– Page initiated Sept. 2, 2022 Gale Adams is a Democrat running for Seat 10 on the N.C. Court of Appeals. Materials on this website 9-2-22 Introductory e-mail Info Website E-mail Media links ... Continue Reading →
United Way working through a major focus shift
Aug. 30, 2022 The new United Way is a smaller United Way. It may be more nimble. It is certainly on a new path. Tuesday's Forum presentation placed on the table some of that information. Officials have their work cut out for them reforming public perceptions. Kathryn Firmin-Sellers is Chief ... Continue Reading →
Financial assistance for struggling families
Aug. 23, 2022 Don't be put off by all the strange acronyms and separate silos in this morning's program. You, or someone you know, may well need financial assistance – now or in the future – to maintain basic levels of housing and access to utilities. This page is a place to start learning what is ... Continue Reading →
Pre-college programs invite youth to dream bigger
Aug. 16, 2022 The image at right is on a slide explaining the mission of 100 Black Men of Greater Charlotte, Inc. What the child "sees" in the mirror is maybe not what many of Charlotte's children see every day. Dozens of programs, including all the ones discussed this morning at the Forum, are ... Continue Reading →
Beginning a partnership with CMS
Aug. 9, 2022 Will he be an inside hardball player, helping shake things up at CMS by asking questions and pressing for change to improve educational outcomes for children? Will he be a pitchman with a warm, empathetic air adept at bringing warring public parties together? Will he join the legions ... Continue Reading →
Black Philanthropy Month: Growing a Longtime Practice
Aug. 2, 2022 Giving by African Americans, in support of African Americans and their community institutions, is older than America. Often, says writer and philanthropy advocate Valaida Fullwood, that effort has been through churches. And it still is. But Fullwood has a broader mission, proclaimed ... Continue Reading →
Congratulations to the winners
July 26, 2022, 9:49 p.m.; 168 of 168 precincts reporting Charlotte Mayor Vi Liles (D) 68.42% Stephanie De Sarachaga-Bilbao (R) 31.32% Charlotte City Council At-large Dimple Ajmera (D) 16.55% Braxton Winston (D) 16.30% LaWana Slack-Mayfield (D) 15.08% James Mitchell (D) 15.06% Kyle Luebke ... Continue Reading →
Forum on contested District Council seats draws 2 of 6 candidates
July 19, 2022 Three District seats on Charlotte City Council are contested on the July 26 ballot. All six candidates were invited to today's Forum. In the video below you will hear from two of them. Democrat Victoria Watlington is running for re-election in District 3, the westside district in ... Continue Reading →
At-large candidates focus on City Council’s unfinished tasks
July 12, 2022 Five of the eight candidates on the July 26 City General Election ballot for four at-large seats on Charlotte City Council this morning tackled housing, transportation, gentrification and other issues in ways that made the era’s partisan divides slip into the background. “What a ... Continue Reading →
Aug. 1 a key date in CMS lunch program
July 11, 2022 Sixty-eight CMS schools this fall will offer free breakfast and lunch to all students. They are know as CEP or Community Eligibility Provision schools. More than than 100 CMS schools are non-CEP sites. Lists of the schools are at the bottom of this page. Non-CEP For families who ... Continue Reading →
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