Gwendolyn Glenn
Race & Equity ReporterGwendolyn is an award-winning journalist who has covered a broad range of stories on the local and national levels. Her experience includes producing on-air reports for National Public Radio and she worked full-time as a producer for NPR’s All Things Considered news program for five years. She worked for several years as an on-air contract reporter for CNN in Atlanta and worked in print as a reporter for the Baltimore Sun Media Group, The Washington Post and covered Congress and various federal agencies for the Daily Environment Report and Real Estate Finance Today. Glenn has won awards for her reports from the Maryland-DC-Delaware Press Association, SNA and the first-place radio award from the National Association of Black Journalists.
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People came from near and far in large numbers to attend the Great West Side Fish Fry on West Trade Street in Charlotte on Saturday. -
The price of seafood is expected to increase significantly because of President Trump’s new tariffs and because about 85% of this country’s seafood is imported. Fresh seafood market owners in Charlotte are closely watching seafood prices from overseas suppliers. -
The Mint Museum Randolph’s African art galleries are open again after closing for an extensive, multi-year renovation. The galleries have expanded from two spaces to three and curators say they represent a broader and more honest depiction of the African art in the Mint’s collection. -
Local poets featured on the new album "Black Charlotte: A Poetic Celebration of Place & Folk" will perform poems from the album for the first time at the Carolina Theatre on Friday, as part of Charlotte SHOUT! The album is the brainchild of Charlotte poet Laureate Jay Ward and spoken word poet Jah Smalls. Award-winning poet and slam master Bluz, explains the theme of the album, billed as a love letter to Charlotte — in this conversation with WFAE’s Gwendolyn Glenn. -
It’s Final Four time for college men’s and women’s basketball teams in the NCAA Tournament. From the Carolinas, Duke goes against Houston Saturday on the men’s side and for the women, the University of South Carolina’s Gamecocks face Texas on Friday. With more about the tournament’s remaining games, WFAE’s Gwendolyn Glenn talks with Charlotte Observer veteran sportswriter Langston Wertz Jr. -
Atlanta-based artist Ayana Ross uses her art to tell stories of everyday people doing everyday things, while exploring racial, social and historical issues. Her exhibition, “When Two or More Are Gathered," can be seen at UNC Charlotte Center City’s Projective Eye Gallery. -
For 15 years, businesses, education institutions and federal government agencies have hired author Michael Fosberg to conduct interactive training sessions on diversity, equity and inclusion. Fosberg was in Charlotte this week. He spoke with WFAE’s Gwendolyn Glenn about his work and the revelation of a family secret that helped shape his perspective on DEI. -
“People are operating from a sense of fear … especially when it comes to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” is how author and journalist Clint Smith describes the climate in America. Smith, who wrote the bestseller, "How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America," talks to WFAE's Gwendolyn Glenn about the important role history plays in understanding today's America. -
Radio stations at historically Black colleges and universities have always played a special role in connecting the schools to their communities. A new effort is underway to preserve the rich history and the programming these stations produced that documents the Black experience from the days of reel-to-reel recorders and 8-tracks to MP3s. -
Bribery, extortion, influence peddling and money laundering are federal corruption charges three members of North Charleston’s city council face, stemming from a year-long FBI investigation. WFAE’s Gwendolyn Glenn talks to Glenn Smith, deputy managing editor for investigations with the Post and Courier, about the scandal.
