Charlotte
Neighborhoods surrounding uptown could get a boost if Charlotte leaders adopt the 2020 Vision Plan proposed by Charlotte Center City Partners at a city council meeting on Monday. The plan is a blueprint for the how the Center City should evolve during the next 10 years and beyond to make it a more livable and […]
There’s a big announcement coming this afternoon at 5pm! Tune in to Christopher Gray as he guest stars for Melanie Clark! IT’S HUGE!!!!!DON’T MISS IT!
Tanya M. Wilson 360You My sister invited me to go with her to Charleston recently to visit with some of her friends. A little hesitation tried to side track me because these were not people I knew. But as it turned out, I enjoyed myself more than I ever imagined. As a matter of fact, […]
Music World Gospel entered into an exclusive recording agreement with BET Networks and its premiere brand, Sunday Best, the award-winning weekly gospel music competition program. The agreement will include the release of debut albums for the show’s third and fourth season winners and other music and entertainment product releases featuring “best of” compilations and a variety of specialty brand projects. […]
Brian Wilson just dropped some hallelujah music on us at CoCo Brothe’rs Community Empowerment Tour. CoCo Brother delivered the daily word and the spirit filled Knight Theater at the free event. A community panel of experts discussed how AIDS is ravaging our community and other illnesses that disproportionately affect African-Americans. We must take better care […]
Summer has been thought of as a fun time of the year. When we think of summer, we think of barbeques, family reunions, beach, amusements, weddings, falling in love and the list goes on. Summer is also the time of year when we can pull out some of our less cumbersome wear. My favorite summer […]
Despite severe thunderstorms threatening Charlotte, the Presbyterian Hospital July 4th Spectacular went off as planned on Monday. In the early hours of the celebration, organizers Memorial Stadium and hustled everyone inside of the Grady Cole Center. Mascots including Rufus, Chubby and others entertained the crowd. The fireworks went off as planned at 9:30 p.m.
[/caption] Hundreds of black men, adorned in lime green shirts, answered their pastors call to show their presence uptown for July 4th. The effort spearheaded by University City Church Pastor Michael Stevens was in response to last month’s uptown murder during Memorial Day weekend. The killing highlighted the continued problem with unsupervised youth converging uptown. […]
This weekend promises plenty of activities for families to enjoy the Fourth of July. The festivities starting Saturday and ending with the big gathering on Monday. If you’re planning to head up Monday for the celebration at Memorial Stadium expect to see an even larger than the usually large police presence at the stadium as […]
Casting is now open for “Southern Blend: A Dating Experiment”, a documentary video project and dialogue series supported by Crossroads Charlotte. Carolina Love? “Southern Blend” producer Rod Garvin says “the film will focus on a reality-style social experiment in which people will date outside their race or ethnicity for the first time, or step over […]
On July 14, Crossroads Charlotte will launch Know It 2 Work It (KIWI) an education and outreach effort that will equip Charlotte-area residents with tools and knowledge to become more effective grassroots organizers, community advocates and participants in the governmental decision-making process in Charlotte-Mecklenburg. It’s Time To Get Real [My Viewpoint] Know It 2 Work […]
Area youth will have the unique opportunity to learn the ins and outs of starting a business, thanks to Entrepreneur Camp hosted by Pride Entrepreneur Education Program (PEEP), in collaboration with Academic Achievers. The camp runs June 15 through July 1 at Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte. Once they’ve learned the dos and don’ts of entrepreneurship, […]