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More than 50 people gathered in Charlotte’s low-income Beatties Ford Road corridor on Wednesday night, ahead of the upcoming municipal election, for a forum that aimed to highlight some of the top concerns and priorities amongst Black residents.
Community members gathered at First Baptist Church-West. They broke into breakout rooms to discuss some of their concerns and priorities. Better education, training for high-paying jobs, affordable housing to address displacement, and access to health care were among the top priorities. Gerald Patton, 61, said he would like major businesses to address a problem he sees in east Charlotte, where he resides…