June 7, 2022 A looming grant application deadline set off a conversation at this morning's Forum about the community investment needed in African-American neighborhoods. And how those investments were not being made in sufficient quantities, even now, to overcome generations of private ... Continue Reading →
‘The Fair-Skinned Black Actress Who Refused to “Pass” in 1930s Hollywood’
"Incredible Black Women You Should Know About" – The Series Frederika “Fredi” Washington 'The Fair-Skinned Black Actress Who Refused to "Pass" in 1930s Hollywood' (Dec. 23, 1903 – June 28, 1994) By DonnaMarie Woodson This article, from the June 2022 edition of the Charmeck Chronicle, is ... Continue Reading →
Cisco Room Kit clips, May 31
One in a possible series of pages exploring the workings of the Cisco Webex Room Kit equipment at Belmont Center. The assumption is that the system is working as designed, and that use of the system will improve with operator experience. The series will be shared with other ... Continue Reading →
Carolyn Thompson
– Page initiated May 31, 2022 Carolyn Thompson is running for a seat on the N.C. Court of Appeals. Materials on this website 5-10-22 Short presentation Info Website Flier Media links ... Continue Reading →
Leaders reshaping how city supports underserved areas face impatient constituents
May 31, 2022 This morning’s Forum might have been just a PowerPoint of the city budget. Instead, City Manager Marcus Jones and Mayor Vi Lyles fielded pointed questions from disappointed longtime residents about the city’s future. Jones, in his sixth year managing a workforce of now 8,000-plus ... Continue Reading →
Ella Scarborough dies
Ella Scarborough, 1946-2022 Obituaries, recollections and news coverage: The Charlotte Observer WSOC-TV WBTV QCityMetro Tribute Archive obituary Funeral June 1, 1 p.m., Friendship Missionary Baptist Church. Details. ... Continue Reading →
A plan to bridge the school-home divide to benefit children
May 24, 2022 Start with one high-needs school. Canvass the neighborhood. Find out what parents think they and their children need that might be supported out of the schoolhouse. Find agencies and volunteers to fill those needs. Empower parents and other neighborhood residents to help direct the ... Continue Reading →
2022 Primary Election Results
Primary contests listed below are those in which some or all Mecklenburg registered voters could vote. Election-night, preliminary results with all precincts reporting are listed are for the Mecklenburg vote; for statewide percentages and all vote totals, click here. (D) Democratic primary (R) ... Continue Reading →
Belmont Center conference room update
May 11, 2022 While the Forum took refuge from COVID-19 in a virtual room, several big changes have occurred at the Forum's old haunt at the Belmont Center. New chairs and new tables, all with wheels. More chairs. And an audio/video equipment package that will bring Forum meetings to your ... Continue Reading →
The challenge of overcoming ‘entrepreneurial inequity’
May 10, 2022 People of color with nerve and determination and a desire to create jobs in minority neighborhoods, with a great business idea – but very limited family wealth – more often end up as bankruptcy statistics than as the next Bob Johnson or Jeff Bezos. “Entrepreneurial Inequity in ... Continue Reading →
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