Active discrimination and apathy on the part of public and private institutions have sustained the racial inequities that exist in the region today. The Helping Out Mecklenburg homeowners with Economic Support (HOMES) Program is returning for another season beginning July 1 – Nov.First, choose the consumer complaint form that fits your problem. The Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners has passed a symbolic resolution encouraging protections for the LGTBQ community. Committee means the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Community Relations Committee. Discriminatory practice means an act that is unlawful under this article. North Carolina's new congressional map is a case in point for why preimplementation scrutiny for discriminatory effects is needed. Mecklenburg Democratic Party leadership failed to heed warnings about lackluster grassroots organizing in communities with large numbers of Black voters.