July 1, 2013 Anthony Foxx today resigned as Mayor of Charlotte. Our thanks to Ken Koontz for video from the City Council meeting. Following Foxx's resignation, the Charlotte City Council named one of its own, Patsy Kinsey, to fill the last months of Foxx's ... Continue Reading →
Kinsey Collection at the Gantt Center
Khalil Kinsey addressed the Forum this morning about his family's collection of art and artifacts about the 400-year African-American experience. The Kinsey Collection opens to the public on Saturday, June 29 at the Harvey B. Gantt Center of African-American Arts + Culture and runs through Oct. ... Continue Reading →
A star in the West
He's lived here before, selling ads for two Charlotte radio stations. This time, he'll be making waves of a different kind. Allen Smith and his family have just arrived, but he asked to address the Forum this morning as a way to introduce himself to the community, to make his case for how to ... Continue Reading →
Meetings begin on Northwest Corridor
A team of people from Johnson C. Smith University made a presentation at the Forum this morning, then listened as audience members gave their feedback on the wording of a planned survey on the needs of the Northwest Corridor. Dr. Byron Patterson and Dr. Laurie Porter made introductory comments. ... Continue Reading →
Kaa Ma’at on low-power FM station license
Kaa Ma’at made this presentation to the Forum today. ... Continue Reading →
Juneteenth 2013 in need of community support
The president of the nonprofit that has sponsored the annual Juneteenth celebration in Charlotte says fund-raising was slowed this year by illness in his family and as a result the nonprofit has not raised the money to put on the June 13-16 festival at Independence Park. What brought Pape Ndiaye ... Continue Reading →
Morrison: Answers to 6 questions
May 28, 2013 A bit more than a year after his first visit at the Forum, CMS Supt. Heath Morrison spent his 20-minute introductory remarks recounting his first year, as if his audience had not been paying attention. He didn't get fired up until well into a Q&A session when he was asked to ... Continue Reading →
Rodney Moore on how Democrats could return to power
N.C. Rep. Rodney Moore on Tuesday outlined his view of how the N.C. Democratic Party could return to power in the N.C. General Assembly by 2018. ... Continue Reading →
Foluke on group pressure politics
May 7, 2013 In his comments, Dr. Foluke references the Rev. Delwyn Rayson. More on Rayson is below. https://www.macucc.org/obituaries/detail/22 The Rev. Delwyn Rayson 4/22/2008 From the Honolulu Advertiser: A champion of social justice in Hawai'i, the Rev. Delwyn "Del" Rayson of Church ... Continue Reading →
Miss Queen City 2013
April 30, 2013 TyNia Rene' Brandon was crowned Miss Queen City 2013 in January, winning the talent portion of the pageant with a performance of the Italian aria "Star Vichino." Brandon is to compete in the Miss North Carolina pageant later this year. She sang during an appearance at the Tuesday ... Continue Reading →
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