CHARLOTTE, NC- Political Contributor Mary Curtis recaps former Charlotte Mayor Patrick Cannon’s sentencing on federal corruption charges. Cannon will spend 44 months in prison and was fined $10,000.
Pre-Sentencing Coverage of Patrick Cannon Case
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Terrance Bates has full coverage ahead of the Patrick Cannon sentencing, with political contributor Mary C. Curtis, a Charlotte School of Law professor, and a former member of the FBI on the case and the investigation.
Oct142014
Breaking Down the Third N.C. Senate Debate
Voters got a chance to hear from all three U.S. Senate candidates in Thursday’s debate in Wilmington. Libertarian Sean Haugh stood alongside major party candidates Thom Tillis and Kay Hagan.
WCCB political contributor Mary C. Curtis is helping us understand the tactics they brought used in the final debate.
Curtis says Haugh is consistent with Libertarian philosophy which is less government involvement.
Oct102014
Is the South really as bad as a report says it is?
CHARLOTTE — When the headline is “Why the South is the worst place to live in the U.S.,” it’s an invitation to trash talk. But isn’t that what makes stories like this one in The Post so much fun? They are bound to unleash regional pride and get the blood flowing and the stereotypes flying in the comments section.
Oct092014
Breaking Down Hagan-Tillis, Part 2
CHARLOTTE, N.C- Political Contributor Mary Curtis highlights key points from the second Senate Debate. With less than a month to go, incumbent Senator Kay Hagan and Speaker of the House Thom Tillis clash on almost every issue ranging from national security to same sex marriage.
Oct082014
Experts: Same-Sex Marriage Debate Could Sway NC Senate Race
CHARLOTTE, NC – Watching debate between North Carolina Senator Kay Hagan and challenger Thom Tills with less than a month to go until the midterms. “Hagan and Tillis have very distinct and different opinions on opposite sides, and they make that very clear,” said WCCB Political Contributor Mary C. Curtis. The polls show a close race.
Oct072014
NFL meeting with black women’s groups on domestic violence a ‘productive’ beginning
Representatives of the Black Women’s Roundtable said a meeting with NFL executives on Wednesday was productive, and just the start of a conversation. The roundtable had requested a meeting with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell after the league announced a domestic violence advisory panel that included no women of color.
“We agreed to have a meeting with commissioner Goodell in the next 30 to 45 days,” Melanie L. Campbell, president and CEO of the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation and convener of the Black Women’s Roundtable, told She the People.
Oct022014
Fact-Check the Political Ads in NC Senate Race
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Senator Kay Hagan and Republican challenger Thom Tillis are ironing out key points of their argument ahead of their next debate Tuesday, October 6. The race is heating up with more political ads, but WCCB’s political contributor Mary C. Curtis says fact-check when you see them.
Oct022014
Black women’s groups to meet with NFL on lack of diversity in domestic violence panel
A meeting has been scheduled Wednesday between the National Football League and representatives of the Black Women’s Roundtable, which had questioned the lack of diversity on a domestic violence advisory panel. Members of the group are scheduled to meet with NFL executives Anna Isaacson and Troy Vincent at the league’s headquarters in New York City, according to Edrea Davis, communications director for the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation and the Black Women’s Roundtable. However, the group still wants a meeting with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.
“The women will urge the NFL to add black women experts in domestic violence and sexual assault to the NFL’s recently established domestic violence advisory board,” Davis told She the People. “They will also discuss other issues related to diversity and cultural sensitivity, eradicating the culture of violence within the league, and the date of the meeting they requested with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.”
Sep302014
