Soumaya El Filali
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Charlotte was ranked by Stacker as one of the 10 best cities for college graduates to start their careers in 2023. However, finding an apartment as a recent grad can be difficult. Here is a list of questions young renters should ask themselves, their potential landlords and current residents before committing to a lease.
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Mecklenburg County will have five more locations to safely dispose of unneeded or expired medications tomorrow as part of Prescription Drug Take Back Day. The goal is to keep prescription drugs from ending up in the wrong hands — those who purposely misuse them and young children who ingest them, not knowing what they are.
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According to the 2023 School Diversity Report, 75.5% of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools students identify as one or more minority races. But only 44% of children's and young adult books received by the Cooperative Children’s Book Center had significant BIPOC representation in 2021. Books With Color, a Charlotte-based authors' alliance, made its first public launch on March 27. The nonprofit is focused on increasing access to inclusive reading materials in homes and classrooms.