I’ve always wondered how the Queen City could have such progressive people yet run such an archaic educational system. I have stood floored by a body that has the most important task in Charlotte, audaciously make decisions without putting our most precious first. A board that has wasted millions on superintendents truly has forgotten how to a...

​Shamaiye Haynes is running for NAACP President and she deserves your ear. I met Ms. Haynes some years back as we tried to detangle ourselves from the educational haze that is sometimes felt in Charlotte. She has a glorious presence; an Angela Davis crown and red lip stick to show she doesn’t play around.&nbs...