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Angela Baker has fought and grappled with Cancer for over twelve years. It’s a hard fought battle that has seen ups and downs. Not deterred, Angela has mounted a robust campaign to help Cancer survivors and people recently diagnosed with Cancer. Through Angela’s ‘Angels in Disquise’ non-profit organization, she’s assisting people with Cancer to […]
Early voting started today, and Olympia D had a chance to interview President Obama about the importance of voting early. The two chatted about everything from the Obama impersonations to the dangers of sitting out this election. Listen to their interview below.
Charlotte will hire Norfolk’s Marcus Jones as its new manager. Jones is currently the city manager at Norfolk. He will be Charlotte’s first African American city manager, according to news reports. Jones replaces interim Charlotte city manager Ron Carlee. In February, the Charlotte City Council decided not to extend Carlee’s three-year contract. Jones spent his […]
Charlotte’s native son Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx was on the list of possible vice presidential candidate in early March, according to a wire story in the Charlotte Observer. Foxx along with other African-American possibilities including New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, former Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed and former Attorney General Eric Holder, […]
Sen. Tim Kaine, Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s vice presidential running mate, will be at Heist Brewery on Thursday, according to media reports. One-stop starts here on Thursday at certain locations. Kaine will be in town to encourage Democrats to head to the polls early. Doors to Thursday’s event open at 10:30 a.m. RSVP here. According […]
Today, we expect to see black nurses when we go to the hospital, doctor or clinic. It wasn’t always that way. Thereasea Elder knows first hand. She was one of the community’s public health nurses. When we think about desegregation, we often recall images of innocent school children simply trying to get an education. Twitter […]
Domestic violence continues to blemish the social fabric of our country. According to the Center’s of Disease Control and Prevention, severe physical violence was experienced by 22% of women and 14% of men. This includes being hit with something hard, being kicked or beaten, or being burned. Among victims of contact sexual violence, physical violence, […]
In an interview with “CBS This Morning,” Rakeyia Scott told co-host Gayle King that she doesn’t believe officer Brentley Vinson fatally shot her husband last month. In the interview, Scott doesn’t say who she believes killed Scott. “Officer Vinson, I don’t believe shot my husband,” Rakeyia Scott said. “Because of the positioning when the shooting […]
Hurricane Nicole attained Category 4 status Wednesday night but weakened to a Category 3 storm Thursday, the hurricane center said. A storm surge will raise water levels by 6 to 8 feet above normal tides and 5 to 8 inches of rain are expected to fall over Bermuda through Thursday evening. With winds increasing to 130 mph, the […]
The Thereasea Clark Elder Community Appreciation Ceremony will celebrate the life and work of Ms. Elders and launch the T.C. Elder Community Health Leadership Academy on Thursday. Elder was a pioneering public health nurse with the Mecklenburg County Health Department from 1962 to 1989. The T.C. Elder Community Health Leadership Academy will focus on chronic […]
Governor Pat McCrory and Democratic candidate Roy Cooper State squared off tonight about everything from Republican nominee Donald Trump’s comments about women to the Black Lives Matter Movement. On HB972 (Releasing Police Camera Footage) McCrory: We need to balance the public interests, we also need to balance the constitutional rights of those being investigating. I […]
Pat McCrory doesn’t get it. During his debate with Democratic candidate Roy Cooper, McCrory quote Martin Luther King Jr and then went on to say “All lives should matter. We should value every single human life.” The comment underscores the disconnect between people who vilify Black Lives Matter and those who seek to understand the […]