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A group of local poets came together Friday night to perform a spoken-word album highlighting Charlotte’s Black history. Their pieces celebrated, honored and spotlighted key moments in the city's past.
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CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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Two years ago, the then-surgeon general published an advisory stating up to 95% of teens reported using social media “almost constantly.” We know that this increases depression and anxiety, and that is why nine states have taken steps to regulate its use. Now, North Carolina may be jumping on the bandwagon.
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Felix Gonzales/FlickrA new bill — The Women’s Safety and Protection Act — is under consideration in the state Senate, which would require individuals to use restrooms in public schools and some government-funded buildings based on the sex listed on their birth certificates. It would also restrict other rights. We look at the bill and hear from those in favor and those against.
Here's a quick explanation of how public media funding works and what impact a profound realignment of that funding may have on public radio and television in our region and across the country.
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LOCAL NEWS
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Republican Tariq Bokhari is resigning from the Charlotte City Council Sunday. He will become the deputy administrator of the Federal Transit Administration on Monday.
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UNC and Duke's health systems are partnering on North Carolina's first standalone children's hospital. Republican leaders said it will be exempt from Certificate of Need. -
The city of Charlotte said Monday that the Peebles Corp. financials for Brooklyn Village are "challenging." -
If the Senate budget is approved as written, the state's total funding allocated to Helene would top $2 billion. -
The state Supreme Court on Friday had a mixed ruling in the election dispute between Democratic incumbent Allison Riggs and Republican Jefferson Griffin.
NATION & WORLD
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This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to Annelise Mennicke, a UNC Charlotte professor 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.
Get behind-the-scenes insight and analysis about what’s happening in local and statewide politics from political reporter Steve Harrison.
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