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David Howard, City Council at-large @ Tuesday Morning Forum

Posted by jeniferdaniels on Oct 11, 2011 in Newsroom | 0 comments

David Howard, City Council at-large – Tuesday Morning Breakfast

Diversity up among city contractors

Posted by jeniferdaniels on Oct 4, 2011 in Newsroom | 0 comments

Study shows blacks still see disparities; Mitchell suggests returning to a race-based program. By Steve Harrison sharrison@charlotteobserver.com Posted: Monday, Oct. 03, 2011 Minority- and women-owned firms are getting more work from city-issued contracts in Charlotte but some minorities, particularly African-Americans, still get far less than other groups, a consultant found in a recent study. But the consultant, Tallahassee, Fla.-based MGT of America, doesn’t recommend that the city restart a race-based program for awarding contracts, which it operated until 2003. The city scrapped that...

Councilman Howard named as honorary chair for DNC Host Committee

Posted by jeniferdaniels on Sep 27, 2011 in Newsroom | 0 comments

Foxx, Gantt and Duke’s Rogers to head DNC committees

Observer endorsements for Charlotte primary

Posted by jeniferdaniels on Sep 10, 2011 in Newsroom | 0 comments

“Howard, an executive with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Housing Partnership, has served as a bridge-builder and a thoughtful listener.” Read more: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/09/09/2590621/our-endorsements-for-charlotte.html#ixzz1XYcxMJfu

Inaugural NBC-LEO Foundation Fellows Graduate

Posted by jeniferdaniels on Sep 10, 2011 in Newsroom | 0 comments

The ceremony for the first graduates of the NBC-LEO Foundation Fellows, David Howard, council member, Charlotte, N.C., and Ivy R. Taylor, councilmember, San Antonio, Texas, took place August 11 during the National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials (NBC-LEO) annual summer conference in Beaumont, Texas, at a special honorary luncheon. Read more about the NBC-LEO Foundation Fellows here.

Backing newcomers, incumbents in primary

Posted by jeniferdaniels on Sep 10, 2011 in Newsroom | 0 comments

Voters have chance to sharpen City Council’s focus Published Thursday, September 8, 2011 8:18 am by Charlotte Post Editorial Board “Mr. Howard has been an open-minded consensus builder during his first term proving himself willing to meet with constituents for their input on issues as well as explain the city’s position in how government impacts the entire community. We heartily endorse Mr. Howard’s candidacy.” Read the entire article...