Our mission
CBI’s mission is to give people and organizations the Knowledge, skills, and courage to fight bias, remove barriers to opportunity and build a more equitable and just Charlotte-Mecklenburg.
CBI’s mission is to give people and organizations the Knowledge, skills, and courage to fight bias, remove barriers to opportunity and build a more equitable and just Charlotte-Mecklenburg.
LDI Impact Class 1 Alum, Jon Buchan is the 2020 recipient of the Ayscue Professionalism Award of the Mecklenburg Bar Foundation.
READ MOREOmega Autry, Leadership Development Initiative (LDI) Class 2 Alum, received the 2019 John R Mott award.
READ MORESteve Cohen is calling for restorative justice for Brooklyn CLT: A predominantly black community that was demolished from the Charlotte Uptown area between 1960 - 1967 due to Urban Renewal...
READ MORECBI’s Leadership Development Initiative (LDI) Class 15 alumn, Kim Eagle, was announced as...
READ MOREPlease join CBI in congratulating Ted Fillette on his honor by the NC Bar Association with this year’s Advocate’s Award, which recognizes “superstars” of the legal profession.
READ MOREFormer CBI Board Chair, Tom Warshauer will be honored at the 2019 North Caroline HRC Gala on February 23rd. Tom's history of fostering equity in the Charlotte community will be celebrated at the event as he will be recognized as the Legacy Award Honoree.
READ MOREAt CBI, nothing pleases us more than to see emerging leaders rising up to make a difference in the world. Our LU40 development program is all about nurturing these new leaders and empowering them to follow their passions for community and outreach.
READ MORECommunity Building Initiative invites you to join us for a facilitated #OntheTableCLT discussion on the Legacy of Segregation in Charlotte and its lasting impact. Our conversation will be hosted in partnership with Common Market Southend. As our community continues to grow, we want everyone to have the opportunity to participate in these important conversations. […]
READ MORECBI would like to congratulate our alumni for being recognized by Charlotte Business Journal’s 40 Under 40! We couldn’t be more proud and are thrilled that other community organizations are recognizing their accomplishments as both professionals and dedicated advocates in making Charlotte a great place to work and live. To our alumni, please take a […]
READ MOREThis article was originally published in “West Side Stories”, a series by the Historic West End Initiative. Johnson C. Smith University has been a cornerstone of the Historic West End since 1867. As one of the oldest predominantly African-American universities in the state of North Carolina, JCSU is a treasured landmark rich with history. […]
READ MOREOne of our greatest challenges as a community is our collective unwillingness to hold ourselves up to the mirror.
READ MOREBY CLAUDE ALEXANDER AND AND EMILY ZIMMERN Special to the Observer In December 1997 we joined more than 600 other residents from across Charlotte at the “Something Has Begun” Conference organized by the new Community Building Task Force. Government, business and nonprofit representatives came together to confront longstanding problems in response to a series of […]
READ MOREOn October 25th, 2017, over 5,000 shared their Charlotte story.
READ MORERick Parker: "Being the principal at East Meck is a dream come true."
READ MOREA month ago we said we could not be silent in the face of the actions in Charlottesville.
READ MOREHow two CBI alumns met on the Charlotte streets in September, 2016.
READ MOREAs we react and respond to the demonstrations, horror and pain witnessed in Charlottesville over the weekend
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