Aug. 25, 2015 Portia Motsapi was one of nine young people who met Forum co-founder Sarah Stevenson two years ago when Stevenson was on tour in South Africa. The young people helped push Stevenson's wheelchair, and hit it off with the longtime activist and educator. They dubbed her Queen Go ... Continue Reading →
City Council At-Large: Week One
Aug. 18, 2015 Seven of the candidates involved in a Sept. 15 Democratic primary for four Charlotte City Council at-large seats addressed the Forum today. The remaining candidates have been invited to attend the Aug. 25 Forum. Below are seven videos, two from the 3-minute presentations, the ... Continue Reading →
Malcolm Graham: Removing the flag ‘isn’t nearly enough’
Aug. 13, 2015 Malcolm Graham wrote this piece for the Washington Post. ... Continue Reading →
Charlotte mayoral candidates
Aug. 11, 2014 Over the course of two Tuesdays, Forum participants heard from five of the six mayoral candidates who face off in their respective primaries Sept. 15. Scott Stone did not attend. Michael Barnes was present Aug. 4, the rest on Aug. 11. Thus, the candidates faced different questions. ... Continue Reading →
Jonathan Ferrell’s mother, brother address Forum
Aug. 11, 2015 Willie Ferrell, brother of Jonathan Ferrell, and their mother Georgia Ferrell addressed the Tuesday Morning Breakfast Forum today before court reconvened Tuesday morning in the volunteer manslaughter trial of Charlotte-Mecklenburg police Officer Randall “Wes” Kerrick. Kerrick is ... Continue Reading →
Meet Kerr Putney, new Charlotte-Mecklenburg Chief of Police
Aug. 4, 2015 Back when the city was looking for someone to replace retiring Police Chief Rodney Monroe, the talk was that Kerr Putney was an incurable introvert. Perhaps he is. But at the Forum Tuesday, he was a warm, outgoing, clarifying, reassuring presence, focused on explaining his officers' ... Continue Reading →
Entrepreneurs all: Owners of businesses of all sizes share experiences
July 28, 2015 Three sat at the speakers' table. More just stood up in the audience. Tuesday's Forum turned into a celebration of the entrepreneurial spirit that has propelled African-Americans into the middle class and opened up new opportunities in the community. Artist Tommie ... Continue Reading →
Stevenson asks for help sponsoring 2 students from South Africa
July 28, 2015 Sarah Stevenson made an appeal at the Forum this morning for financial assistance to sponsor two young people heading to Johnson C. Smith University this fall. A 90th birthday party for Stevenson scheduled for October will help raise funds for the project, but Stevenson said the ... Continue Reading →
Charlotte Executive Leadership Council announced
July 23, 2015 The self-appointed Charlotte Executive Leadership Council announced today is a bigger, more wide-ranging and more diverse group than The Group of white men who, during the 1970s and 1980s, helped shape the city to their liking. But there are lots of parallels for those who wish to ... Continue Reading →
The plan for transit: Vision is in place, but money is not
July 21, 2015 The session was about more than bus routes, streetcars and rail lines. Four Charlotte city officials, two staff and two elected members of City Council, laid out both the people-moving systems in place, the plans in place to keep them growing, and the uncertainties of funding the ... Continue Reading →
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