In a fiery and no-holds-barred conversation, Mary C. Curtis speaks with former RNC chair Michael Steele on the future of the GOP, why he cannot defend the current Republican party to Black voters and why he believes the country can and should do better.
“We can’t give in to Jan. 6” Read More »
CHARLOTTE, NC — With the summer ahead, and more than a year into the COVID pandemic, many are celebrating the CDC announcement relaxing mask mandates. People want to travel and socialize and businesses want to fully open. But since the new rules apply to the vaccinated, there are still questions about who is and is
Mary C. Curtis: Relaxing the Mask Mandate Read More »
She has been endorsed by many law enforcement agencies, including the National Association of Police Organizations, yet she was accused of being anti-police. Baseless innuendo thrown her way has been refuted by support from the National Council of Jewish Women, the Anti-Defamation League and dozens of other local, state and national Jewish organizations. She’s been tagged as “extreme,” which
When eminently qualified Black women get smeared (or every day that ends in ‘y’) Read More »
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The CDC says vaccinated people can go out and about and leave their mask at home. But health officials strongly recommend unvaccinated people keep wearing their masks. Our political contributor, Mary C. Curtis, gives us her take in the video above.
POLITICAL WRAP: COVID Restrictions Scaled Back Read More »
Jaime Harrison, the former chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party, generated excitement among Democrats and shattered fundraising records in his 2020 campaign for Republican Lindsey Graham’s Senate seat. In the end, Graham defeated Harrison by more than 10 points, but Democrats liked what they saw and in January elected Harrison to lead the Democratic National Committee. He’s
Jaime Harrison says Democrats won’t cede South to GOP Read More »
Charlotte drivers are feeling the effects of the gas shortage due to a cyberattack on the pipeline that delivers gas to our region, even after the pipeline resumes operation. North Carolina was one of the hardest-hit states in the shortage. A long City Council meeting showed members lacked consensus over how to move forward on the proposed Charlotte Future
The White House issued a proclamation last week, of the sort that most presidents have issued about historical events that deserve commemorating, but that were missing, for the most part, during the Trump reign. This one marked the 60th anniversary of the first Freedom Rides, on May 4, 1961, when traveling on a bus meant risking your life,
Sorry, but ‘Gone With the Wind’ is not a history book Read More »
Honored to be recognized by National Headliner competition w/ 3rd place award in online blog category for my Roll Call columns on the intersection of politics, culture and race. I have another one coming up Thursday (and why not subscribe to my CQ Roll Call ‘Equal Time with Mary C. Curtis‘ podcast):
2021 National Headliner Awards Read More »
Charles Blow sits down with Roll Call columnist Mary C. Curtis on the South Carolina House, adding death by firing squad as an execution method for inmates on death row because of the lack of lethal injection drugs. “A lot of companies don’t want to be involved in this,” Curtis tells Blow on why states
South Carolina Legislators Approve Execution by Firing Squad Read More »
CHARLOTTE, NC — As the economy opens back up businesses in our area and across the country are struggling to find help. WCCB Political Contributor Mary C. Curtis talks about what’s leading to the shortage and if it will get better.
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