A little more than a year ago, Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles attended the Sarah Stevenson breakfast forum to celebrate her and the city’s other Black mayors. Harvey Gantt and Patrick Cannon were also there. Anthony Foxx spoke by phone.
At one point, Lyles recounted how she won the mayor’s job in 2017. She talked about the Democratic primary, where she defeated incumbent Jennifer Roberts. She paused in telling the story, not saying Roberts’ name. She asked: “What was her name again?”
The crowd laughed. They loved it…