Audra McDonald was the queen of Broadway even before she picked up her history-making sixth Tony Award for best actress in a play for “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill” on Sunday night. When she won, not only racking up No. 6 but completing her domination across all acting categories — leading and featured, […]
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A right hand to the bible and a guilty plea seals the deal for former Mayor Patrick Cannon. While he reached a plea agreement with the U.S. attorney’s office, what’s next remains to be seen. Our Political Contributor, Mary c. Curtis, is looking at what’s ahead for the rest of
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Of course, President Obama, in his tribute on the passing of Maya Angelou, “one of the brightest lights of our time,” would quote Angelou, calling her “a truly phenomenal woman.” The remembrances of Angelou, who died Wednesday at age 86 in her Winston-Salem, N.C., home, are filled with her own words – her distinctive voice
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CHARLOTTE, N.C.- The Charlotte City Council is expected to take a straw vote on the 2015 budget adjustments Wednesday. Our political contributor Mary C. Curtis also sat down with Mayor Clodfelter. She joined Rising to offer thoughts about the Mayor’s plan for the city.
Mayor Clodfelter Reflects On His Vision For Charlotte Read More »
Very few issues can bring contentious Democrats and Republicans in the North Carolina general assembly together. But this week, marking national military appreciation month, a joint resolution expressing gratitude and appreciation for “the men and women of the United States armed forces” won unanimous support. Those men and women and their families are important constituents
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Moral Monday marches are back and protesters are re-energized in their efforts after new rules limiting them were put in place. WCCB News Rising Political Contributor, Mary Curtis, is here with a look at how these protests could potentially impact November elections.
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CHARLOTTE – Two women interested in new ways to give back to their community found inspiration in a magazine story about a Seattle giving circle. That was in 2003. Since then, the Charlotte-based Women’s Impact Fund has grown to nearly 400 community leaders awarding 49 grants totaling more than $3.7 million – and it has
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Just when you thought there were plenty of contentious issues that put North Carolina’s Senate candidates at odds, same-sex marriage is added to the list. With a state constitution amendment – Amendment One — bolstering an existing law against it, there was little reason same-sex marriage would merit major consideration as North Carolina House Speaker
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When Jill Abramson was hired as executive editor of the New York Times in 2011, the first woman in one of the most important, most visible jobs in journalism, it was big news. Now that she has been dismissed as executive editor of the Times and is being replaced by Dean Baquet, the managing editor,
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Political Contributor, Mary C. Curtis, talks about how social movement is influencing both the US and Nigerian Politicians to take action. This comes after a plea from a mother of one of the hundreds of kidnapped Nigerian school girls. The plea is encouraging people around the world to rally for their safe return.
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