Representative, North Carolina State House of Representatives, District 107, 2008-present

Candidate, North Carolina State House of Representatives, District 107, 2022

Member, Agriculture Committee

Member, Alcoholic Beverage Control Committee

Member, Committee on Education, Universities

Member, Energy and Public Utilities Committee

Member, Environment Committee

Member, Finance Committee

Member, Revenue Law Study Committee

Former Member, Agriculture Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Education Community Colleges Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Finance Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Judiciary IV Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Redistricting Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Appropriations, Transportation, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Business and Labor, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Former Member, Transportation Committee, North Carolina State House of Representatives

Vice President, Alexander Funeral Home, 1973-present

Lecturer, Queens College

Consultant, Learn It Systems, 2008

Guest Columnist, Charlotte Observer, 1985-1990, 2001

Host/Producer, Black Media Association Live, 1995-1997

Instructor, Harding Evening School, 1988-1989

Guest Columnist, Charlotte News, 1982-1985

Executive Vice President, United States Youth Council, 1977-1985

Lecturer, University of North Carolina, Charlotte, 1981-1985

Commentator, Metrolina Viewpoint WSOC All News Radio, 1978-1983

Instructor, Barber Scotia College, 1979-1981

Producer, The Black Presence in North Carolina, 1979

Part-time Instructor, Johnson C. Smith University, 1977-1978

Host/Executive Producer, Experience, 1974-1977

Executive Producer, Talk to the People, 1974-1976

Adjunct Instructor, Central Piedmont Community College, 1975

Volunteer Instructor, The Open High School, 1974-1975

Chief of Planning, Charlotte Area Fund, 1972-1973

Visiting Instructor, North Carolina Central University, 1971-1972

News Director, WMO, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1967-1969

Member, Board of Visitors, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 2009-present

Member, Friendship Community Development Corporation Board, 2004-present

President/Vice President/Member/Trustee, North Carolina Chapter, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1960-present

Member, Friendship Missionary Baptist Church, 1959-present

Member, Academy of Political Science

Representative, Mecklenburg County Commission

Representative, Mecklenburg County Democratic Party

32nd Degree Mason, Prince Hall Affiliation, Freemasons of North Carolina

Co-Founder, Project Uplift, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Member, Schools Building Solutions Committee

Member, World Future Society

Member, Board of Directors, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Urban League, 2010

Co-Chair, Freshman Democratic Caucus, 2008-2010

Member, Career-Ready Commission, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, 2009

Member, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Commission, 2007-2008

Chair, New Brooklyn Initiative, 2003-2008

Chair/Board Member, Mothers of Murdered Offspring, 1997-2007

President, University Park Neighborhood Association, 2003-2007

Member, School Building Solutions Committee, 2006

Member, Board of Directors, International House, 1989-1991, 2000-2002

Member, Save Our State, 1998-2002

Member, Governors Commission on Workforce Preparedness, 1995-1998

Member, Board of Directors, Brisbane Science & Math Academy, 1993-1997

Member, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Drug & Alcohol Fighting Back Commission, 1992-1996

Member, Advisory Board, Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation, 1993-1996

Vice Chair, Image Award Committee, 1991-1993

Member, Board of Directors, North Carolina Minority Health Center, 1991

Member, North Carolina Martin Luther King Jr. Commission, 1987-1989

Member, Governor's Task Force on Racist Violence, 1987

International Secretariat, International Youth Conference, 1985

President, United States International Youth Year Commission, 1983-1985

Member/Vice Chair, Advisory Committee, Charlotte Douglas International Airport, 1978-1984

Participant, United Kingdom Commission for Racial Equality, Leicester Conference, 1984

Member, Board of Directors, Greater Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, 1982

Member, Citizens Advisory Board, Charlotte Museum of Science and Discovery, 1977-1980

Member, Citizenship/Economics Education Advisory Council, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, 1979

Member, Board of Directors, General Alumni Association, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1974-1977

Member, Community Health Association Senior Center Advisory Board, 1973

Member, Health, Education, Welfare & Recreation Council Study Committee, 1973

Awards:

Harvey E. Beech Outstanding Alumni Award, UNC - Chapel Hill

Order of the Old Well, UNC Chapel Hill

Society of Janis, UNC Chapel Hill