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CHARLOTTE, NC — Donald Trump has been finding plenty of success in his run for the White House, but the other candidates in the Republican party don’t seem that pleased. WCCB Political Contributor Mary C. Curtis discusses plans by the GOP that could leave the Donald out of the NC...
In an era of non-traditional presidential spouses, what’s the best way for a wife – or husband – to warm up a crowd for the candidate he or she is married to? Heidi Cruz is trying to figure how to be a modern candidate’s spouse in some of the important,...
CHARLOTTE, NC — From the one year anniversary of Michael Brown’s death in Ferguson, Missouri and the resulting demonstrations to Malcolm Graham’s column in the Washington Post about his sister who was murdered in the Charleston shooting, there is plenty to talk about politically these days. WCCB Political Contributor Mary...
When Jonathan Ferrell knocked on a stranger’s door after a car crash in Charlotte, N.C., he was probably disoriented and looking for help. The stranger’s frantic 911 call after she saw a black man at her door brought the police, including Randall Kerrick. What happened next is now being argued...
CHARLOTTE, NC — The jury in the Wes Kerrick case has been seated, including four white women, two African American women, two Hispanic men, three white men, and one African American man. WCCB Political Contributor Mary C. Curtis is in to discuss the concerns about the jury pool diversity.
... CHARLOTTE, NC — From Donald Trump’s attacks on fellow Republicans to what some are calling attacks on heritage, political debates are the hot topics all over the country. WCCB Political Contributor Mary C. Curtis is in the studio to discuss how the debates are impacting North Carolina, how North Carolina...
On this podcast, Amy Guth is joined by award-winning multimedia journalist Mary C. Curtis. Curtis, who based in Charlotte, N.C. talks about the impact of Confederate battle flag, the state of race relations in the south and more.
... CHARLOTTE, NC — The new voting law in North Carolina is being argued in federal court in Winston Salem right now, and it’s a case that has the attention of the entire country. WCCB Political Contributor Mary C. Curtis stops by to discuss the national implications the case could have...
CHARLOTTE, N.C.-When Misty Copeland was promoted to principal dancer at American Ballet Theatre this summer — the first African-American woman to reach that pinnacle in the company’s 75-year history — the significance of her accomplishment extended far beyond the ballet world.
... The recent shootings at a Charleston church that appear to have been racially motivated along with a series of African-Americans who have lost their lives at the hands of police have re-opened this country’s on-again, off-again conversation on race. Have we ever acknowledged the true nature of the racial tension...