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- Replying to @axioscharlotte“If they saw a Black man with a gun they would have emptied the whole damn precinct,” said poll watcher Tim Carmichael, a Black man and retired Navy veteran.
- 🚨 FIRE IN SOUTHPARK: Fire crews are responding to a massive fire in SouthPark right now. WHAT WE KNOW: The three-alarm fire broke out just after 9am at 7700 Liberty Row Drive. - According to transportation officials, Fairview Road East is closed near Park South Drive. This is
00:00 - Thread: As several prominent local female politicians spoke at precinct 212, one of the largest Democratic polling places in the state, the event was cut short when a maskless white man open carrying a gun showed up and began circling the property.
- The Panthers' social media wizard Amie Kiehn stepped down from her job last week to spend more time with her three-year-old son. Read her message to Panthers fans:
- DOCTORS KNEEL: At 1 p.m. Friday, medical professionals and other employees of Levine Children’s Hospital joined the growing movement for Black lives, taking a knee for 8 minutes, 46 seconds. Many held signs with the hashtag #whitecoatsforblacklives
- New mural named ‘Pure’ll Gold’ now up in NoDa. "I hope this piece can offer some comedic relief in what is a very serious and trying time for humanity," posted artist Darion Fleming. It took about 80-90 hours of work. "Stay safe, stay healthy, and stay creating."
- Presidential candidates love NC BBQ, and today Joe Biden’s team got their fix from Mac’s Speed Shop. His staffers picked up a large to-go order from the BBQ spot during the former VP’s visit to Charlotte. Secret service checked the order at a separate location.
- Protesters gathered in downtown Waxhaw this afternoon to oppose systematic racism and police brutality. The crowd took a knee in memory of George Floyd, who was killed by Minneapolis police last week.
- NEW HORNETS UNIFORMS: The Charlotte Hornets have unveiled new a City Edition uniform for the 2020-21 NBA season. The uniform colors, mint with gold and granite accents, are a nod to Charlotte’s history as home of the first U.S. Branch Mint and the Carolina Gold Rush of the 1800s.
- Replying to @axioscharlotteUpdate: Per CMPD, officers have arrested Justin Dunn for trespassing. He voted at precinct 212, was asked to leave, but returned two hours later. CMPD says the original call they received was “regarding Dunn possibly intimidating other voters.”
