Two African-American trailblazers addressed the Forum: Anna Hood was among the first African-Americans hired by the Social Security Administration in the Charlotte area in the 1960s. Fannie Flono was among the first African-Americans promoted to editing positions at the Charlotte Observer in ... Continue Reading →
Henry Rock: Background
Henry Rock says he arrived in Charlotte last summer. Before leaving New York City after a career spanning television, real estate and then print, outdoor and radio advertising sales and marketing, Rock says he started a nonprofit to encourage African American males to prepare themselves for ... Continue Reading →
Minority inclusion: 3 perspectives
Yana Symone Smith, left, serves as vice president for Teach for America in Charlotte. Her message of how the organization is changing to better train and retain its young mentees for longer and more effective service in the classroom was laced with straight talk about reforming an internal culture ... Continue Reading →
Meetings begin on Northwest Corridor
A team of people from Johnson C. Smith University made a presentation at the Forum this morning, then listened as audience members gave their feedback on the wording of a planned survey on the needs of the Northwest Corridor. Dr. Byron Patterson and Dr. Laurie Porter made introductory comments. ... Continue Reading →
Beatties Ford Road widening
April 23, 2013 City Council District 2 member James Mitchell addressed the Forum on April 24 about the widening of Beatties Ford Road. Property owner Paul Holmes, who had addressed the Forum earlier, added a comment. ... Continue Reading →
Charlotte Housing Authority: A vision, but questions about funding
April 23, 2013 Fulton Meachem is little more than half a year into his new job as CEO of the Charlotte Housing Authority. His presentation to the Tuesday Morning Breakfast Forum suggested that he has not had smooth sailing. The Friday before his presentation, he had announced to his staff how ... Continue Reading →
Mecklenburg Park & Rec wins national Gold Medal Award
March 26, 2013 That huge medal on display in the West Charlotte Recreation Center? Forum participant Ken Koontz hauled the thing into the Forum meeting today, with facility manager Calandra Barnes in tow. In the video below she explains the award honoring the work of the entire Mecklenburg County ... Continue Reading →
Belk’s community involvement, education efforts
March 19, 2013 Nicole Dean of Belk's talks about the retailer's community involvement and education efforts. ... Continue Reading →
McCrorey Y’s Karen Gipson reports on MLK Prayer Breakfast
Feb. 19, 2013 McCrorey YMCA Executive Director Karen Gipson reported this morning on the MLK Prayer Breakfast held this year on Jan. 21 at the Crown Ballroom of the Charlotte Convention Center. ... Continue Reading →
Sheila Peltzer on shared parenting
Feb. 19, 2013 At the Forum this morning, Sheila Peltzer of Kids Need Two Parents offered an update on her organization's efforts to persuade N.C. lawmakers to change the state's child custody laws to start custody cases in court from a presumption that both parents will share custody of the child ... Continue Reading →