Building empathy by looking through your neighbor's lens
Sherrill Roland uses his experience of being wrongfully incarcerated is upending prejudices and creating a safe space for his community.
Engage 2020
Lift Ev'ry Voice, civic engagement for young people
This series inspires students to get involved by celebrating the voices and accomplishments of young Black women who are active in civic engagement locally. In our first segment, photography is explored as a form of civic engagement that kids can participate in.
Family fun outdoors with Engage 2020 StoryWalks
New Engage 2020 Storywalks that focus on topics such as the voting process, civic engagement, and how even our youngest people can make a difference in our community.
Engage HER On Campus - Johnson C. Smith University Edition, Diverse Voices of Women in the Movement
Join us on Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, at 6 p.m. for Engage HER: Diverse Voices of Women In the Movement will feature keynote speaker Congresswoman Alma S. Adams, Ph.D., a panel discussion with JCSU recent graduates, and a special performance by Black Ink Monks, featuring Diashanna Logan poet and writer with videography Andrew Smith.
Engage HER on Campus- UNC Charlotte Edition, “49ers Make Good Trouble: From Campus Activism to the Ballot Box”
Join Charlotte Mecklenburg Library and Atkins Library at UNC Charlotte for a virtual event that will bring together Charlotte City Council Member Braxton Winston along with campus activists and local leaders who all made “good trouble” to push for positive change in their communities.
Inspiring change through Art and Activism with Engage 2020
Join us for conversations with present-day artists on how their work inspires change and action in response to contemporary activism and ongoing struggles.
Engage HER on Campus, Queens University Edition: Your Vote, Your Voice, Your Power
Mayor Vi Lyles is the keynote speaker for the September 17 Engage HER event with Queens University.
How a suffrage parade float attracted so much attention
This month, our nation celebrates the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment. Learn more about the Women's Suffrage movement in Mecklenburg County and North Carolina with the Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room.
Engage 2020: Summer Series with Dr. Marjorie Spruill
Join Engage 2020: Summer Series - A Conversation with Marjorie Spruill on Aug. 13 at 7 p.m. on the Library's Facebook live.
The complicated history of the women's suffrage movement
The Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room details the good, the bad and the ugly history of the U.S. women's suffrage movement and the important voting progress and policy changes made up to today and Charlotte Mecklenburg Library's current Engage 2020 program.