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Join the AboutFace CLT movement at Charlotte Mecklenburg Library Main 2day! Scott Gardner’s photos of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools kids will open your heart! Thx Reemprise Fund & Center City Partners for believing & investing in Scott & Hannah Blanton’s bold vision for a more compassionate CLT! #theFutureisNowCLT

“I feel like this city is quickly becoming one of the premiere sports cities in our country and to be able to bring something new and exciting like the ⁦Major League Soccer⁩ to Charlotte would be pretty dope,” ⁦Megan Rapinoe⁩ tells us during Q&A with reporters at Romare Bearden Park

R&D in the QC episode 73 - City Council District 2 interviews w/ all four candidates in the September 10th Democratic primary - Malcolm Graham, Jessica Davis, Antoinette Green & Jeremy Arey. #CLT #cltcc Tariq Scott Bokhari Justin Harlow bit.ly/30BfoqJ

ICYMI: Here's a clip of our segment on WCNC Charlotte's Chartlotte Today with SHARE Charlotte this morning. We're so excited to be the hosts of #OntheTableCLT on October 23. Thank you to Knight Foundation for supporting this year's community conversation on home and belonging. bit.ly/2kUqYxx

The Charlotte Agenda is hiring for three full time roles - senior reporter, social media shooter and managing editor. We're looking for people to take us to the next level. Let's go: charlotteagenda.com/jobs/

55 years ago today, we were beaten, tear gassed, and trampled by horses. I thought I saw death. I thought I was going to die. I don't know how I made it back, but I know we cannot rest. We cannot become weary. We must keep pushing and pulling and find a way to get in the way.

Good opinion piece out of Philly on the importance of our parks throughout this difficult time and the need to investment. I would contend Mecklenburg County could use a few more "grand" parks to further spread the positive impact these spaces have on our residents.

It is with profound sadness that we share news of the passing of Black Enterprise Founder Earl G. Graves Sr. earlier this evening, April 6, at the age of 85. We will evermore celebrate his life and legacy, in this, our 50th Anniversary Year, and beyond.

US's digital divide 'is going to kill people' as Covid-19 exposes inequalities theguardian.com/world/2020/apr…

STREET MURAL: Local artists are painting a Black Lives Matter mural on a block of Tryon between 3rd and 4th streets Uptown today. The project is a collaboration between local artists, the city, Charlotte is Creative, Brand The Moth, and BlkMrktClt. Photos by Andy Weber

"It was supposed to be a 'welcome back to school' message to teachers, and yet it was a racist rant by the superintendent of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools," Henion said.” Useful to ask what folks mean when they say something decrying racism was ‘racist’ wfae.org/post/cms-super…

North Carolina’s updated mask mandate goes into effect today. Wearing our masks costs so little but does so much to slow the spread of this virus and boost our economy. Working together and taking this seriously will save lives this holiday season. wral.com/coronavirus/he…

North Carolina’s rich Black history ranges from Greensboro to Wilmington, Pauli Murray to Nina Simone, the Green Book to the Underground Railroad. Here’s a sample. trib.al/JYZ4K1B

Charlotte playwright spotlights social justice in latest works - Q City Metro qcitymetro.com/2021/03/18/cha…

If nothing else, let this be your takeaway: There’s a big difference b/t teaching CRT & teaching Black history and it’s present-day implications. Idk who needs to hear this but it’s extremely unlikely that your kid’s 5th grade teacher pulls out a lesson on CRT next year, or ever

MEDIA NEWS: Tony Mecia’s Charlotte Ledger newsletter on pace for $175,000 in annual revenue. Entrepreneurial local reporters in cities across the United States now have a blueprint on going independent — and making more money. charlotte.axios.com/262522/tony-me…

TODAY: Howard University’s new Knight Chair in Race and Journalism will help train the next generation of Black journalists. Howard has selected Ida Bae Wells as the inaugural chair. Knight president Alberto Ibarguen shares more about the new role: kf.org/howardchair (THREAD 1/2)

.City of Charlotte announces $10M investment, leveraging ARPA dollars, in #digitalequity in #Charlotte! The pathway to making this community the most digital equitable in America continues to come into focus.