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Hurricane Matthew reached landfall in Haiti early this morning. Hundreds of thousands of Haitians, many of whom have not recovered from the damage of the devastating earthquake six years ago, were evacuated to shelters. The 145 mile per hour winds and torrential rain has already caused at least three deaths. With it’s trajectory towards Cuba and […]
If you missed Michelle Obama’s speech in Charlotte, we’ve compiled a list of our favorite quotes. “We need to do everything we can to help Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine to win this election.” – Michelle Obama “Elections aren’t just about who votes. It’s about who doesn’t.” “Experience matter, preparation matters, temperament matters. Hillary Clinton […]
Updated 10:22: WCNC is reporting that CMPD has permission to release the tapes. The ball is back in Chief Kerr Putney’s court. Updated: 9:50 Hillary Clinton is postponing trip until next Sunday, according to WCNC. Oh, and SBI has interviewed most critical witnesses in the case. Hillary Clinton is coming to Charlotte on Sunday. Earlier today […]
Michelle Obama will speak at a rally at the Charlotte Convention Center on Tuesday. If you’re planning to go, sign up here. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Gubernatorial candidate and state Attorney General Roy Cooper will introduce Obama at the rally. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. The program begins at noon. Obama’s visit here […]
Join the First Lady, Michelle Obama, as she stomps for Hillary Clinton! FLOTUS will be in the Queen City tomorrow (October 4th) at the Charlotte Convention Center. The doors will open at 9:30am, and the event will start at 12noon.
The CIAA announced on Friday afternoon that basketball tournament will remain in Charlotte in 2017, but the conference is relocating eight of 10 events out of the state. The conference is joining other athletic conferences in moving their tournament events out of the state to show their disapproval of HB 2. In a statement the […]
In a reversal that seemed inevitable, Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department Chief Kerr Putney will release the remaining two hours of footage related to the shooting death of Keith Lamont Scott. Last week, the CMPD released about two minutes of the footage, but the Charlotte Observer reported earlier this week that an additional two hours of […]
It has been 13 years since Gospel Artist William Becton made the charts. The producer and songwriter was on the Billboard Gospel Charts at number 3 in 1995 with the hit single, ‘Be Encouraged.’ In the years that followed, Becton navigated the challenges of life and the gospel music industry that took him from pinnacle […]
A coalition of grassroots activists met on Wednesday to organize at a north Charlotte church to network and strategize. This wasn’t simply a gripe session or more calls for the resignations for Mayor Jennifer Roberts and Chief Kerr Putney. This group wanted to talk about next steps. The television cameras are dwindling. It’s mostly local […]
The SAFE Coalition called Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department to make changes in its organization to better protect the citizens and build trust in the community. The organization also called on the City Council to use its power to better police the police and lobby state legislators to create legislation to protect citizens. Sign Up For Our […]
Bishop T.D. Jakes was in our city yesterday to tape an upcoming episode for The T.D. Jakes Show that will focus in on recent shooting incidences in both Charlotte and Tulsa, OK. Jakes visited the neighborhood off Old Concord Road where Keith Scott was shot and killed by police and spoke with Urban League president Patrick Graham. The episode “Conversation […]