April 12, 2016 Robert Dawkins of SAFE Coalition NC and Tamika Lewis of The Tribe met with the Forum to describe their work on engaging adolescents in neighborhood improvement, starting with improving their health in ways that can convince them that change is possible, and in ways that are ... Continue Reading →
West Charlotte Rec Center renovation: An update
April 11, 2016 Tradesmen's trucks dot the parking lot. A demolition company has workers on site cleaning up. The 1960s West Charlotte Recreation Center's long-promised renovation is under way. Below in pictures are indications of the work as of today. The original design plans as shared with the ... Continue Reading →
5PCC Update, March 2016
Wednesday, March 23, 2016 9:28 PM From Justin Harlow, DDS, Vice Chair, Five Points Community Collaborative, Inc.; and Vice President, Biddleville-Smallwood Community Organization The Five Points Community Collaborative, Inc. (5PCC) is coalition of neighborhoods in Charlotte's Historic West End ... Continue Reading →
Bonita Caldwell on leading a small business
March 22, 2016 One of the presenters at today’s Forum was Bonita Caldwell. Caldwell is president of the family business, Beatties Ford Memorial Gardens, which is Beatties Ford near Hambright Road. She says she got her education in business working in larger corporations. Her presentation, and ... Continue Reading →
Three women who went first
Feb. 23, 2016 They were asked how they wanted to be remembered, these three African-American women who were first in their fields to be clerk of court, or social worker, or school board chair. It was a way to unearth what had motivated them to do, to keep doing. Perhaps their testimony will ... Continue Reading →
Going first, then helping those coming along after
Feb. 2, 2016 Tuesday's speakers broke down barriers to African-Americans in the workplace by persevering despite harassment, unequal treatment and disrespect. Those are the war stories, and they are painful to listen to. But Juanita Miller, Carolyn Logan and Ken Koontz also pressed Forum ... Continue Reading →
Charles Thomas to head Knight Foundation in Charlotte
Jan. 25, 2016 Charles Thomas has a new gig, and a lot of people will be paying attention to him. Thomas on Monday was named program officer in Charlotte for the Knight Foundation, succeeding Susan Patterson, who retired. Thomas will be the Knight Foundation’s lead officer in Charlotte, where ... 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 →
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 →
Kwanzaa 2015
Nov. 19, 2015 The following report was published today in the Charlotte Post. ... Continue Reading →
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