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Today is the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the result of years of efforts and turbulence in America. Freedom rides,…
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Nearly all of us have filled out a job application that asks if you’ve ever been convicted of a crime. Check the box yes, and you need to explain…
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Union County is one of two North Carolina school districts accused of making it difficult for youth who are in the country illegally to enroll. The…
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Part One: Soledad O'Brien on 'Black in America.' Soledad O'Brien is an award-winning journalist, documentarian and author. You may remember her as an…
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By all accounts, Dr. Benjamin Chavis is a North Carolina legacy. The civil rights leader was not only on the forefront of civil rights protests in the…
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On August 28, 1963, hundreds of thousands of protesters marched to Washington DC to demand their civil rights. Among those activists were Charlotteans who…
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Charlotte commemorated a civil rights heavyweight Thursday. Julius Chambers fought for equality through the courts and argued some of the cases that…
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Charlotte civil rights lawyer Julius Chambers has died at age 76. Chambers' law firm said he died Friday after months of declining health. In 1964,…
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Bernard and Shirley Kinsey are more than just art collectors. They own one of the largest and most diverse private collections of African American…
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Fifty years ago, a Charlotte Civil Rights activist led a march through Charlotte to call for desegregation in the city. That march triggered an "eat-in"…