The Voice of the Black Community
State & National
| African American museum is a ‘living’ testament |
| Tuesday, September 27, 2016 |
| The just-opened National Museum of African American History and Culture is a work-in-progress — in every way. Surprisingly, this is its best asset. In one way, that description is literal. On Media Day, less than 10 days before its grand opening, the museum’s grounds still were littered with cigarette butts, snack bags and other leftovers from |
| Obama emphasizes his legacy’s state of jeopardy |
| Monday, September 26, 2016 |
| The 46th Annual Legislative Conference Phoenix Awards dinner on Sept. 17 not only featured the last CBCF conference address from the nation’s first black president, but it featured politicians and the organization’s leadership who also stressed the importance of preserving the current political agenda for the benefit of the youth and the |
| Justice Department announces $20M for police body cameras |
| Monday, September 26, 2016 |
| LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Justice Department announced Monday it's awarding more than $20 million for law enforcement agencies around the country to establish or enhance their use of body cameras, a move that comes after several fatal shootings of black men by police that have prompted widespread protests. Attorney General Loretta Lynch announced the |
| Black community sees Charlotte as glimmering, fake Oz |
| Saturday, September 24, 2016 |
| CHARLOTTE – To much of the world, Charlotte is the Queen City – a gleaming downtown, state-of-the-art stadiums, sparkling new mass transit, the nation's banking capital. But a very different Charlotte came into the spotlight in the past few days. Move outside the city's core and there are neighborhoods such as the one where a black police |
| NC congressman says Charlotte protesters 'hate white people' |
| Friday, September 23, 2016 |
| CHARLOTTE – A North Carolina congressman says people are protesting in Charlotte because they "hate white people." U.S. Rep. Robert Pittenger, a Republican whose district includes parts of Charlotte, was asked by an interviewer for Britain's BBC TV what grievance the protesters have. In the video posted online Thursday, Pittenger responded: "The |
| Charlotte chief: Family will watch police video of shooting |
| Thursday, September 22, 2016 |
| CHARLOTTE – Charlotte's police chief said Thursday he plans to show video of an officer shooting a black man to the slain man's family, but the video won't be immediately released to the public. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney has said that 43-year-old Keith Lamont Scott refused officers' repeated commands to drop a gun, but he said |
| ITT Tech students fight for loan forgiveness |
| Monday, September 19, 2016 |
| CHARLOTTE – Dozens of former students and graduates of ITT Tech – which has campuses in Charlotte, Durham and High Point – have declared a "debt strike." The civil action means they will no longer be making federal loan payments for the debt they incurred as students at the for-profit institution that shut its doors two weeks ago. The |
