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Videos of the Week
2026
- Why voter participation defies many interventions (5/1/2026) - Voter education advocates inn 2024 identified these issues as barriers to residents' participation.
- Schools must build on what children bring to school (4/24/2026) - James Ford taught world history at Garinger High, was named an N.C. Teacher of the Year, worked at the N.C. Justice Center, launched the Center for Racial Equity in Education…
- Group pressure politics: How to bring change (4/17/2026) - Historian,activist and gadfly Dr. Gyasi Foluke offered a prescription for how to right the wrongs faced by Blacks throughout American history.
- ‘It’s gonna be a thriller’ (4/10/2026) - Forum facilitator Winston Robinson lists himself on LinkedIn as Founder & Executive Director of fish fry presenter Applesauce Group. Robinson did not suggest the fish fry promo as the Forum's…
- Shortchange the children no more (4/3/2026) - NC Supreme Court issues Leandro decision by Ann McColl, EdNC.org | April 2, 2026 On Thursday, the North Carolina Supreme Court, in a 4-3 opinion, brought an end to…
- An appeal for support of making Charlotte better (3/27/2026) - Then-Mayor Anthony Foxx made a presentation and answered questions at the Aug. 14, 2012 Forum. This clip contains his closing statement.
- Why African-Americans thrived despite Jim Crow schools (3/20/2026) - Despite inadequate buildings and out-of-date textbooks, many African-Americans thrived in segregated CMS schools. In this Forum discussion, some of those taught during the era of Jim Crow explain why.
- The music: ‘It’s in you’ (3/13/2026) - The clip in this video is from the Forum's March 12, 2013 meeting.
- ‘Let’s get busy and do something about it’ (3/6/2026) - March 6, 2026 Clips in this video are from the Forum's Feb. 10, 2026 meeting.
- Invite children to tell the story, and…. (2/26/2026) - Talented adult mentors. Community support. That's all it takes to set interested young people on a course to thrive, learning by doing.
- Soul City’s chief planner issues a challenge for today (2/20/2026) - In the wake of the assault on human rights and the economic viability of African-Americans, former Charlotte Mayor Harvey Gantt asks a simple question.
- Collaboration that made a difference in chiildren’s reading (2/13/2026) - A collaboration between Pineville Elementary and Read Charlotte led to big improvements in children's readiing.
- Education a key part of West Side’s history (2/5/2026) - Dorothy Counts Scoggins talks about the schools that are key to the history of Charlotte's West Side.
- A plea for time to give Barber-Scotia a future (1/30/2026) - President Chris Rey offers update on Barrber-Scotia College's financial condition and makes a plea for support.
- What does ‘community school’ mean today? A look inside (1/22/2026) - A look at a success story for the "community school" model, bsaed on a year of on-site reporting by EdNC in Eastern North Carolina.
- Remembering 1982 MLK Celebration (1/16/2026) - Longtime TV reporter Ken Koontz recalls Charlotte's 1982 MLK Celebration.