Is it just me, or is the constant drum beat of social media starting to make us loopy?
Voices
I can’t keep rolling my eyes at today’s headlines; it’s starting to hurt
April 23, 2017
Journalists are there – heading toward the crazy.
July 1, 2018
The people who cover news are in a fight for your lives, and theirs.
Auntie Maxine might have been wrong, but it felt so good
June 29, 2018
Why are Democrats still playing nice? America has proven that it worships a thug masculinity that bullies citizens and leads by division.
Advice for Trump as he creates America’s next great fighting force
June 22, 2018
The president this week declared space a “warfighting domain” and said he would direct the Pentagon to create a U.S. Space Force.
Presence matters more than perfection: Saluting fathers everywhere
June 17, 2018
Can we in Charlotte-Mecklenburg mobilize our black Greek system, our faith based organizations and others to create positive change for our young sons and brothers?
It’s time for black Americans to think strategically about charter schools
June 13, 2018
Regardless of how the legal challenges to House Bill 514 play out, charter schools will remain a growing fixture on our educational landscape.
Wow! What a Week! (June 1-8)
June 8, 2018
No more bikinis for Miss America, Kanye reveals disorder, Philadelphia Eagles grounded
Saving lives: Pi Phi Chapter holds its annual blood drive
June 5, 2018
This blood drive is said to be the second-largest in the Charlotte area, behind one hosted by the Carolina Panthers.
We made them march
May 17, 2018
North Carolina teachers didn’t wake up one day and decide to go the state Capitol on a whim. We drove them to do it.
Wow! What a week
May 4, 2018
Rudy drops a dime on Trump. A tribute to Kanye West. And jobs suggestions for Panthers owner Jerry Richardson.
News & Buzz
Is Charlotte on the verge of losing the CIAA tournament?
July 9, 2018
While calling Charlotte a “great host,” a CIAA official said the time has come to consider new locations for the...
Entertainment
A peek inside Firehouse Bar & Lounge, soon to be Charlotte’s newest hot spot
March 30, 2017
Owner Clarence Boston said he hopes the lounge, located near Bank of America Stadium, will attract young professionals of all...
Health
Everyone’s a winner at the Sorority Greek Health Olympics
March 24, 2018
Last week I sprinted to the finish line of a wellness project I had been working on since January –...
Faith
Churches must do more to promote health and healing, says World Council of Churches official
February 7, 2018
Dr. Mwai Makoka, in Charlotte to study Mecklenburg County's Village HeartBEAT program, said the church must “embrace a new paradigm”...
People
Women must be agents for change, says international humanitarian Tererai Trent
March 21, 2018
It all starts, she said, when women discover what fuels their individual passions for change.