Maestro Roderick Cox, who will guest conduct the Charlotte Symphony Orchestra, wants to inspire other Black musicians to think big

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At the Beatties Ford Vocational Trade Center, Frances Hall says she is keeping a vow she made to God

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From Black stories to the migrant experience, Charlotte Film Festival highlights diversity

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CMPD pledges to hire more women; reports third-quarter drop in crime

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