Jan. 12, 2016 The small staff of Charlotte-based CIAA manages dozens of operations each year. But they are gearing up for one of the larger such operations: the CIAA basketball tournament. In a presentation this morning, two staff members described how the organization is set up, and what's ... Continue Reading →
Tommie Robinson to be on NPR Weekend Sunday
Jan. 7, 2015 Charlotte artist and Forum regular Tommie Robinson reports that he will be on NPR’s Sunday morning show this weekend. He and anchor Rachel Martin talked Wednesday, he said Thursday, They started talking politics, but ended up “talking about a bunch of things.” What of those many ... Continue Reading →
Graham: League works from inside for people who need help now
Jan. 5, 2016 Urban League CEO Dr. Patrick Graham presented today, using PowerPoint slides to detail the may ways the League helps Charlotte and its residents. The slides show occasionally in the video below. The entire set is posted below the video with Dr. Graham's permission. ... Continue Reading →
Forum moves to Belmont Regional Center on Jan. 19
Jan. 5, 2016 Sarah Stevenson announced this morning that the Forum will move to Belmont Regional Center, 700 Parkwood Ave., effective Jan. 19. The last meeting at Ivory-Baker Recreation Center will be Jan. 12. In announcing the move, Stevenson cited her longtime association with the city's ... Continue Reading →
2015 Christmas Party
Dec. 15, 2015 The Tuned In Choir made the annual Christmas Party a festive occasion indeed, as the choir that actively involves formerly homeless men of McCreesh Place led the singing, and choir director and longtime community builder Dr. Thomas Moore used the ensemble to prompt audience ... Continue Reading →
Historic West End; Legislative Delegation
Dec. 8, 2015 Alysia Osborne went first Tuesday with a presentation on the plans for the Historic West End off the Beatties Ford Road corridor. Osborne was named last fall to a new position within Charlotte Center City Partners to direct the Northwest Charlotte district. She had previously worked ... Continue Reading →
‘Diversity, Multiculturalism, Equity, and Inclusion: Defining Moments’
Dec. 1, 2015 Dr. Deborah Walker praised the Forum's "operating agreements, and made lots of other suggestions on how individuals and groups can share differing perspectives without shutting down the conversation. In the presentation below, Walker noted that many of her suggestions work ... Continue Reading →
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Opportunity Task Force update
Nov. 24, 2015 The co-chairs of the Opportunity Task Force offered a window into what they say their first months of investigation have taught them about the factors that led to Charlotte-Mecklenburg being listed 50th on a list of 50 urban areas in terms of the economic mobility of the community's ... Continue Reading →
Brenda Robinson, a ‘first’, launches effort to give back
Nov. 24, 2015 Brenda Robinson addressed the Forum today with some of her personal story as the first African-American female Navy pilot, and some of her work since through a company creating aviation camps for young people. More on the campus is at her website. Robinson appeared at the same ... Continue Reading →
West Charlotte Rec Center renovation: Maybe soon
Nov. 19, 2015 All is still quiet at the West Charlotte Recreation Center. But the renovation of the 1963 building off Kendall Drive hasn’t been shelved. It may even get underway in January. That would place the renovation’s beginning just a month later than the originally projected end date for ... Continue Reading →
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