SCOTUS overturns Roe v. Wade, Justice Thomas takes aim at LGBTQ rights
Never-repealed laws banning same-sex marriage and sexual activity a ticking time bomb in NC and elsewhere
The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn a woman’s right to choose is a reminder that state and local penal codes,…
City of Charlotte Arts Board Awards $2.01M to Arts & Science Council
The City of Charlotte’s Arts and Culture Advisory Board awarded $2.01 million on June 21 to the Arts & Science Council (ASC) for…
Proud Boys enter Wilmington library during LGBTQ story time, parents say they felt unsafe
Parents who attended an LGBTQ-themed story time at a Wilmington, North Carolina public library say members of the Proud Boys…
arts & Culture
Crazy about ‘C.R.A.Z.Y.’
The late filmmaker Jean Jean-Marc Vallée, who died unexpectedly at 58 in December 2021, never saw his 2005 movie “C.R.A.Z.Y.” (Samuel Goldwyn Pictures) receive a general theatrical release in the States. This, despite being a hit at numerous regional LGBTQ film festivals, receiving multiple awards in Canada, having a 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes, and…
parenting
Why I Make My Son’s Clothes
When you walk into a children’s clothing store, signs quickly alert you to which side of the store is for girls and which one is for boys. Like most parents of a son, I automatically walk to the “Boys” side. It is what I have been conditioned to do by societal norms. For decades, those…
charlotte
Choosing Who We Work With
The U.S. is likely headed into a recession. According to Robert Reich, former US secretary of labor, economist and columnist for The Guardian, new home construction has finally slowed, mortgage demand continues to decline, and the country’s largest and most influential retailers are reporting disappointing sales and profits. “The stock market is in bear territory.…
carolinas
Let the church look in the mirror
My father taught me how to see. My daughter is teaching me how to see more fully. As a boy, my dad learned how to observe the people, places and events of the world from the vantage point of the small town in Georgia where he was raised. He saw beyond what was right in…
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