Thursday, September 21, 2017
The shooting of Keith Lamont Scott on September 20, 2016 and the protests that followed shook Charlotte. It started conversations, sometimes uncomfortable ones, across the city that continue today. On the one year anniversary of the shooting, a WFAE Public Conversation examined what has changed, what hasn’t, and looked at some of the work that’s been done over the past year.
Mike Collins and panelists addressed this through three topics: policing, activism, and economic opportunity. This discussion was broadcast live on WFAE and held before a live audience at McGlohon Theater on September 20, 2017.
[Follow all of WFAE's coverage of the one year anniversary.]
Segment One: Policing
Vicki Foster - Assistant Chief, Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department
Robert Dawkins - State organizer, SAFE Coalition NC
Brenda Tindal - Staff historian, Levine Museum of the New South
Segment Two: Activism
Greg Jackson - activist, founder of Heal Charlotte
Ash Williams - community organizer with Charlotte Uprising
Brenda Tindal - Staff historian, Levine Museum of the New South
Segment Three: Economic Opportunity
Patrick Graham - President and CEO, Charlotte Works
Nicholas Wharton - Chief Programs & Partnership Officer, Urban League of Central Carolinas
Patrick Mumford - Director for Economic Development, City of Charlotte
Segment Four: Public Conversation
Watch the full two hour conversation: