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Protestors confront bicycle officers along Trade Street in Charlotte, N.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016. The protestors were rallying against the fatal shooting of Keith Lamont Scott by police on Tuesday evening in the University City area. (Jeff Siner/The Charlotte Observer/TNS)

One person shot in Charlotte protest, officer injured

Casey McAnarney | Editor in Chief September 21, 2016

Protestors confront bicycle officers along Trade Street in Charlotte, N.C., on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016. The protestors were rallying against the fatal shooting of Keith Lamont Scott by police on Tuesday evening in the University City area. (Jeff Siner/The Charlotte Observer/TNS)

“Burkini” refers to a bathing suit designed to cover the entire body and head

Courtesy of The Tribune News September 11, 2016

The above graphic details what constitutes a "burkini." The term was coined as a combination of the word "bikini" and the word "burqa," which is an Islamic item of clothing designed to cover a woman's...

Brock Turner leaves jail after serving 3 months of 6-month sentence

Dan Honda | The Tribune News September 5, 2016

Brock Turner leaves the Santa Clara County Main Jail on Friday, Sept. 2, 2016 n San Jose, Calif. Turner was released after serving 3 months of his 6 month sentence for the sexual assault of an unconscious...

Should we Charlie?

Courtesy of Tribune News January 29, 2015

Flowers are left with notes written in French reading 'I am Charlie' and "rest in peace" near the fence at the French Embassy over a flower memorial January 8, 2015 in Washington, D.C., in response to the attack on satirical French magazine Charlie Hebdo by three gunmen that took the lives of 12 people. 

Banned Books Week

Bobby Karmi | Contributing Writer September 24, 2014

Founder of the Third World Press, Haki R. Madhubuti, reads parts from Richard Wright's "Native Son" at the 26th annual celebration of Banned Books Week in Chicago, Illinois.

Sexual Misconduct Policy

MCT Campus September 10, 2014

From left, University of California, Berkeley student Shannon Thomas, 21, former student Nicoletta Commins, 22, and student Aryle Butler, 20, prepare to speak during a press conference at the Graduate...

On Monday, Mar. 31, Wilmington’s city manager, Sterling Cheatham, released a series of recommendations outlining the city’s plan to reduce rampant gang violence that the city has been experiencing lately.

Wilmington’s gang violence

Asia Brown | Contributing Writer April 9, 2014

On Monday, Mar. 31, Wilmington’s city manager, Sterling Cheatham, released a series of recommendations outlining the city’s plan to reduce rampant gang violence that the city has been experiencing lately.

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