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• CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The 100th Anniversary of the CIAA Tournament is already proving to be a successful one for uptown businesses. "I plan to spend about $5,000 this weekend, said Washington D.C. resident Calvin Johnson.
(msnbc.com)
• CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP)—The CIAA tournament has experienced unprecedented growth over the past decade and interim Commissioner Peggy Davis has no plans to let that momentum slip. Her goal is to build a stronger CIAA.
(YAHOO!)
• SALISBURY, N.C., Feb.
(Yahoo Finance)
• Its seeds were planted in 1912 at a time of lynchings and Jim Crow laws that spread to keep the races apart. A century ago, African-Americans were disenfranchised. Eleven years earlier in 1901, U.S. Rep. George Henry White of Tarboro, N.C.
(The News & Observer)
• CHARLOTTE — After losing an 11-point lead in the final three minutes Wednesday, the Livingstone men's basketball won a thriller 60-58 over Virginia State to advance to the quarterfinals of the CIAA Tournament hosted at Time Warner Cable Arena.
(Salisbury Post)
• Marcus Wells made only two of his eight shots, but it was his six steals that made the difference, especially his last one.
(Examiner)
• The CIAA Tournament always brings folks from all over the world and this year, the party started Monday. On the court, Raleigh-area teams are the favorites for both the womens and mens brackets. The Shaw University mens team, ranked No.
(WRAL)
• CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — For a few minutes Friday, first lady Michelle Obama turned the hardwood floor at the Time Warner Arena into an elementary school gym. Obama was in North Carolina for two Democratic Party events in Raleigh and Charlotte.
(Sun Sentinel)
• In the 1970s, Carly Simon told America and the world I havent got time for the pain. I didnt know if I was going to be able to come back, Jennings said at the post-game press conference. But, I was determined to come back.
(Examiner)