I’m Going to Meet Your Dad

I’m Going to Meet Your Dad

Michael Howze was driving in uptown Charlotte one afternoon when he spotted a photo on a trolley stop that looked like his wife’s father. He didn’t realize he’d discovered one of the few remaining photos of Wardell Ellis Jr.

The Shadow in the Doorway

The Shadow in the Doorway

He was an honor student at West Charlotte, a football player, a shoe salesman, and a role model. In 2007, he was dancing at a birthday party when someone fired a deadly shot into the room. How does nobody know who did it?

Letting go is so overrated

Letting go is so overrated

I’ve learned to accept my husband’s sentimentality (and the presence of his 1995 Toyota Tercel), even if sometimes, in my most deeply insecure moments, I can’t help but wonder if he’s only with me because he was nostalgic.

Motherhood: How some elite female athletes negotiated the desire to have a child

Motherhood: How some elite female athletes negotiated the desire to have a child

That desire to succeed in professional sports can be at odds with one factor that no woman can change or control: her biological clock. As more professional athletic opportunities have opened for women since the implementation of Title IX, more female athletes have had to grapple with balancing motherhood and a career that relies on the performance of the body. There is no one-size-fits-all approach.

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