CHARLOTTE, NC– $500 a semester for in-state students at five North Carolina colleges. Sound too good to be true? WCCB News Rising’s political contributor, Mary C. Curtis, breaks down how the plan could actually hurt universities.
N.C. May Lower College Tuition, but Is There a Catch? Read More »
It could have been a Donald Trump rally . Except it wasn’t. It was a doctor’s office , a place usually associated with quiet visitors minding their own business. But not on a recent afternoon, with presumptive Republican presidential nominee Trump over the top in delegates and in his rhetoric on the television screen in
Even in the Waiting Room, No Escaping Trump Talk Read More »
CHARLOTTE, NC — The tables have turned in Campaign 2016 as the Republicans begin finding unity and the Democrats begin tearing themselves apart. WCCB Political Contributor Mary C. Curtis stops by to weigh in on the growing fracture within the Democratic Party as Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders continue to wage war on one another.
Weighing In on the Battle Between Bernie & Hillary Read More »
“Drive Like Your Kids Live Here.” The signs have sprouted up around my neighborhood, to plead with those cutting through the narrow streets to just slow down. Though I’m not sure it will work, I recognize the tactic. It seems the only way to gain empathy, charity or a smidgen of decent behavior is to
A New American Motto: I Care About Me and Mine Read More »
It was definitely a major coup for Johnson C. Smith University, one of the nation’s HBCUs, to snag Oprah Winfrey as its commencement speaker. And she certainly delivered with down-to earth wisdom, her own inspirational stories and lessons from leaders from Martin Luther King Jr. to Maya Angelou. On a sunny Sunday morning, Winfrey told
There’s More Than 1 Kind of Black: HBCUs Celebrate the Diversity of the Diaspora Read More »
CHARLOTTE, NC — Some ranking GOP members still aren’t sold on Donald Trump and are throwing around the idea of backing a third party candidate. WCCB Political Contributor Mary C. Curtis is in to discuss the possibility of yet another Campaign 2016 shakeup.
Could a 3rd Party Candidate Happen? Read More »
CHARLOTTE, NC — The battle is on for LGBT rights, state’s rights, and the overall feeling of government overreach as dueling lawsuits over North Carolina’s House Bill 2 take center stage. WCCB’s Political Contributor Mary C. Curtis weighs in on what many are now calling the next Civil War.
Lawsuits, Government Overreach, and House Bill 2 Read More »
CHARLOTTE, N. C. – North Carolina finds itself in the middle of a high-profile, far-reaching culture war battle, and it’s doubtful its leaders saw it coming. Political opponents up and down the ballot take sides and issue statements, and a governor facing a tough re-election race has seen the nut-and-bolts economic issues he campaigned on
What N.C.’s Pat McCrory Is Ignoring While He Focuses on Bathrooms Read More »
In Hollywood, filmmakers often complain that projects with characters of color hit a wall when it comes to finding funding. “Can’t the hero have a white friend?” ask the suits in the front offices of major studios. I thought of that as I watched two African-American men – President Barack Obama and comedian Larry Wilmore
Was the Obama-Wilmore Duo Too Black for the Room? Read More »
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The political theater that put Clarence Thomas on the Supreme Court, and Anita Hill and the issue of sexual harassment in the national conversation happened in 1991, but the recent HBO movie “Confirmation” rehashed those debates. Angela Wright Shannon, then known as Angela Wright — or the other woman who accused Thomas of inappropriate words and
The Woman Not Called During the Clarence Thomas Hearings Read More »
