By MICHELLE BOUDIN, TAYLOR BOWLER, ALLISON BRADEN, GREG LACOUR, and ANDY SMITH Lettering by MARIBETH KISER
More than any year before it, 2020 made demands of us. Our nine Charlotteans of the Year responded by breaking through boundaries. A doctor informed a confused, frightened public. A globally recognized superstar stepped out, finally, on racial injustice. Here are their stories, and ours. 44
CHARLOTTEMAGAZINE.COM // DECEMBER 2020
CHARLOTTEANS OF THE YEAR Black Lives Matter Mural 45 Taiwo Jaiyeoba 46 Dr. Katie Passaretti 48 Sam Diminich 50 Michael Jordan 52 Bubba Wallace 54 Jeff Jackson 56 Molly Grantham 58 Kass Ottley 60
