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Nikya Hightower THE CHARLOTTE POST Growing up rural shaped Cyanca’s neo-soul sound. The Charlotte-based vocalist, who is profiled on the PBS NC series “Shaped by Sound” on April 9, immediately thought of her roots in Smithfield, North Carolina, where her...

Herbert L. White The Charlotte Post There are days when Victoria Copeland’s job pushes her to the point of exhaustion. A wheelchair agent at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, Copeland helps American Airlines passengers with mobility get to their flights safely....

Herbert L. White THE CHARLOTTE POST A federal audit determined Charlotte’s transit authority failed to meet safety mandates. A report published Feb. 2 by the Federal Transit Administration identified 18 areas where CATS failed to meet federally mandated safety requirements....

Herbert L. White THE CHARLOTTE POST A Charlotte environmental advocacy group is challenging Trump administration exemptions of a cancer-causing chemical used to sterilize medical devices. CleanAIRE NC is among the plaintiffs represented suing to block the waiver of 2024 Environmental...

Herbert L. White THE CHARLOTTE POST Second in a series produced in partnership with Pulitzer Center. The end of federal equity programs left farmers of color in a bind. In 2025, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, following President Donald Trump’s...

Herbert L. White THE CHARLOTTE POST A petition signed by four former Mecklenburg County Sheriff’s Office employees and a state lawmaker urges a judge to remove Sheriff Garry McFadden from office. N.C. Rep. Carla Cunningham is among the petitioners demanding...

Herbert L. White THE CHARLOTTE POST First in a series produced in partnership with Pulitzer Center. Farming has always been hard. It’s expensive, labor intensive and rarely includes days off. For Black Americans, it’s especially daunting as decades of racial...

Herbert L. White The Charlotte Post Paula Williams suspected there were unmarked graves at Siloam Presbyterian Church Cemetery. She had no idea how many. The Siloam Presbyterian Church Cemetery Beautification Project located 190 unmarked plots in northeast Charlotte. Williams, the...

By Herbert L. White The Charlotte Post By approving a 1% transportation sales tax, Mecklenburg County voters delivered on local investment in transportation infrastructure. The referendum, which passed with 54% of votes cast, would raise the county sales tax from...

By Cameron Williams Charlotte is hotter than it should be. But steps are being taken to change the reality. An analysis by the Smart Surfaces Coalition found areas in the city with an abundance of dark surfaces like roofs, roadways...