Month: January 2023

Once again, America has a front-row seat to a familiar old film: Violent policing of African American men. And once again, I am angry. I’m sad. Once again, like many others, I am horrified. This...

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is investigating a fatal truck collision involving a pedestrian in the University City on early Sunday morning. According to a news release by CMPD, at...

A drum set, a grand piano, and a bass guitar sit at the center of the room, waiting to be played.  Faces of Black pioneers — from Stokely Carmichael to Tupac, Lena Horn and Mae Jemison — are...

Angel Adams started her new role as Vice President of Finance and Administration at Charlotte Symphony on Monday.  Adams will supervise account operations, office administration and strategic...

Photo: Newly-enrolled NCCU students pictured at local alumni chapter cookout before the first week of school. Photo courtesy of NCCU Charlotte alumni chapter Graduation is months away for most...

“What you saw those police officers do, that was a matter of the heart. I don’t think we can policy, advocate, or legislate that out of somebody. So there’s a different conversation, maybe,...

Three months after Shanquella Robinson died under suspicious circumstances while vacationing with acquaintances in Mexico, may questions remain. Last November, the authorities in Mexico issued...

In March 2020, Erika Troutman bought an aging building in northwest Charlotte –1202 Beatties Ford Road – with dreams of creating generational wealth. Nestled in the heart of Historic West End,...

CMS Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools announced Tuesday that Stephen Joyner Jr. was named athletic director of which high school? West Charlotte High West Mecklenburg High Myers Park High Julius...

Foundation For The Carolinas officially completed the first round of grant funding for Beyond Open, a $20 million effort to support “diverse-owned” small businesses in Charlotte.  In total,...