Candidates running for the citywide at-large seats on the Charlotte City Council are preparing for a round of questions from members of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Black Political Caucus this weekend, in hopes of receiving an endorsement.
In 1965, Frederick Alexander became the first African American on the Charlotte City Council in the 20th century. Harvey Gantt was elected the city’s first Black mayor 18 years later, in 1983.Now, a generation later, Black leaders hold many of the most important positions in Mecklenburg County, both elected and appointed. Has their leadership created more equity for residents?
A socially distanced third-grade class at Cotswold Elementary before CMS returned to fully remote instruction.
When Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools resumes in-person classes, there will be racial differences in who goes back and who chooses to stay home.
CMS recently released racial breakdowns on the students whose parents have enrolled them in Full Remote Academy. Those numbers show that about three-quarters of the district s 36,000 white students will return to in-person classes second semester a significantly higher percentage than other racial groups.
CMS has about 51,000 Black students, who are split almost evenly between in-person classes and staying in remote instruction second semester.
The racial implications of those choices have been debated for weeks.