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FBI Investigates Cross Burning at Charlotte Black Couple’s Home

Sean and Monica Williams, a Black couple from Charlotte, experienced a racially motivated incident at their Conway, South Carolina vacation home. A neighbor dispute involving racial slurs escalated to a cross being burned in their yard. The couple’s home is located on Corbett Drive in Conway. FBI investigating cross burning at … [Read more…]

Charlotte’s Kwamé Ryan Makes History By Becoming First Black Conductor of Symphony

Breaking new ground in its near-century history, the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra has just appointed Kwamé Ryan, its first non-white director. The 53-year-old, born in Canada and raised in Trinidad, was selected by the Charlotte Symphony in a unanimous decision this week. “As a dynamic leader who understands the full potential of the relationship between an … [Read more…]