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 years past and protesters demand […]
In a police shooting case in Charlotte, fewer headlines but familiar call for justice Read More »
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.
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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 political fallout.
Feuding Commissioners Leave Local Voters Questioning Leadership Read More »
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 to tell her that trashing
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.
Though others may judge, Janay Rice tells her story her way Read More »
On Monocle 24, putting Ferguson in context — why do police and communities of color mistrust each other?
The world is watching — speaking about Ferguson on British radio Read More »
“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 killing Brown last summer in
Darren Wilson saw ‘a demon.’ What do you see? Read More »
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 been seen — though not
As Bill Cosby’s accusers find their voices, Camille Cosby loses hers Read More »
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 skepticism about city and county
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Mia Love is already getting more attention than most of her newly elected congressional colleagues. She is Haitian American, a woman, daughter of immigrants, Mormon, Republican and from Utah, all things that she seems eager to boast about, except when she isn’t, as those who contrasted her post-election speech with a subsequent CNN interview noted.
Mia Love is black, Mormon, Republican and blowing people’s minds Read More »
