Gracyn Doctor
ReporterGracyn Doctor is a Report for America corps member who covers race and equity for WFAE.
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Tammy Greene, 55, also known as the "jazz diva," recently died of breast cancer. She was known for creating space for jazz music and musicians in Charlotte.
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Restaurateur Jahzmin French has brought one of the newest restaurants to uptown Charlotte, the Jinya Ramen Bar. As a Black, woman restaurant owner, she sees her business as another way to introduce brown and Black people to Asian cuisine.
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Charlotte Pride had to cancel most of its in-person festival plans, including its annual parade, for the second year in a row due to COVID-19. But Pride festivities have still been going on in a socially distanced manner, and they're wrapping up this weekend with two community events.
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On Monday night, the Charlotte City Council voted to adopt a redistricting map that will remove four precincts from District 4.
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The goal of Charlotte's newly announced Racial Equity Initiative is to raise $250 million that will go toward making North Carolina's largest city more diverse and addressing racial inequities.
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Charlotte's Peter McNeil quit his job to go into filmmaking full time. After years of dedication, his first film, "Urge," about a man overcoming his addiction to pornography, is set to premiere.
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According to an annual report by the Trevor Project, suicide is the second leading cause of death in 13- to 24-year-olds. And this year, 62% of LGBTQ youths reported symptoms of depression, with 2 out of 3 identifying as transgender or nonbinary. And for LGBTQ youth of color, the numbers are even more alarming.
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The Camino Health Center has served Charlotte, specifically the Latino community, for 18 years, providing myriad services in both English and Spanish. Now, the center is expanding its wellness branch to include one-on-one physical training and nutrition services.
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A group of law firms with offices in North Carolina and South Carolina have come together to help low-income entrepreneurs and business owners as a way to support underserved communities in the Charlotte area.
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The Siloam School is the last remaining schoolhouse in Mecklenburg County built for Black students during segregation.