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OPINION: When Black Siding Replaces Black Lives
When the house flippers show up in west Charlotte, they move out the Black people, but they bring in black…
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US Marshals Act Like Local Police With More Violence and Less Accountability
Just before noon on March 23, U.S. Marshals with the Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force tried to serve warrants on…
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Brooklyn Collective Picks up the Torch of Charlotte’s Black History
There’s a popular t-shirt geared to Black Americans that displays a quote reading, “I am my ancestors’ wildest dreams.” When…
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Photo of MLK in Charlotte Highlights Three Generations of Local History
“We must walk on in the days ahead with an audacious faith in the future.” Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.,…
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Joshua Galloway Reminds Us Black Lives Still Matter with New Exhibit
Charlotte photographer Joshua Galloway has been in the industry for around 12 years. His work has been featured in several…
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County Leaders Grapple with New CMS Anti-Racism Equity Action Plan
Two years ago, when creating the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools (CMS) 2024 Strategic Plan, the CMS Board of Education announced it would…
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Many in Mecklenburg County Still Face Crisis Despite Eviction Moratorium
Tasha Baker was a young, single Black woman working full-time at a medical center when COVID-19 hit. Already at high…
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Mourning Mothers March Against Gun Violence in Charlotte
While the city slept and soaked in the rain and fog of the first Saturday of 2021, hoping to leave…
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Black Diamond Caters to Growing Population of Black Gun Owners
The year 2020 has forced myriad changes upon us all. Across many walks of life and many cultures, one of…
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Passing the Crown: Five Community Heroes of the Pandemic
We have all experienced the collective trauma associated with the COVID-19 pandemic this year. It’s been challenging, and for the…
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Habekah Cannon Launches Abolitionist Law Firm After Being Fired
When the courts began to shut down in March, Habekah Cannon, then with the Mecklenburg County Public Defenders’ Office (MCPDO),…
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How To Make Protests More Inclusive for People with Disabilities
The following is the second in a series of columns in which Rikki Poynter will shed light on barriers faced…
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Nooze Hounds: Spencer Merriweather Addresses Homicide Backlog
In episode 31 of the Nooze Hounds podcast, Ryan and Justin talk to Mecklenburg County District Attorney Spencer Merriweather about…
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District Attorney Announces Reshuffling to Handle Homicide Backlog
Mecklenburg County District Attorney Spencer Merriweather announced sweeping changes to his office’s organization and priorities this week that aim to…
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Nooze Hounds: Kass Ottley on Building Safer Communities
For episode 30 of the Nooze Hounds podcast, Justin and Ryan talk to Kass Ottley of Seeking Justice CLT…
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Two New Programs Could Be Crucial to Curbing Gun Violence in Charlotte
Lucille Puckett had already lost one son to gun violence in Charlotte, she wasn’t about to lose another. In September,…
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