This week the Wall Street Journal reported that immigration is the number one issue for voters, surpassing the economy, which has been a perennial top concern. In 2010, we published a column by Jess George, then executive director of the Latin American Coalition, entitled "What Does Illegal Look Like?" Jess addressed growing anti-immigrant sentiment and asked how we might make Charlotte desirable and just for everyone.
We also include a 2016 review by Joshua Peters of a collaborative exhibition highlighting the intricacies of Latin-American, Mexican-American/Chicano culture at the McColl Center for Art + Innovation. Joshua notes how the exhibit seeks to answer the questions "What does it mean to give 'visual voice' to a minority whose voice is merely one trumpeting out in a complex, diverse cultural ecosystem and what is that voice saying?"
How does the latest revolution in the digital economy affect people of color? In 2013, Shannise Jackson-Ndiaye interviewed Adam J. Banks, then associate professor of Writing, Rhetoric, and Digital Media at the University of Kentucky, on the role of the Black digital activist. He noted that "the challenge for someone who is trying to move the people...is how do you deal with people who are deeply pained and comfortable at the same time."
Don't miss the poem by Suzanne Leitner about what we don't share and the deep end of the pool, and an artist gallery by Karen Banker. You'll see links to four of our PDF magazines from previous years that include lead columns from Ronnie Bryant, Andrea Stevenson, Carroll Gray, and Ruth Samuelson.
Out of many, one.
Mark Peres
Charlotte Viewpoint Founder
The Charlotte Center Founder & Executive Director
