April 22, 2025 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Chief of Staff Dr. Ingrid Medlock and her associates brought multiple messages this morning: Much of the initial presentation was about celebration, with descriptors like "absolutely" and "obviously" and "very excited" and "what we can celebrate" and ... Continue Reading →
2 courageous teens stood for justice; their stories retold
April 15, 2025 Listen below, young people, to the eyewitness testimonies of two women who, as teenagers, faced harassment, name-calling and worse just for having a commitment to obtain a good education. Listen below, young people, to judge what it took to make Charlotte, not a perfect place, but ... Continue Reading →
Library system aims to expand services to all, CEO says
April 8, 2025 Behind each second-floor framed window at the new University City Regional Library, there is a lounge chair. Nearly every chair is filled most hours of the day, says library system CEO MT Turner. And that excites him. A public enterprise serving its public. Expanding its reach to ... Continue Reading →
An explainer on fair housing enforcement activities
April 1, 2025 As the Fair Housing Month sponsored by the National Association of Realtors opened, staff members from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Community Relations Committee (CRC) offered a session on local efforts to encourage nondiscrimination in housing and public accommodations. The CRC ... Continue Reading →
How America was ‘Segregated By Design’
April 1, 2025 The video above is narrated by Richard Rothstein, the longtime researcher and writer on education subjects. From 1999 to 2002, he was the national education columnist for the New York Times. The video explores the issues Rothstein pursued in his 2017 book, "The Color of Law: A ... Continue Reading →
First Black female firefighter continues to fight
March 25, 2025 Linda Lockhart arrived with her family in Charlotte as the schools were desegregating in 1970. Her narrative this morning about her experiences as the first African-American woman hired into the Charlotte Fire Department is difficult to listen to. But overall it's compatible with ... Continue Reading →
Obama marks 15th anniversary of Affordable Care Act
March 23, 2025 Barack Obama marked the 15th anniversary of the passage of the Affordable Care Act with this video. ... Continue Reading →
Rep. Adams: Focus on ways to blunt Trump tyrrany
March 18, 2025 Alma Adams sprinkles the word salad with reality, not bluster. Bipartisanship does work. Research should precede action. Members of Congress listen to constituents. The executive branch's job is to spend the money appropriated by Congress. There are ways individual citizens and ... Continue Reading →
Kim Graham on her journey to Apartment Association
March 13, 2025 The video below captures a reality deeper and more nuanced than the generic "experience" section of a LinkedIn page. Indeed, parental discretion is advised for those watching this morning's video with young children. Kim Graham, executive director of the Greater Charlotte ... Continue Reading →
Barrier-breaking U.S. Attorney ready for next venture
March 4, 2025 U.S. Attorneys who are presidentially appointed, as Charlotte-based Dena J. King was, cycle out of those positions when a new president is inaugurated. King's resignation as U.S. Attorney for the N.C. Western District was effective Feb. 12. And what since then – and what about her ... Continue Reading →
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