Creative Loafing Charlotte

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The Militant Dentist: Dr. Reginald Hawkins

Behind the pick and mirror, "Hawk" was Charlotte's most outspoken civil rights leader.

• by Emiene Wright
• Tags: Cover, Reginald Hawkins, civil rights, race relations, civil rights movement in Charlotte, Mel Watt, Stanford R. Brookshire, Frederick Douglas Alexander, Kelly Alexander, Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education, James Ferguson II, integration, discrimination, Harding High, Emiene Wright, Cover Story

Rosa Parks, now and forever

Celebrating the 100th anniversary of the birth of a first-class troublemaker

• by Amy Goodman
• Tags: Breaking the Sound Barrier, Rosa Parks, The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks, Jeanne Theoharis, Rosa Parks, Jim Crow, segregration, discrimination, Montgomery Bus Boycott, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Rosa Parks Forever stamp

QNotes editor lauds Boy Scouts of America (sort of) reversing discriminatory policy

• by Ana McKenzie
Matt Comer was kicked out of the Scouts at 14 for being gay
• Tags: News, Opinion, Matt Comer, QNotes, Boy Scouts of America, gay, discrimination, blog

The unifying power of Amendment One

How it managed to bring people together despite constitutionalizing discrimination

• by Joanne Spataro
• Tags: News Feature, Amendment One, Charlotte, Donielle Prophete, transgender, Toni Alston, gay, LGBT, North Carolina, constitution, Plaza Midwood, Matthew Alexander, Iredell County, Mecklenburg County, discrimination, Transgender Day of Remembrance, Charlotte City Council, Supreme Court, Proposition 8, gay marriage, domestic partner, Joanne Spataro

Trayvon Martin-inspired discussion addresses local issues of racism

Community groups ask: Can we talk?

• by Ana McKenzie
Panelists and audience members discussed the implications of the African American teen's death during "Can We Talk About Trayvon Martin: Why is what happened so disturbing?" in Charlotte on Wednesday.
• Tags: News, Trayvon Martin, George Zimmerman, Charlotte, Charlotteans, Sanford, second-degree murder, Brett Loftis, Council for Children's Rights, Jelani Haskins, Philip O'Berry Academy of Technology, Jose Hernandez-Paris, diversity and multicultural specialist, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Brian Heslin, attorney, Moore & Van Allen, Mary C. Curtis, Creative Loafing, journalist, Little Rock AME Zion Church, Community Building Initiative, Mecklenburg Ministries, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Community Relations Committee, Wednesday, Rashaa Brown, African American, Pittsburgh, racism, discrimination, Rick Thames, Charlotte Observer, Ana McKenzie

Christian group takes aim at homosexuals

• by Rhiannon Fionn
Wells Fargo pulls out.
• Tags: News, homosexual, Jesus, Christian, discrimination, Charity Giveback Group, CGBG, Christian Values Network, abortion, pro-choice, pro-life, Home Depot, Target, Circuit City, Wells Fargo, Microsoft, Apple

President Obama changes immigration game plan

• by Rhiannon Fionn-Bowman
It's about damn time.
• Tags: News, Biz, News, Obama, Election, immigration, Business, Biz, undocumented, Illegal, reform, discrimination, Capitalism, workers, other, human, demonized, documentation

10 reasons why pot should be legalized

• by Rhiannon Fionn-Bowman
It's a no-brainer.
• Tags: News, News, General-Assembly, prison, N.C., North-Carolina, marijuana, pot, weed, environment, Business, Tax, Mexico, Insurance, crimes, war on drugs, legalize, discrimination, america, market, criminals, jail, pot head, products, pain, ganja, top ten, opiates, steroids, drug testing

Do you think Dixie's Tavern discriminates?

• by Kimberly Lawson
Apparently, two local Charlotte women think so.
• Tags: News, Dixie's Tavern, News, discrimination

Modern-day poll tax?

• by Rhiannon Fionn-Bowman
What are the politicians up to when they say they want photo IDs at the polls?
• Tags: News, News, Republicans, Legislature, discrimination, Vote, voter, rights, photo ID, North Carolina Assembly, Jim Crow, poll tax, voter ID law

'Being a woman is no longer a pre-existing condition'

• by Rhiannon Fionn-Bowman
It's no longer OK to discriminate, for any reason.
• Tags: News, Biz, News, health-care, Biz, Insurance, women, discrimination, #hcr, premiums, youth, pre-existing condition

Legal discrimination

• by Rhiannon Fionn-Bowman
Mighty whitey strikes again.
• Tags: News, News, undocumented, Illegal, discrimination, Immigrants, Community College, Bigots

Religious protest planned in response to 'Kiss-in'

• by Rhiannon Fionn-Bowman
Earth to intolerant Christians: Jesus loves gays, too.
• Tags: News, News, gay, protest, LGBT, discrimination, Kiss-in, Homosexuality, Michael Brown, Coalition of Conscience

It's not just about gay kids

• by Rhiannon Fionn-Bowman
It is about all kids.
• Tags: News, News, gay marriage, Party of No, Anti-Bullying, discrimination