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About two weeks after the death of George Floyd, artists filled a stretch of South Tryon Street in uptown Charlotte with vibrant, kaleidoscopic letters spelling out "Black Lives Matter." Nearly a year later, the mural is fading, but artists who worked on the mural say its legacy will endure for years. ....
(Illustration Credit: Marcus Kiser) In October, the Charlotte Journalism Collaborative (CJC) and BOOM Charlotte launched a graphic novel telling the stories of people in the Charlotte region who have been impacted by the coronavirus. In addition to qnotes, the CJC is a partnership with The Charlotte Observer, La Noticia, QCity Metro, WCNC-TV, WFAE-FM, the James L. Knight School of Communication at Queens University, the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library and Free Press. “COVID-19 is affecting the lives of everyone,” says Chris Rudisill, director of the CJC. “This creates an opportunity to translate local news reporting and scientific information in a new and dynamic way that will reach audiences who are typically not regular news readers or viewers.” ....