday Breakfast, was scheduled ... Continue Reading →
Trevor Fuller on Mecklenburg government
Trevor Fuller, new chairman of the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners, addressed the Forum today. Below are videos from his presentation and the Q&A that followed. Part 1 Part 2 From the Q&A ... Continue Reading →
Election 2013 Results
Nov. 5, 2013, 10:36 p.m.; updated Nov. 6, 9:20 a.m. Charlotte Mayor: Patrick Cannon (D) (53%) Charlotte City Council At-Large: Michael Barnes (D) (15.3%) Vi Alexander Lyles (D) (15.0%) David Howard (D) (14.7%) Claire Fallon (D) (13.2%) District 1: Patsy Kinsey (D) (98%) District 2: Al Austin ... Continue Reading →
Morrison on bond issue
Below are the introductory remarks by CMS Supt. Heath Morrison about next Tuesday's bond referendum. After his remarks, he fielded a number of questions. ... Continue Reading →
Charlotte mayoral candidates
The Forum does not host debates, but normally after individual candidates give their introductory comments, all candidates for one office who are in the room will share time during the Q&A, and often respond to the same questions asked by Forum participants in the audience. Tuesday's ... Continue Reading →
Allen Smith on westside schools
Oct. 22, 2013 In this short presentation and Q&A, CMS West Learning Community superintendent Allen Smith discusses how he is preparing for a November report on needs of westside schools. He also explained how the November school bond referendum, if approved by voters, would impact a number ... Continue Reading →
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