Some things are best left to memory. When I think of Shirley Temple – the child star, not the adolescent actress or grown-up American diplomat – she is always petite, dimpled and smiling. Hearing of her death Monday night at the age of 85, it was hard to imagine her as anything else.
Shirley Temple, an optimistic icon who knew it was an illusion Read More »
Rand Paul, the U.S. senator from Kentucky and an all-but-certain contender for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, is hitting Democratic Party claims to be the party for women with attacks on Bill Clinton’s infidelity with an intern in the White House. Is it a political maneuver to tarnish top rival Hillary Clinton with guilt
Rand Paul’s Bill Clinton-bashing is political. But he has a point. Read More »
“I’m not a politician,” says Clay Aiken in the video announcing his candidacy for a U.S. House seat. “I don’t ever want to be one. But I do want to help bring back, at least to my corner of North Carolina, the idea that someone can go to Washington to represent all the people, whether
Clay Aiken is officially a candidate. And he thought ‘American Idol’ was rough Read More »
February in Charlotte means a month of arts, remembrance, and honors. Mary C Curtis is giving us a tour of where it’s all happening. The Blumenthal Performing Arts helped produce ‘”The Mountaintop“, which is being performed at the Booth Playhouse through March 2. It centers around Martin Luther King Jr’s last speech before his
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Amy Chua and Jed Rubenfeld know a lot about at least one thing. That would be marketing. Their new book, “The Triple Package: How Three Unlikely Traits Explain the Rise and Fall of Cultural Groups in America,” arrives Feb. 4 amid a swirl of controversy and publicity, and from the rather self-satisfied look on their
Why Amy Chua’s book on the exceptional gets civil rights all wrong Read More »
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Washington Post columnist, Mary C. Curtis, joins Rising with some perspective on Tuesday’s State of the Union. Congressmen feel that the President needs to work with them, not go around them. In his address, President Obama said he will use executive action to pass bills if necessary. Much of his focus was
State of the Union perspective Read More »
Despite conventional wisdom, Madam C.J. Walker did not invent the straightening comb. The woman who started life as Sarah Breedlove of Louisiana — the first child in her family born into freedom, in 1867 — earned fame and fortune through ingenuity, innovation and hard work. Despite hard times and loss, Walker is regarded as America’s
In the bipartisan effort to strengthen the Voting Rights Act of 1965, key parts of which were eliminated by the Supreme Court last year, Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) and the Rev. William Barber, head of the North Carolina NAACP, would likely find themselves on opposite sides. And that’s just if the debate were strictly political.
Could NAACP leader and black GOP senator find common ground? Read More »
Charlotte, N.C.- A Grand Jury decides not to indict the CMPD officer, accused of killing unarmed man Jonathan Ferrell. Tuesday’s decision leaves mixed emotions for both sides. Washington Post Columnist Mary C. Curtis joined Rising to break down what’s next in the case.
Grand Jury Won’t Indict Officer Randall Kerrick, but Case Is Far From Over Read More »
CHARLOTTE – It’s a situation that won’t end quickly or easily. In a case that has drawn national attention, a Mecklenburg County grand jury did not indict a police officer on Tuesday on a charge of voluntary manslaughter in the killing of an unarmed man.
Grand jury decides not to indict officer in N.C. shooting, but questions remain Read More »
