July 9, 2019 Brandon Lunsford says he has been archivist at Johnson C. Smith University for nearly 20 years. He took to the mic today to urge people in the Forum audience to consider sharing their troves of memories, photos and documents with the university's library. Lunsford shared a brochure ... Continue Reading →
Bringing 2 educational silos together to support families
July 8, 2019 Greg Schermbeck’s first job after college was in a CMS classroom for the Teach For America corps. Since then, he’s crossed the lines that divide public and charter schools a time or two. His company is now shepherding Ashley Park (CMS) and Movement (charter) schools through a ... Continue Reading →
Update on Teach For America: Stickiness improves; corps a more diverse lot
July 2, 2019 Words poured out. Statistics flew by. Crystal Rountree knows her subject. The executive director of the Charlotte-Piedmont Triad chapter of Teach For America began with the corps in metro Atlanta in 2003, and taught for two years. She's been with the corps ever since, serving in ... Continue Reading →
Campaign 2019: Victoria Watlington
Page initiated July 2, 2019 Victoria Watlington is a candidate for the District 3 seat on Charlotte City Council. To start videos, click on them. A map of District 3 is at the bottom of the page. July 2, 2019 ... Continue Reading →
Election 2019: Richmond Baker
Page initiated June 25, 2019 Richmond Baker is a candidate for District 4 City Council. A map of District 4 is at the bottom of this page. To start videos, click on them. Aug. 20, 2019 July 9, 2019 June 25, ... Continue Reading →
Election 2019: Rev. Monte Witherspoon-Brown
Page initiated June 25, 2019 The Rev. Monte Witherspoon-Brown, senior pastor of Steele Creek AME Zion Church on Shopton Road, announced today that he would be a candidate for one of the three at-large seats on the CMS Board of Education on Nov. 5, Filing for city and school board elections opens ... Continue Reading →
Goodwill’s missions: training, training, training, training
June 25, 2019 Marvin Kelly presented this morning about training and other opportunities at Goodwill Industries. A course catalog for the Goodwill Construction Trades Training Center was distributed during this meeting. In the video below, the initial presentation begins immediately. The ... Continue Reading →
“Legacies”: A new book about Charlotte’s African-American female pioneers
June 25, 2019 Dr. Debra C. Smith is Associate Professor of Africana Studies at UNCC. She detailed the meetings and interviews that produced "Legacies: African-American Female Pioneers" about Charlotte women who led, mostly behind the scenes, during the Civil Rights Movement. Smith said the book ... Continue Reading →
Commissioner Vilma Leake: Hold leaders accountable
June 25, 2019 Mecklenburg Commissioner Vilma Leake, who was at the Forum in connection with an earlier presentation, was invited to address the Forum. ... Continue Reading →
Grantwriting and fundraising: A primer
June 25 2019 Constance Lav Johnson prepared an hourlong presentation on grantwriting and fundraising. Because of technical difficulties with a PowerPoint and Forum time constraints, her presentation today was cut short. Facilitator Laura McClettie said Johnson would be invited back at another time ... Continue Reading →
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