Dec. 9, 2021 On Wednesday, Dec. 8, the N.C. Supreme Court ordered that the first primary for Election 2022, initially scheduled for March 8, be delayed until May 17, to allow lower courts to hear and rule on challenges to the districting maps. Filing for all elections subject to primaries was ... Continue Reading →
Longest-serving District Court judge announces retirement in September
Dec. 7, 2021 Judge Rickye McKoy Mitchell today announced that she would retire from the bench on Sept. 1, 2022. In an accompanying video (below), she described her decision as “not a farewell, but a next step.” Her statement: “Greetings, Colleagues and Community! “After 24 years of Judicial ... Continue Reading →
Urban League adding satellite office, staying focused on economic empowerment
Dec. 7, 2021 Two key leaders at the Urban League of Central Carolinas today described a relatively small staff pushing to prepare Charlotte workers to upgrade their skills or prepare themselves to own their own businesses as a path toward economic stability and life satisfaction. Presenters were ... Continue Reading →
Superior Court clerk won’t seek re-election
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Retired principal reaches out to CMS
Dec. 6, 2021 In a document apparently aimed at a CMS Board of Education under fire for disarray in its schoolhouses, veteran educator Kenneth Simmons says he can make a difference, if only the school system would allow him to do so: "On many instances in the past, I have attempted to share with ... Continue Reading →
‘It’s about building a legacy of knowledge’
Dec. 5, 2021 “God has left me here long enough to be an instrument,” he says. “I could sell myself off to museums and galleries, and become something not pretty. But it’s not about the money to me. It’s about building a legacy of knowledge.” – Self-taught artist Charlie Lucas, Selma, Ala., in the ... Continue Reading →
Another perspective on Beatties Ford mural
Dec. 3, 2021 Elloree Erwin sent in photos she took of Abel Jackson’s 2021 mural at West End Fresh Seafood Market (shown inset photo, Google) at 2206 Beatties Ford Rd. Six prominent African-Americans portrayed in the mural are, from left, Dr. Bertha Maxwell-Roddey, James Ferguson II, Julius ... Continue Reading →
Maggie Lena Walker: First Black Bank President
"Incredible Black Women You Should Know About" – The Series Maggie Lena Walker – First Black Bank President (July 15, 1864 – December 15, 1934) By DonnaMarie Woodson This article, from the December 2021 edition of the Charmeck Chronicle, is published here with permission of the ... Continue Reading →
Candidate Emry greeting
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A gathering to honor retiring Judge Donnie Hoover
Nov. 30, 2021 Daughter Maya Hoover Capers provided these mementos from Superior Court Judge Donnie Hoover’s Nov. 30 retirement ceremony. The following is a video of the hour-long ceremony, which was held with a small in-person audience at the Mecklenburg County Courthouse, supplemented by a ... Continue Reading →
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