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Johnson C. Smith University will hold its fifth annual Arch of Triumph Gala on Saturday, April 20 at 7:30 p.m. at the Charlotte Convention Center. The event will honor John Lewis, U.S. Representative for Georgia’s 5th Congressional District; Sheryl Underwood, comedienne, actress and philanthropist; Johnson C. Smith University alumni Eva Green Donaldson, ’48, retired educator, […]
Old school 105.3 welcomes the 4th Annual Soul Food festival to the Queen City, Saturday, May 25 in uptown Charlotte at 9th & Brevard…it’s the…
Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx announced today that he will not seek re-election as mayor of Charlotte. Foxx said he has accomplished most of what he…
On Tuesday, ESPN released a video which shows Rutgers University’s head basketball coach shoving players, kicking them, hurling balls at their heads and yelling homophobic slurs…
VIA The Box Houston The homie Bun B just came through 97.9 The Box studios to drop off Beyonce’s “I Been On” remix featuring Bun, and some of…
CAN WE TALK about Gun Violence in Charlotte: What are the Facts? What is the Impact? Tuesday, April 16, 2013 7:00 – 8:30 p.m. Pritchard…
Gladiator alert! “Scandal” star Columbus Short (Harrison Wright) called in to 97.9 The Box and spoke with The Madd Hatta Morning Show about hitting critical success on one of TV’s…
[Matthews, NC]— New Beginnings Church will be having its 2nd annual “Fuel for the Soul” Gas Giveaway. They will be providing $20 in FREE GAS CARDS to the first 350 cars at 12 p.m. on Good Friday 3/29/13. The free gas card giveaway will take place at the New Beginnings Church located on Margaret Wallace Road between Idlewild Road and Lawyers Road. Now that’s […]
JCSU will host a ribbon cutting and grand opening ceremony for Sustainability Village featuring garden plots, a composting area, two greenhouses and an aquaponic system. Students will engage in service learning and applied interdisciplinary research. The project also provides residents along the Beatties Ford/Northwest Corridor access to fresh produce to help alleviate the area’s food desert. The […]
LaWana Mayfield, Charlotte City Council District 3 representative is hosting a District 3 Town Hall meeting on Saturday from 9:30 a.m. – noon at the West…
North Carolina’s poor are under attack. In case you missed it, in the last few weeks our Republican-led state legislature is determined to reduce the…