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Ayana Ross
Atlanta-based artist Ayana Ross uses her art to tell stories of everyday people doing everyday things, while exploring racial, social and historical issues. A figurative painter, Ross, has won national awards including the Bennett Prize and the Eben Demarest Award. Her exhibition, “When Two or More Are Gathered," can be seen at UNC Charlotte Center City’s Projective Eye Gallery. She tells WFAE’s Gwendolyn Glenn that American painter Norman Rockwell, also known for portrayals of everyday moments in American life — is a major influence on her work.
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MAX PIXELSince 2020, large public safety training centers have been cropping up around the country. Last summer, Central Piedmont Community College announced plans to build a facility in Matthews to provide training for police, fire and Medic personnel. These projects have faced opposition nationally and locally. -
Palmer Magri/WFAEOn the next Charlotte Talks, the trees are leafing out, the azaleas are blooming, the grass is greening – all sure signs that spring is here and that means gardeners should be working hard to capitalize on the season. A lot of people turned to gardening during the pandemic and stuck with it, and whether you have a typical suburban plot of land or an apartment balcony with flowerpots, we have advice for gardeners, info on native plants, even ways to incorporate chickens into your gardens.
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Bryant, who has worked for Mecklenburg County since 2003, will replace Dena Diorio, who is retiring.
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Some Forest Service workers supporting the fight against wildfires across western North Carolina were reinstated by the Trump administration just before the crisis. Others are still waiting to be onboarded. -
Sen. Michael Lee is serving his fifth term in the North Carolina Senate. -
The disaster management agency will no longer enforce an Obama-era rule requiring federally funded disaster rebuilds to consider climate risk. -
South Carolina residents could be stripped of the ability to use Medicaid at Planned Parenthood or other reproductive health care centers if the Supreme Court rules in favor of the state after hearing arguments in a case Wednesday.
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Duke Health says it has finalized its $284 acquisition of Lake Norman Regional Medical Center and related businesses in Mooresville. The Hospital will be renamed Duke Health Lake Norman during a ceremony Tuesday afternoon. Employees and providers have been extended employment offers with Duke, enabling a seamless transition for patients.
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This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to Annelise Mennicke, a UNC Charlotte professor whose whose federal grant was canceled as part of the Trump administration’s cost-cutting program. And also because her research involved trans people. -
This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to Jim Barger Jr., author of a new book called “Rivers and Dreams,” on former President Jimmy Carter’s life as a fisherman — and how he often used fishing to cast the lines of diplomacy.
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