WFAE will add three journalists to its newsroom in June to cover race and equity issues.
The journalists are part of Report for America, a national service program that places journalists into local newsrooms to cover under-reported topics and communities.
Gracyn Doctor and Dante Miller will cover race and equity issues as part of a new team that will help transform the way WFAE covers communities of color and issues of equity.
Maria Ramirez Uribe will work for WFAE and the Spanish-language newspaper La Noticia to report on Charlotte’s Latino community. This is the second year that the two organizations will share a Report for America corps member.
ROBERT IRBY
Special to the Independent Tribune
CONCORD â The Cannon School softball teamâs bid for an undefeated season came to an end Tuesday when the Cougars fell at home to Charlotte Christian, 14-4.
For Cannon (13-1 overall, 8-1 NCISAA Charlotte Conference), not only does this result end its pursuit of perfection; the Cougars could have clinched the league title with a win.
Brie Biddle makes the tag for Cannon. Joan Moore/Special to The Independent Tribune.
Instead, their regular-season finale at home against Matthews Covenant Day on Thursday will likely be for just a share of the title with Charlotte Christian (12-1, 6-1 CC). The Cougarsâ only chance of winning the outright title is if they defeat Covenant Day while Charlotte Christian loses its final game against Charlotte Latin.
North Carolina s Top Youth Volunteers of 2021 Selected by National Program
The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards honors Charlotte and Raleigh students with a $2,500 scholarship, silver medallion and invitation to virtual celebration for their work addressing the challenges of a changing world
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NEWARK, N.J., Feb. 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Katie Chai, 18, of Charlotte and Michael Chen, 12, of Raleigh today were named North Carolina s top youth volunteers of 2021 by The Prudential Spirit of Community Awards, America s largest youth recognition program based exclusively on volunteer service.
As State Honorees, Katie and Michael will each receive a $2,500 scholarship, a silver medallion and an invitation to the program s virtual national recognition celebration in April, where 10 of the 102 State Honorees will be named America s top youth volunteers of the year. Those 10 National Honorees will earn an additional $5,000 scholars
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Blue Cross NC, Charlotte Motor Speedway And Latin American Chamber Of Commerce Of Charlotte To Provide 6,000 Meals At Food Distribution Event Today
January 28, 2021
These organizations will be hosting a meal distribution event, as part of LACCC’s Community Kitchen Program, at Charlotte Motor Speedway on Thursday, January 28, from 4:30 to 8:30 P.M. to distribute 6,000 hot meals from 25 local Latin restaurants to those in need. This drive-thru event is free and open to the public. Event attendees must enter through the entrance at 5555 Concord Pkwy S Concord, NC 28027.
LACCC’s Community Kitchen Program provides additional food security for families of essential workers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic while also offering financial support for local, Latino-owned small businesses in the Charlotte metropolitan area. The program has already fed 8,000 families and supported 41 small businesses, and through Blue Cross NC’s $200,000 investment
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Around 120,000 day laborers stand on streets around the country waiting for employees to offer them work. But the coronavirus pandemic has drastically decreased the jobs available to them.
With no money and unable to find work in Mexico, David came to the United States 12 years ago. He first immigrated to California. Some of his extended family lived in North Carolina, and they told him there were more job opportunities in Charlotte, so in 2010 he left for North Carolina.
WFAE is not using David’s full name because he is not in the country legally and he fears for his safety.