Race, Politics and County Commission

 

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Pat Cotham is out as board chair and Trevor Fuller is in. Members of Cotham’s party voted to make the replacement a done deal. Now, critics say the move was racially motivated in a game of dirty politics. Rising’s Terrance Bates sits down with Washington Post columnist, Mary C. Curtis to talk about the shakeup and what’s next for the board.