Dannye Romine Powell

A message from 1946 found in a floorboard far away

October 22, 2012

A man in New Bern in the 1990s pries loose a bathroom floorboard and discovers a letter dated Jan. 17, 1946, addressed to a man at 3412 Oakwood Avenue in Charlotte.

Carolinas artists create works inspired by the Obamas

By Dannye Powell | In My Opinion | September 6, 2012

Picasso wasn’t the only artist inspired by politics.

Hickory woman wins chance to meet Obama, first lady

By Dannye Romine Powell | September 3, 2012

Here’s a story that might inspire you to stop procrastinating.

Hanchett’s in crossfire of Charlotte questions

By Dannye Powell | August 31, 2012

Will the Democratic National Convention forever transform Charlotte?

Inspirational woman was so much more than the help

By Dannye Powell | June 7, 2012

No question about it. Dorothea Yarborough Cole lived a hard life.

For nurse, healing was family affair

By Dannye Romine Powell | Published Jan. 5, 1999 | June 6, 2011

Say the name Emma Gupton to me and I see a red-headed nurse striding toward me, arms outstretched, a smile swaddling me in comfort. We couldn't have survived without her.

What if it had been a Democrat's daughter?

Dannye Romine Powell | September 9, 2008

Let's turn the tables. Let's say that one of Barack and Michelle Obama's girls is now magically a 17-year-old. Unmarried and five months pregnant.

What if it had been a Democrat's daughter?

Dannye Romine Powell | September 9, 2008

Let's turn the tables.

Furor over United Way is the sound of silence

August 26, 2008

Silence is a thief.

Homeless fed where luxurious estate stood

Dannye Romine Powell | August 19, 2008

Phifer Avenue, once the center of an elaborate 4,000-acre estate, went the last 100 or so years barely making a peep.