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December 6, 1989 - Hattie Leeper is inducted into the Black Radio Hall of Fame.
As "Chatty Hattie" on radio station WGIV, she was one of the few black women to find a spot in broadcasting in the 1950s and 1960s.
August 24, 1990 - 15-year-old Marcus Grier, Jr. dies from a gunshot wound.
November 1990 - Gantt runs for the U. S. Senate.
Harvey Gantt runs for the US Senate and is defeated by Republican incumbent Senator Jesse Helms.
During a campaign stop, Harvey Gantt meets Meri Ruth Alexander, who records the event with a camcorder.
November 1990 - Isaiah Tidwell becomes Regional Vice-President of Wachovia.
March 21, 1991 - Stephanie Counts is named North Carolina Principal of the Year.
May 6, 1991 - West Charlotte High School is featured in the Wall Street Journal.
June 5, 1991 - First Lady Barbara Bush and Muggsy Bogues promote the "Stay in School" program.
First Lady Barbara Bush and Charlotte Hornet Muggsy Bogues share a light moment during a visit to Piedmont Open Middle School during part of the NBA's "Stay in School" program.
July 28, 1991 - Barnett organizes the Stop the Killing March.
July 28, 1991 - Barnett organizes the Stop the Killing March.
1992 - John Kee’s "We Walk by Faith" spends 21 weeks on Billboard’s gospel charts.
March 31, 1992 - Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board votes unanimously to open a series of magnet schools.
September 6, 1992 - The Carolina Panthers become Charlotte’s football team.
March 1993 - Dee Sumpter founds Mothers of Murdered Offspring.
June 28, 1993 - "Light for Justice" candlelight vigil held at Marshall Park.
A number of Charlotte's anti-crime organizations come together with politicians, police officials, ministers, and residents to hold a "Light for Justice" candlelight vigil at Marshall Park.
May 15, 1994 - UNC Charlotte awards Butler an honorary degree.
October 16, 1995 - The Million Man March takes place in Washington, D.C. Over 400,000 people gather in Washington D.C. to march.