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CHARLOTTE — Now it’s Charlotte’s turn in an unwanted spotlight. The story is familiar – white police officer, unarmed black man, a shooting and the one without the gun dead in the street. Loved ones grieve, a mother holds a Winnie the Pooh doll from a childhood not too many...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Racial profiling in Charlotte is an issue picking up steam this week. WCCB’s political contributor, Mary C. Curtis joins Terrance Bates on Rising to add perspective to the debate as it relates to Jonathan Ferrell, Eric Garner and Mike Brown.
... CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Heated exchanges, low blows and all-around dysfunction. That’s how you could describe the past two nights for Mecklenburg County Commissioners. This happened after commissioners broke tradition and appointed Trevor Fuller as Chair of the Board. WCCB Political Contributor Mary C. Curtis joined Rising with more on the...
In keeping with the Christian theme of her self-serving apology, Elizabeth Lauten has blessedly resigned from her post as the communications director for Rep. Stephen Lee Fincher (R-Tenn.). She had said prayer showed her the error of her ways, though one would think she would not need a higher power...
Now the woman who has become a symbol, who inspired “Why I Stayed” and “Why I Left” hash tags, is telling her side of the story. It’s understandable.
... On Monocle 24, putting Ferguson in context — why do police and communities of color mistrust each other?
... “He looked up at me and had the most intense aggressive face.” That’s how police officer Darren Wilsondescribed unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown. “The only way I can describe it, it looks like a demon.” Wilson’s testimony convinced the grand jurors and others that the officer was justified in shooting and...
Camille Cosby was always a strong presence in the life and work of Bill Cosby, even as she at times has struggled, she has admitted, to find her own voice. That sacrifice was a part of what it meant to be married to the “Cos.” Beautiful as ever, she has...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte’s former mayor, Patrick Cannon, is now an inmate at FCI Morgantown, a federal prison in West Virginia. He’s got 44 months to go. Our WCCB Political Contributor Mary C. Curtis says Charlotte is likely to forgive him, but not forget. Curtis adds that there’s a new...
CHARLOTTE, NC- It’s been one week since mid term elections wrapped up, but where does North Carolina stand now. Is the state red, blue or somewhere in the middle? Political Contributor Mary Curtis says even though the state voted Republican, it’s not necessarily red. Recent races have shown small margins...