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A surprise directive from Mecklenburg County Public Health Director Gibbie Harris on Tuesday afternoon said that for the next three weeks, county residents should utilize full-virtual options for work, school and other activity where in-person activity is not required.” COVID-19 community spread is at its highest level of the pandemic.
That led to Charlotte museums to announce closures on Wednesday for the duration of the directive. The Mint Museum, Levine Museum of the New South, Bechtler Museum of Modern Art, Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture, Discovery Place and McColl Center all said they would close until at least Feb. 2
Gantt Center earns $1 million grant from the Knight Foundation
Gift goes to digital initiatives
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The Harvey B. Gantt Center earned a $1 million grant from the Knight Foundation for digital initiatives.
The Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts + Culture is focusing on the digital frontier.
It is one of five cultural organizations to receive part of $2.1 million in grant funding from the Knight Foundation, which is designed to help with the digital push amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Gantt Center received $1 million. Other recipients include: JazzArts Charlotte ($250,000) , Levine Museum of the New South ($600,000), Queen City New Play Initiative ($100,000) and Que-OS ($200,000).
Charlotte Considers Re-Naming Streets Tied To White Supremacy, Slave-Owners & Confederacy
December 11, 2020
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – William Phifer owned approximately 28 enslaved people. He was one of the two largest slave owners in Charlotte. Today, Phifer Street in Uptown is named for him.
Charles Aycock served as North Carolina’s 50th governor. He is also remembered as the primary architect of the state’s white supremacy movement. Aycock Lane, just south of Dilworth, is likely named for him.
Cameron Morrison served as North Carolina’s 55th governor. He was also a leader in a white supremacy campaign that worked to suppress and terrorize Black voters in the late 1890s. Morrison Boulevard and Governor Morrison Street in SouthPark are named for him.