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VIA CROSSROADS CHARLOTTE University Park minister Nicole Massie delivered the sermon at First Christian Church. Massie talked about the importance of using our diversity to unite us in faith. Her sermon at First Christian on East Boulevard was part of the Xchange Sermons program. Dozens of churches throughout the city have participated in the program […]

VIA: www.charlotteobserver.com The call came at 4 a.m., India time. Evangelist Franklin Graham, in the country for a crusade, jumped out of bed and answered his vibrating iPhone. It was Michael W. Smith, the contemporary Christian singer-songwriter, calling from Nashville, with an idea: Franklin, he said, I’m producing a song for Haiti and want some […]

VIA CHARLOTTE OBSERVER The newly opened Charlotte Empowerment Zone in the Pressley Ridge Apartments, which started Jan. 26 with just 11 kids, represents Charlotte’s first attempt at re-creating New York City’s successful Harlem Children’s Zone, an educational initiative serving 17,000 children in a 100-city block area of Harlem. On Tuesday nights, kids jostle to be […]

VIA: www.blackgivesback.com Creating his first Father’s Day Mentoring Weekend last year for 100 teenage boys, multi-faceted entertainer Steve Harvey is taking to his bike and pedaling to the limit to raise funds for mentoring camps in 10 cities nationwide for 2010. Kicking off registration on March 1st for the 2nd Annual Father’s Day Mentoring Weekend […]

VIA: www.newsone.com Recently, President Barack Obama pledged his efforts as well as $900 million to stop the national high school drop out crisis. The efforts of one leader and money are not enough to stop the problem, but it is a start. The current education system offers no skills or career opportunities to the many […]

Celebrate Charlotte living legend Dovey Johnson Roundtree, an A.M.E Zion minister, who conquered color barriers and fused ministry with her legal profession. She did all of this when women, especially black women, weren’t supposed to be attorneys. Learn about her amazing journey in faith and the law during the discussion “Justice Older Than the Law.” […]

VIA: www.elev8.com Does race matter? It’s a question that was brought to me the other day. And in the midst of all that’s going on in America — the first black President in the White House, politicians remarking that black people were better off during slavery, celebrities using inappropriate and racially charged words — it’s […]

VIA: www.theredpumpproject.com Every year, the United States recognizes March 10th as National Women and Girls HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. It’s a nationwide initiative to raise awareness about the increasing impact of HIV/AIDS on women & girls and encourages ladies to take action. While progress has definitely been made in the areas of AIDS prevention and treatment, […]

VIA: Good Morning America There are a number of factors that can contribute to low self-esteem in children, including height, as Dr. Richard Besser reported today on “Good Morning America.” Good self-esteem is an important factor in raising healthy children. Children who have good self-esteem are more likely to act independently, handle both positive and […]

VIA CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Charlotte Mecklenburg Police are warning women not to get out of their cars if they’re involved in a car accident at night. Police say a man rear-ended women in two separate car accidents. He sexually assaulted one woman and robbed another at gun point. Police say the man may be targeting women […]

VIA CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM Up to 880 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools employees, including 658 teachers, could lose their jobs under budget scenarios Superintendent Peter Gorman presented to the school board Wednesday. Gorman and board members say they’ll also consider more drastic measures, such as closing underfilled schools and eliminating busing for magnet schools. Gorman said the anticipated 2010-11 cuts […]

Mike Wiley’s play about a murder in Oxford not only exposed audiences to a little known piece of American history, but it revealed a local connection to the Oxford tragedy. Charlotte attorney James Ferguson was a special assistant to the Oxford prosecutor in the 1970 case. “Blood Done Signed My Name” examines how the murder […]