CHARLOTTE, N.C. – The debate over a mask mandate, just one part of how the coronavirus pandemic is becoming increasingly political. Our political contributor Mary C. Curtis has more on the recent spike in cases we’re seeing in the South, and the strategies for the presidential campaigns, as we move closer to November.
POLITICAL WRAP: Coronavirus Mask Mandate; Presidential Poll Numbers Read More »
The death of George Floyd and the unrest that exploded across the country has forced a conversation on the table. It’s a wake-up call for America to examine the impact of racism and reckon with injustices people of color face daily. Every Black American has a story to tell. Is the country ready to listen?
Special Program – Black Charlotteans: A Candid Conversation On Race Read More »
When I was a little girl, the youngest of five children in a family with parents who made ends meet while never letting us see them sweat, the U.S. Postal Service was as welcome as Santa during the holidays. While dad was tending bar and waiting tables at parties after he signed off from his
The very American Postal Service now a partisan pawn, with democracy at stake Read More »
CHARLOTTE, NC — Fresh off a disappointing campaign rally over the weekend, President Trump spoke to a packed crowd of students at a rally in Arizona Tuesday night. But the president’s visit didn’t come without criticism… as COVID-19 cases in Arizona are surging. Here’s more from our WCCB political contributor Mary C. Curtis.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – President Trump is speaking out about the removal of monuments. “The unhinged left-wing mob is trying to vandalize our history, desecrate our monuments, our beautiful monuments,” the President said during a rally on Saturday night. It comes as Governor Roy Cooper orders the removal of Confederate monuments in Raleigh, citing public safety concerns. Our political contributor Mary C.
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Mary C. Curtis won a Dateline award for best Online Column for CQ Roll Call. Here she talks about her columns and what it means to be recognized by her peers for her work.
Story Behind The Winning Story – Mary C. Curtis Read More »
ASMP pre-empted our regularly scheduled Friday Town Hall in recognition of Juneteenth. Our distinguished guest is award-winning journalist, educator, speaker and editor Mary C. Curtis. The current American moment is not only about George Floyd. It’s not only about law enforcement. It’s about the systemic racism that has been present in our society and culture
It’s been five years since the deadly, racist-motivated shooting at Mother Emanuel AME Church in Charleston, South Carolina But the scars are still present in the current debate over racial justice, Black Lives Matter and the legacy of white supremacist ideology. CQ Roll Call columnist Mary C. Curtis talks to Political Theater about how the
For so long, the Supreme Court was the deal-maker and -breaker for white evangelicals and, to a lesser extent, white Catholics and their unshakable partnership with the Republican Party. The GOP knew it in ways the Democratic Party never did, to its peril come election time. In 2016, with a narrow victory, President Donald Trump
Will cries of justice resonate with Trump voters of faith? Read More »
CHARLOTTE, NC — WCCB political contributor Mary C. Curtis talks police reform as lawmakers of both parties work on a legislation.
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