Elections have consequences. In North Carolina, which elected Republican Gov. Pat McCrory and a GOP super-majority in both the state House and Senate in 2012, legislation to institute photo identification as a prerequisite for voting is again on the table.
A voter ID battle in North Carolina Read More »
Learned a lot about reinvention from fellow panelists Amani Channel, Kathy Times and Shaunya Chavis at NABJ Region 3 conference. Charlotte Area Association of Black Journalists did a great job hosting at Johnson C. Smith University.
NABJ Region 3 Conference: Backup and Reboot, Having a Plan B Read More »
Honored to keynote Accenture’s International Women’s Day event, “Defining Success. Your Way,” and meeting Robin Bridges and Anita Suggs.
International Women’s Day keynote Read More »
Do women separated by party, principle and vocation have more in common than not? When the conversation turns to the challenges faced and rewards gained when working toward leadership roles, it seems so. Or perhaps, as one of the high-powered women in a discussion on “CBS This Morning” offered, women strive for consensus. In Wednesday’s installment
Condi Rice, Valerie Jarrett and Lesley Stahl on, inevitably, ‘having it all’ Read More »
It’s a great week to highlight the women in the community who are giving back in so many ways. From two Women of the Year, working to educate young people in the community to a prom project that gives young women a special evening. They inspire all of us to do our part, as well.
Keeping it Positive: Dynamic Women Giving Back to Charlotte Read More »
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – On the announcement, his picture was squeezed between images of Abraham Lincoln and Ronald Reagan, former presidents the GOP can get behind. Artur Davis was in North Carolina, where Republicans rule in the state house and legislature. It’s a place where the party that is suffering setbacks elsewhere could relax for a
Artur Davis – Democrat turned GOP stalwart – has a plan for Republicans Read More »
In fitting tribute to his leadership in the 1965 march across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Ala., and his lifelong commitment to civil rights, U.S. Rep. John Lewis will once again be in the lead March 3, in the annual commemoration of that pivotal walk. Among the many following this Sunday will be Vice President
As Biden heads to Selma, will black voters embrace him as Obama’s successor? Read More »
Just the memory of Rosa Parks can still get the job done. In this case, 100 years after her birth, the late civil rights icon is bringing together the president and the Democratic and Republican leaders of both the House and the Senate. In the partisan atmosphere of Washington, D.C., that’s close to a miracle.
In her 100th year, is it time to take Rosa Parks off that pedestal? Read More »
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) basketball tournament is in full force all around the Queen City! Both Charlotte and the association are hosting a number of events in honor of the annual event. Today’s Keeping it Positive explores the celebrations that not only involve games and parties but also observes Black
Keeping It Positive: Try Something Different for CIAA Week in Charlotte Read More »
Even as most of the headlines coming out of Washington these days contain the word sequester, another bill is moving along, making progress without quite so much drama. But the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), passed in the Senate and due for action in the House, is no less important. House Republicans
The House now turns to the Violence Against Women Act Read More »
