Trevor Fuller said Tuesday that the task force on poverty issues that begins its work in January must have open conversations about the role of race in making Charlotte-Mecklenburg one of the most difficult places in North Carolina and the nation for a family to make its way out of ... Continue Reading →
Observer editor Fannie Flono retires
Charlotte Observer editorial writer Fannie Flono would periodically attend the Forum, drawn by the subject of the day. She would generally sit in the back and listen, writing on a yellow pad. The Forum was one of those dozens of places where Flono "gathered string," as journalists say, collecting ... Continue Reading →
Vi Alexander Lyles on Gentrification
At today's Forum, a member of the audience asserted that African-Americans were losing their communities, that governments spent money in black neighborhoods only after whites started to move in, and that neighborhoods where poor blacks continued to live were in worse shape than 50 years ... Continue Reading →
Residents oppose rezoning for motel near their neighborhood
Residents of University Park and nearby neighborhoods began making announcements at the Forum in January about a proposed motel on the I-85 North service road near their neighborhood. On Monday, they took their opposition to a rezoning petition to a public hearing before Charlotte City ... Continue Reading →
Kinsey Collection at the Gantt Center
Khalil Kinsey addressed the Forum this morning about his family's collection of art and artifacts about the 400-year African-American experience. The Kinsey Collection opens to the public on Saturday, June 29 at the Harvey B. Gantt Center of African-American Arts + Culture and runs through Oct. ... Continue Reading →
Kaa Ma’at on low-power FM station license
Kaa Ma’at made this presentation to the Forum today. ... Continue Reading →
Juneteenth 2013 in need of community support
The president of the nonprofit that has sponsored the annual Juneteenth celebration in Charlotte says fund-raising was slowed this year by illness in his family and as a result the nonprofit has not raised the money to put on the June 13-16 festival at Independence Park. What brought Pape Ndiaye ... Continue Reading →
Miss Queen City 2013
April 30, 2013 TyNia Rene' Brandon was crowned Miss Queen City 2013 in January, winning the talent portion of the pageant with a performance of the Italian aria "Star Vichino." Brandon is to compete in the Miss North Carolina pageant later this year. She sang during an appearance at the Tuesday ... Continue Reading →
The Gantt Center: An update
Nov. 20, 2012 They came for a five-minute announcement, and stayed for the full Forum to answer questions. They came with a message. They took many back with them. The Forum heard today from two employees of the Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Culture + Arts: Director of Advancement ... Continue Reading →
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