We’re used to celebrities hanging out at the CIAA from P. Diddy to R. Kelly to Floyd Mayweather, but we’ve never had anyone this big. This is huge! First Lady Michelle Obama will attend events on Friday to promote her Let’s Move campaign. The FOTUS will be in Charlotte for a couple of fundraisers that […]
Praise 100.9’s Melanie Clark hung out at the Nissan dealership hoping to get her hands on a redhot Nissan. Which one do you think she liked the most?
If you enjoyed watching the Stellar Awards this weekend, you’ll love seeing our behind-the-scenes pictures with Praise 100.9 and Stellar Award nominee Melanie Clark.
The countdown to Election 2012 continues. As Republican hopefuls jockey for position, President Obama is enjoying some of highest ratings in a long time. Former Obama field director Douglas Wilson discusses the latest in the race for the White House. Wilson is a Charlotte area resident who writes the political blog Politics Is Power.
DNCC CEO Steve Kerrigan announced the delegate and headquarters hotels for the Democratic National Convention. The Westin and the Hilton Center City will be the headquarters hotels. State delegations will stay in 56 hotels in Uptown, SouthPark, University area, I-77 airport corridor and Concord. Surprisingly, however, the Ritz-Carlton is not included in that list. Kerrigan […]
February is chock full of event to celebrate black history, and it’s one of our favorite months. We spend it celebrating the accomplishments of our forefathers, focusing on the direction of the next generation and remembering our rich history. Then in Charlotte the month ends with the beginning of our biggest tribute to blackness the […]
We still can’t believe Don Cornelius is gone. Your favorite Praise 100.9 personalities and staff members are opening the airwaves for you to hear your favorite songs from this pioneering show. It’s still fresh, it’s still unreal, but we are the voices that the people want to hear from most. Let the celebration of life […]
We checked with some of our active Charlotteans to see what they think should be the President’s priorities for his second term.
DNCC CEO Steve Kerrigan announced in an email this morning that President Obama will accept the Democratic nomination for president at Bank of America stadium. Kerrigan also announced that the convention program will be cut from four days to three. The new format allows for a day to “organize and celebrate the Carolinas, Virginia and […]
The Lowe’s Pride Award once again was the place for African Americans to see and be seen. The who’s who of black Charlotte attended the event including the Radio One team as well as congressman Mel Watt. This year’s gala celebrated cultural diversity in an event titled Global Fusion. The annual gala recognized contributions of […]
The kids are out of school and you might be off work so spend the day celebrating the life of a legacy. *Blacks In Wax, part of the UnitedHealthcare’s Black Classic Cinema Series, will feature students who will come to life from a pretend wax state to a live portrayal of a civil rights icon. […]
The news media highlights the big philanthropists, the big spenders: Oprah, Bill Gates, The Levines, The Spanglers. Those are the names that make the headlines, but everyday people with smaller wallets and big hearts give what they can to help local organizations. These everyday philanthropists don’t always make the headlines, but they do make an […]