Southern Democrats in Washington for the inauguration of President Obama on Monday celebrated as much as their counterpoints from across the country. But they also knew they had work to do, with GOP senators, governors and state legislatures cutting a bright red swath through the region. So they used an Inauguration Day gathering to launch […]
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CHARLOTTE, NC: Many people will have Monday off to celebrate Martin Luther King Day. There are many events around town where you can use your free time to learn more about the man who had a dream of racial equality. Mary Curtis previews the King Day parade, presentations at the Harvey B. Gantt Center, the
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France isn’t Scandinavia. If you add up the state-by-state numbers, it isn’t even America. A crowd of more than 300,000 took the fight to the iconic Eiffel Tower in Paris to protest the president’s plan to legalize gay marriage and allow same-sex couples to adopt and conceive children. You have to do a lot to
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With a black man in the White House and a woman – perhaps – on deck, is late-night TV a comforting throwback?
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“He’s got a very difficult balance to strike,’ said Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx. ‘The expectations that are there within his party may not mesh well with the expectations people in this state have.”
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CHARLOTTE, NC: The Bechtler Museum of Modern Art is reaching out to the next generation of arts lovers. They’re holding a Family Day on January 11 from noon to 4:30 PM. It’s a chance for families to enjoy the museum and get hands on with creativity. It’s another event that Mary Curtis says is “Keeping
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It’s disheartening when reality TV dives into the muck of a rapper’s dysfunctional crew when there’s more human drama in the Mamie Reardens of the world.
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Gov. Bev Perdue of North Carolina won’t have that title much longer, but she is making the most of her last few days in office. To end 2012, Perdue issued a full pardon of innocence for the Wilmington 10, nine black men and one white woman accused of firebombing a white-owned grocery store in Wilmington,
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — In today’s Keeping it Positive, Mary Curtis details the theatrical fun everyone can appreciate around town!
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The subject of an HBO film and a Charlotte exhibition at the Mint Museum Uptown — which closes Jan. 6 — McIver opens up about her work, family and more.
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