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CHARLOTTE, NC — President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team is pushing ahead, even as President Donald Trump and his administration fight the election results and decline to give access to Biden’s team. WCCB political contributor Mary C. Curtis discusses the impact this could have on the country.
... CHARLOTTE, N.C. – After an historic election, President-Elect Joe Biden is preparing his transition team, while President Donald Trump and his closest allies, refuse to concede. With the results showing a divided nation, how can the country come together? Our political contributor Mary C. Curtis gives us her take in...
When Kamala Harris takes the oath of office on January 20, 2021, more than one ceiling will shatter: America will have its first woman vice president, as well as its first Black and South Asian-American vice president. She will be second in line for the most powerful office in the...
Election Day has come and gone, but Black communities in North Carolina could potentially feel the aftereffects for years to come. This week, Black Issues Forum is peeling back the layers on North Carolina’s biggest political races and breaking down what they could mean for African Americans in our state.
... On the next Charlotte Talks local news roundup … The election night that we’ve been gearing up for over the last four years arrived this week … and lingered. We’ll talk about the big local and state races as well as where local voters showed up for presidential candidates —...
North Carolina is a political player, a battleground state visited and fought over by national candidates in both parties. And Charlotte has had challenges that mirror those of many big American cities: protests and debates over police reform and frustrations that all citizens don’t share in its economic growth and...
There was no Democratic or Republican blowout. There was no final result. On Tuesday night going into Wednesday morning, America was left with a message that was far from clear — “too early to call” or “too close to call,” the cable stations said about tight races in battleground states....
CHARLOTTE, NC — President Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden are locked in tight races in battleground states across the country. Trump won Florida, Ohio and Iowa, important battlegrounds, but races were too early to call in other fiercely contested states, including North Carolina, Georgia and Pennsylvania. WCCB political...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Two days until Election Day and early voting records show a tight race and an involved electorate. Candidates and their families are flooding North Carolina in the closing days of the campaign. So, will we know the results on Election Night? Some political experts say we might...