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What’s in a name? Identity, pride and love. Ask Kamala Harris

Every person’s name is special. It demands respect. I learned how seriously I felt about that at a pre-coronavirus conference, when a speaker who fancied himself Don Rickles but came off more like the rude uncle at a holiday party, prefaced his remarks with a self-styled roast. It supposedly poked “fun” at the attendees, including,

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‘Republicans often racialize poverty. Democrats often run from poverty’

MacArthur “genius” grantee, founder of Repairers of the Breach, and organizer of the Poor People’s Campaign: A National Call for Moral Revival, Rev. William J Barber II has made eradicating poverty his life’s work. He sits down with host Mary C. Curtis for a candid and surprising conversation.

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POLITICAL WRAP: Candidates in North Carolina; Final Presidential Debate

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Two weeks and two days until the November 3rd election. Millions across the country have already voted early, including more than 98,000 people in Mecklenburg County. The candidates are in our area this week, fighting for any voters who remain undecided. President Trump will hold a rally in Gastonia on Wednesday, while former

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POLITICAL WRAP: Debate Over The Next Debate; President Trump Returns to Campaign Trail

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – It appears next week’s Presidential Town Hall Debate won’t happen, after the Debate Commission decided to make it virtual, without consulting the candidates. So is President Trump making the right decision to turn down the virtual debate and hit the campaign trail instead? Our political contributor Mary C. Curtis has more in the video above

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The Heat: U.S. vice presidential debate

Compared to last week’s presidential debate filled with interruptions, Wednesday’s encounter between Vice President Mike Pence and the challenger – Senator Kamala Harris – was relatively civil. Then earlier today, shortly after debate organizers announced the next presidential debate would now be virtual – President Trump said he would no longer participate. CGTN’s White House

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POLITICAL WRAP: Mixed Messages on President’s Health; Cal Cunningham Text Scandal

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Mixed messages this weekend about President Trump’s health, as he remains hospitalized at Walter Reed Medical Center. And North Carolina’s Senate race, upended by revelations Democrat Cal Cunningham sent sexually suggestive text messages to a California strategist, who is not his wife. Our political contributor Mary C. Curtis has more in the video above.

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