June 22: New North Carolina Project’s Pancakes & Politics, 11 a.m.-1:15 p.m., Sugar Creek Library, 4045 N. Tryon St.
June 22: For the Struggle Juneteenth Celebration, 2-6 p.m., Senior Drive at West Charlotte High. Info and free tickets here.
June 24-27: Diamond Tours trip with Dr. Blanche Penn and Tonia Cherry to Amelia Island, St. Augustine and Jacksonville, Fla., $480.
June 27: Community meeting on Second Ward High School, to review plans for new construction on the site in Brooklyn. 6-8 p.m., West Charlotte High School, 2219 Senior Dr.
June 27: ARK Family Fun Night, free, 6:30-8:30 p.m., Stratford Richardson YMCA, 1946 West Blvd. Register here.
June 29: Deltas’ Celebration of the Arts Scholarship Gala, 6-11 p.m., Méredien Charlotte, 555 S. McDowell St. Tickets $125-$175 here.
July 27: New North Carolina Project’s Pancakes & Politics, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., Allegra Westbrooks Regional Library, 2412 Beatties Ford Rd.
July 29-Aug. 3: Diamond Tours trip with Dr. Blanche Penn and Petronila Clark to Memphis, $765.
June 30, July 14: “Dinner and Dialog” on the book, “Our Trespasses: White Churches and the Taking of American Neighborhoods” by Greg Jarrell, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Holy Comforter Episcopal, 2701 Park Rd. Register at underlined links above.
July 14: “Dinner and Dialog” on the book, “Our Trespasses: White Churches and the Taking of American Neighborhoods” by Greg Jarrell, 5:30-7:30 p.m., Holy Comforter Episcopal, 2701 Park Rd. Register at underlined link above.
Aug 6: National Night Out at Hidden Valley, with Charlotte Symphony presentation honoring “the lost souls of law enforcement,” from 5:30 p.m., Tom Hunter Park.
Aug. 10-11: MeckMIN Interfaith Youth Summit, for middle and high school students. Register and fee info here.
Aug. 10: 10th Annual Back to School Community Health Fair, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., free, C.W. Williams Community Health Center, 3333 Wilkinson Blvd. More info here.
Aug. 10: New North Carolina Project’s Pancakes & Politics, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., West Boulevard Library, 2157 West Blvd.
Sept. 21: “Empower, Engage, Elevate: Community Voices in Action,” a Delta Sigma Theta “social action conference focused on issues facing the Charlotte-Mecklenburg County community,” 8:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 3400 Beatties Ford Rd.
Sept. 21: Lake Norman Empowerment Festival, Smithville Park, 19710 S Ferry St, Cornelius.
Oct. 14-16: Diamond Tours trip with Dr. Blanche Penn and Venitra White-Dean to Charleston, $480.
Nov. 1: Center for Community Transitions fundraising gala, 6 p.m.
Candidates, Elected Officials, Etc.
Alma Adams 6-14
Joyce Waddell 6-18
Governments, Nonprofits, etc.
Council for Children’s Rights 6-18
Knight Foundation 6-17
Mecklenburg County Board Bulletin 6-17
Sol Nation 6-14
Organizations’ Event Calendars
Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Alpha Lambda Omega Chapter
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Charlotte Alumnae Chapter
Women’s Business Center of Charlotte
U.S. Congress office hours
12th District– Alma Adams
1st & 3rd Tuesdays, 9 a.m.-noon, North Meck Regional Library
1st & 3rd Wednesdays, 9 a.m.-noon, Cabarrus County Govt. Center
2nd & 4th Thursdays, 1-4 p.m., North Meck Regional Library
14th District – Jeff Jackson
Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m.-5 p.m.; Friday by appt., 700 Parkwood Ave. Charlotte
Monday-Friday, by appt., 128 W. Main Ave., Gastonia
8th District – Dan Bishop
Incumbent Dan Bishop, elected in 2022 in a district that did not include any Mecklenburg voters, is not running for re-election. His website lists district offices in Monroe and Salisbury, but not office hours.In November 2024, some Meck voters nearest Union County will be choosing a member of Congress for the 8th.