Actress Alfre Woodard joined Rep. Mel Watt, state Sen. Malcolm Graham and Johnson C. Smith University president Ron Carter to announce youth summit at JCSU during the Democratic National Convention. The press conference was supposed to be an announcement for UFuture – A Summit for Innovative Young Thinkers, but it quickly became a call to […]
Actress Alfre Woodard joined Rep. Mel Watt, state Sen. Malcolm Graham and Johnson C. Smith University president Ron Carter to announce youth summit at JCSU…
In a room marked by exposed duct work and unfinished walls, Johnson C. Smith launched Innovo Laboratory, a small business incubator, at Packard Place on Wednesday. The event drew a mix of Charlotte’s black business owners from No Grease co-founder Damian Johnson to attorney Eric Montgomery. Former Charlotte Observer business columnist Ron Stodghill will lead […]
We fell in love with Ruben Studdard first for his cuddliness then for his voice. Now, we just love Big Rube. He delivered a mini-concert at the Commemorative Classic on Saturday. He’s still a big teddy bear, and he can still sang!!!.
Bands, an American Idol and football. The third annual Commemorative Classic meant the best of HBCU football. JCSU stomped Livingstone in the Commemorative Classic 31-0 in the third annual event at Memorial Stadium. The lopsided victory means JCSU finished the season 5-5. The event marked the third annual meeting of the two historic football teams […]
The second annual Masterminds, Millionaires and Moguls™ event returns to JCSU on September 22 at 7 p.m. Five of the city’s most enterprising executives and entrepreneurs will speak to aspiring students during the event in Biddle Auditorium at Johnson C. Smith University. YOUniversity Drive, LLC is a Charlotte-based national organization that caters to first generation […]
Black college students at Johnson C. Smith University students heard valuable advice about how to engineer a successful career in corporate America during the 2nd Annual Retail Industry Day onThursday. “Be open to starting at an entry level position,” Charles Devenney of Coca-Cola Bottling Company Consolidated told the students. “You’ll learn information that will help […]
Starting on June 6, 2011, the Charlotte Area Transit System will operate extended service on the free Gold Rush Red Line to Presbyterian Hospital. Red Line service will continue to operate in Center City Charlotte from 6:41 a.m. until just after 6:00 p.m. Service will now reach to Presbyterian Hospital on the east end to […]
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 […]
Festivities for the Commemorative Classic featuring JCSU and Livingstone College kicked off today with a pre-game symposium. Maya Angelou and Stedman Graham highlight the symposium titled Black/Minority Males Taking Flight Through Personal Development. The symposium features keynote addresses as well as workshops targeting high schoolers, college students and parents. There are also panels targeting mentors […]
On Friday, local, state and federal policy-makers, along with members of the local and national media, scholars and leaders from other community-minded organizations and celebrities came together at Johnson C. Smith University to discuss the need to expand Internet access to all citizens. On the surface not having access to the Internet doesn’t seem like […]
VIA QCITYMETRO Torrey Feimster has been the face of Pride Magazine for the last few years, but he is no longer with the company. Feimster left his role as publisher and is now the director of corporate relations at JCSU, according to QcityMetro. Dee Dixon, Pride’s founder and CEO, is resuming her role as publisher. […]
