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Katossa Glover broke barriers in her community by becoming the first Black woman to own a nail salon with an all-Black staff, which opened at a mall in Charlotte, North Carolina, last month.
The Thanksgiving holiday week yields increased sales with Black Friday and Glover's business benefits from small business Saturday.
Walk-through metal detectors and clear backpacks have made news as Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools reacts to guns and violence. At Hopewell High, the community has rallied with its own responses, including parents patrolling halls, a "Zen Den" for teens to calm down and body scanners to check for guns.
CMS Superintendent Earnest Winston is calling for community discussions after five students were arrested and two guns were seized from Hopewell High School. Police say one of the guns was loaded.