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Details: Written by GARY D. ROBERTSON, Associated Press EMERY P. DALESIO, Associated Press; Published: 24 March 2016

Rep. Tricia Ann Cotham, D-Mecklenburg, speaks on the House floor as North Carolina lawmakers gather for a special session Wednesday, March 23, 2016 in Raleigh, N.C. Lawmakers will consider stopping a new Charlotte ordinance set to take effect April 1 that gives protections to transgender people to use the restroom of their gender identity. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)

American Airlines, Biogen, PayPal condemn law

Details: Written by Arashi Young; Published: 24 March 2016

The SOUL District focuses on Black-owned commercial properties near NE Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard. Part of the vision is to have the best MLK Jr. Blvd. in the country.

The newly proposed ‘Soul District’ would encourage Black entrepreneurs

Details: Written by STEVE PEOPLES, Associated Press; Published: 23 March 2016

People assemble at a Republican caucus site Tuesday, March 22, 2016, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Both front-runners, Trump and Clinton, scored victories in the night's biggest prize of Arizona

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 21 March 2016

The Skanner News presented Maxine Fitzpatrick as their choice for 2015 Newsmaker of the Year

Details: Written by Christen McCurdy; Published: 21 March 2016

A new conceptualized Mississippi state flag sits on the desk of Rep. Kathy Sykes, D-Jackson, in Jackson, Miss., Feb. 17. The Mississippi legislature floated 12 bills this intended to remove the Confederate emblem from its state flag, all of which died – prompting Oregon lawmakers to remove the Mississippi flag from the Capitol grounds in Salem. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)

Lawmakers waited before pulling it from Walk of Flags

Details: Written by VICKIE ALDOUS, Mail Tribune; Published: 21 March 2016

Rental costs are rising sharply shutting out low-income families

Details: Written by The Skanner News; Published: 17 March 2016

Here are the positions expressed by mayoral candidates at the recent forum for social justice issues

Details: Written by Arashi Young; Published: 17 March 2016

Housing, police accountability and mental illness are key issues at the forum

Details: Written by Lisa Loving, Special to The Skanner News; Published: 17 March 2016

James Posey

News that companies of color in the construction field rejected city leadership is part of a long history

Details: Written by Christen McCurdy; Published: 10 March 2016

Attorney General Loretta Lynch visited Portland last week to commend local law enforcement for improved community policing efforts, but acknowledged the work of improving relations between police and the community is not finished. Photo by Christen McCurdy.

Attorney general says ‘great work’ in progress in Portland, though DOJ settlement requirements are unmet