Charlotte
Since joining the Radio One family last year, I’ve had the pleasure of covering El DeBarge, Slick Rick and a host of other celebrities. This week, my celebrity list grew a little longer when I had an opportunity to meet Radio One president Barry Mayo when he visited the Radio One Charlotte office this week. […]
County Commission Chairman Jennifer Roberts, Charlotte-Mecklenburg School Board Chairman Eric Davis and representatives from area community organizations urged support for Get Real 2011 during today’s kick-off at Johnson C. Smith University. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Peter Gorman, Charlotte Chamber CFO Mike Manning, Charlotte NAACP President Rev. Kojo Nantambu and State senator Malcolm Graham along with representatives […]
In an email to supporters, First Lady Michelle Obama announced the DNC 2012 convention will be held in Charlotte. President Obama made several trips to Charlotte during the 2008 campaign. The election that year created an unprecedented amount of civic participation from voting at the booths to volunteering to campaign. North Carolina was a key […]
Last week while sitting under the hair dryer at the salon, I listened to two older African American women discuss the state of the black community. They discussed everything from parenting to the current budget issues, with the focus of the entire conversation on how young black women and men are not prepared to be […]
Bernie Madoff. Everyone knows his name. He conned investors out of billions of dollars. But how did he do it? How did this man get otherwise intelligent, rational and sometimes wealthy people to turn over their life savings? Amazingly, con criminals and “fraudsters” like Madoff are able to trick people into buying phantom investments that […]
The Hip Hop Caucus, a national, nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that engages young people in urban communities in elections, policy making and community service projects led by Rev. Lennox Yearwood, is hosting two Speak Out events this week. The first event will be held tomorrow at Johnson C. Smith University at 7:30 pm. The second event […]
VIA: Hellobeautiful.com Health experts say breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Even knowing that I can’t get out the bed to make breakfast in the morning. If you are like me, try making these delicious and nutritious smoothies before you go to bed at night. When you get up in the morning […]
VIA GAURDIAN. CO.UK Veteran actor and film-maker casts R&B singer as female lead in musical version of classic Hollywood melodrama Clint Eastwood is to direct Beyoncé Knowles in the latest remake of A Star Is Born, the classic Hollywood melodrama about a fading, drunken superstar who finds himself eclipsed by a younger model. Eastwood is […]
Recently, I attended the Genius Of Autism event in New York City and became totally in awe of the artist Stephen Wiltshire, who happens to be Autistic. Recently, I attended the Genius Of Autism event in New York City and became totally in awe of the artist Stephen Wiltshire, who happens to be Autistic. Read […]