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New website highlights changes 1 year after Charlotte riots

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The city of Charlotte has created a new website that highlights the changes that have been made since the deadly officer-involved shooting of Keith Scott that sparked several nights of riots.

[LINK: One Year Later]

The website is called One Year Later, and it’s packed with information, resources and personal stories from the civil unrest.

The city created the website to reflect on the events that happened in September 2016.

It also covers the commitments that city leaders, police and community partners made to push the city forward and bridge divides, such as more affordable housing.

[LINK: UNCC Events 1 Year After Charlotte Riots]

"While we are making some movement and saying all the right things, the pace in which we are moving has been slow, but steady," executive director of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Community Committee Willie Ratchford said.

[LINK: Community Building Initiative]

Ratchford was a calming force among the civil unrest. He said there has been progress during the past year.

"I still think that we are still at a point where a similar incident to what happened in September of 2016 could take us right back to that date and time," Ratchford said.

There are resources on the website that help people have an open dialogue about what happened last year, too.

"We really want to explore the fact that these issues are deep seeded, and that it is going to take a long road and all of us to address these issues," said Ashley Simmons, with the city of Charlotte.

There is also a page dedicated to sharing stories of people who took part in the protests, from police to community activists.

[IMAGES: Protests spiral into violence in uptown Charlotte]

City officials want to get people involved in the site, so there’s a spot where people can write a commitment to making Charlotte a better place.

Officials plan to update the website every week to include more stories and commitments from members in the community.

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