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Julius Chambers fought for equality in education, employment, and voting rights
He had several wins in the U.S. Supreme Court
He received many recognitions and awards, including the recent renaming of a U.S. post office in his name
The North Carolina lawyer, who was born in 1936 in Mount Gilead, is known for fighting for equality in education, employment, and voting rights.
His son, Derrick Chambers looked up to him.
“He was the most intelligent person I knew. He was my hero,” Derrick Chambers says.
Julius Chambers died in 2013, leaving a long-lasting impact. In the 1960s, he started the first integrated law firm in the state.
Charlotte City Council mulls deferring election because of delayed census data Charlotte s 2021 election could be deferred because of delayed census data. (Source: WBTV File) By David Hodges | February 16, 2021 at 2:24 PM EST - Updated February 16 at 3:35 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - A consequential election for Charlotte residents in November might be deferred until 2022 because census data won’t be available until the end of September.
That census data is needed to re-district Charlotte City Council, and an election before that happens, might not even be legal.
During a Budget and Effectiveness Committee meeting, Councilmember Ed Driggs said that data provided by the planning department indicated there was a discrepancy of 20 to 30 percent between the council’s biggest and smallest districts.
How has the pandemic impacted our kids mental health? Charlotte doctor says patient visits are up fourfold
“When we were seeing 20 to 25 patients every month, we’re now seeing 100,” Dr. Luis Betancourt, a child, adolescent and adult psychiatrist with Novant Health said. Author: Ashley Daley Updated: 11:23 PM EST February 3, 2021
CHARLOTTE, N.C. How great of an impact has the pandemic had on our youth’s mental health, no one yet knows. The data from 2020 is still being tallied. But doctors on the frontline of mental health in Charlotte, say they’re seeing an increase in patients.
“We’ve seen an almost fourfold increase in the number of intakes in a month,” Dr. Luis Betancourt, a child, adolescent and adult psychiatrist with Novant Health, told WCNC Charlotte. “So when we were seeing 20 to 25 patients every month, we’re now seeing 100.”
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education voted in an emergency meeting on January 14th to delay students return to in-person instruction as COVID-19 infection rates continue to grow.
Charlotte-area private schools sent scrambling after county s public health directive announced Schools will have to make their own decisions about this, Mecklenburg County s public health director said. As I mentioned, it is not a mandate or an order. Author: Ashley Daley Updated: 7:42 PM EST January 13, 2021
CHARLOTTE, N.C. In Mecklenburg County, which is now under a public health directive, the debate over in-person learning continues.
“What we’re saying in this directive is that any gathering of individuals in our community right now puts people at risk…that involves schools, restaurants, bars, even places of work, and places of worship,” said Mecklenburg County Public Health Director Gibbie Harris.