June 21, 2016 The candidates in the November 2016 general election come and go at the Forum. Videos made of their comments are posted as they become available. On this page: Ben Thalheimer, candidate for a District Court judge seat. Click the video to start ... Continue Reading →
June 21: Public and private housing in Charlotte
June 19, 2016 At the Forum June 21: Charlotte Housing Authority CEO Fulton Meachem, and Ken Szymanski, Executive Director of the Greater Charlotte Apartment Association. ... Continue Reading →
Development teams outline visions for Brooklyn Village
June 14, 2016 The three development teams vying for a county contract to lead redevelopment in Second Ward presented their plans at Tuesday's Forum. On Wednesday, Mecklenburg County commissioners were scheduled to choose one of the teams. Going into the meeting, county staff had recommended the BK ... Continue Reading →
Brooklyn Village: The development teams
June 12, 2016 The Forum June 14: The Brooklyn Village Project in Second Ward. Three development teams vying for rights to guide redevelopment of the old urban renewal area will make presentations. Also attending, Arthur Griffin, who has advocated the interests of a group of original Brooklyn ... Continue Reading →
An Open Forum with lots to discuss
June 7, 2016 Open Forums regularly cover a lot of ground. Today’s was no exception. – CMS is hiring bus drivers. Jon Kennerly and Cindy Jeffries explain the details. A flier is here. – Sheila Peltzer continues to lobby legislators for a more robust legal presumption that both parents should ... Continue Reading →
5 candidates for Congress
May 31, 2016 Candidates from two parties and for two seats in Congress addressed the Forum today. Attending were 9th District candidate Christian Cano, a Democrat; and 12th District candidates Leon Threatt, a Republican, and Democrats Alma Adams, Tricia Cotham and Malcolm Graham. The ... Continue Reading →
May 31: Congress 12th and 9th Districts
May 29, 2016 Tuesday: Invited to the May 31 Forum are all candidates for Congress in the 12th and 9th Districts, Republicans and Democrats alike. The session will be recorded and archived at YouTube. The candidates: District 12: Alma Adams (D) Has been in office since: 2015 Tricia Cotham ... Continue Reading →
Kenston Griffin on the primacy of sight learning
May 24, 2016 During a Q&A at today's Forum, Dream Builders Communication founder Kenston Griffin offered this exercise for Forum participants. The video below is queued up to begin with the excerpt, which ends about minute 41. Here is the full video from Tuesday's presentation and ... Continue Reading →
2 groups supporting educators, students, parents, schools
May 24, 2016 Dream Builders is a company with consultants in a number of area school systems. Profound Gentlemen is nationwide grassroots support group, started in Charlotte, aimed at supporting African-American male teachers, and encouraging mentoring. A four-page PDF of handouts from Dream ... Continue Reading →
May 24: Dream Builders; Profound Gentlemen
May 22, 2016 Speakers for May 24 are Yolanda Polk and Kenston Griffin from Dream Builders Communication, Inc. and Mario Jovan Shaw and Jason Terrell from Profound Gentlemen, the nonprofit ”dedicated to improving the quality of education for boys of color by ensuring they have consistent role models ... Continue Reading →
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