This week’s top stories: Political campaigning is in the homestretch, with November 8th just around the corner… The NAACP gets a hearing on what they consider to be illegally canceled voter registrations, and the county commission talks magnet schools.
Hillary Clinton and the Glass Ceiling
We heard a lot of talk about breaking the glass ceiling when Hillary Clinton became the first woman to be nominated by a major party to be their presidential candidate. In her acceptance speech she said, “when any barrier falls in America, for anyone, it clears the way for everyone.” So we’re going to look at how this nomination could affect other glass ceilings for women – in politics and business, and for feminism.
Guests
Kelly Finley – senior lecturer and undergraduate advisor, Women’s & Gender Studies, UNC Charlotte
Dr. Dawn Chandler – associate professor of Management, McColl School of Business, Queens University of Charlotte
Mary C. Curtis – journalist and columnist at Roll Call and NBCBLK; she is also a contributor to NPR’s Code Switch
Aug092016
Anniversary Of Charleston Shooting: The State Of Race Relations
Friday marks one year since the tragic shootings that claimed the lives of nine parishioners at Emanuel AME Church in Charleston. The shootings were racially motivated, ignited a nationwide conversation about racism and resulted in the Confederate flag being removed from South Carolina’s Statehouse grounds. But what has been the lasting impact? We look into that with several people including one who lost his sister in that horrible tragedy.
Jun162016
