#discussCLT: Urban vs. Rural

#discussCLT: Urban vs. Rural

A gulf is growing between Charlotte and people outside of it. What does that mean for our politics and future? Join us at Lenny Boy Brewing Co. as we discuss this and more with our expert panel. Additional panelists will be added soon. Learn more about the #discussCLT series on our website here.

PANELISTS

Malcom Graham is a former North Carolina State Senator and former Charlotte City Council Member, dedicated public servant and powerful public speaker and media commentator.

Tom Hanchett has become this city’s foremost “history ambassador." He recently retired as Levine Museum of the New South's Staff Historian, but he continues to consult with the museum and does community history tours and presentations. He was a 2015 Charlottean of the Year and is author of "Sorting Out the New South City: Race, Class & Urban Development in Charlotte."

Rory E. Riley- Topping is a political consultant and veterans advocate in Charlotte, NC. Prior to relocating to Charlotte, she worked in all three branches of government and for a national non-profit in Washington, D.C. She is also an opinion contributor for The Hill, a D.C. based political newspaper.

Richard. A. Vinroot is a Republican political figure and attorney from Charlotte who served as the 52nd Mayor of Charlotte from 1991-1995. He was awarded the Bronze Star for service in Vietnam.

MORE PANELISTS WILL BE ADDED SOON!

MODERATOR

GREG LACOUR has been a contributing editor for Charlotte for four years, writing primarily about local and state politics. He’s also contributed reporting and writing to The Washington Post; Reuters; The Nation, Our State, OnEarth, Next City, and Distinction magazines; and contributed radio stories to WFAE-FM in Charlotte. Lacour also spent 10 years as a reporter with The Charlotte Observer, covering local government and crime. Read Greg's most recent article about the urban-rural divide here.

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