Recent news about former Destiny’s Child member Michelle Williams checking into a medical facility for depression triggered a memory about […]
Voices
How Michelle Williams triggered my memories of depression
July 25, 2018
Can the StoryMining250 project make us less divided?
July 31, 2018
Levine Museum of the New South’s oral history initiative seeks to build bridges among differences.
Qcitymetro has a new managing editor, and that’s exciting
July 31, 2018
As the website’s top editor, Katrina Louis will be responsible for, among other things, deciding what content gets published.
How Michelle Williams triggered my memories of depression
July 25, 2018
Recent news about former Destiny’s Child member Michelle Williams checking into a medical facility for depression triggered a memory about […]
In fighting to oppose the RNC in Charlotte, LaWana Mayfield showed why voters put her in office
July 17, 2018
As far back as December, Mayfield stood alone among her city council peers as having the prescience to understand just how divisive this issue could become for Charlotte.
Why I don’t want the Republican National Convention in Charlotte
July 9, 2018
If social and economic mobility is what we claim as our focus, bringing the RNC to Charlotte would be in direct conflict to that.
What About Us? A Letter from America’s Children
July 3, 2018
As concerned Americans line up to protest President Trump’s ill treatment of immigrant families, a writer asks, where is that same compassion for our U.S.-born children who suffer abuse, neglect and poverty?
Charlotte hosts the GOP convention? Not so fast, says Braxton Winston
July 3, 2018
The first-term city council member says he wants to hear more from the city’s residents before making up his mind.
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.
News & Buzz
Police: 12-year-old boy struck by bullet while waiting for school bus
September 20, 2018
A 12-year-old boy waiting for a school bus was struck by a bullet Thursday morning during a shooting in northeast...
Entertainment
It’s time that a black person reviewed “The Book of Mormon”
July 27, 2018
I finally admitted I was totally offended and there wasn’t a damn thing funny.
Health
Charlotte is testing a plan that could eliminate food waste from our landfills
August 14, 2018
A pilot program to compost the food we throw out is being tested in eight historically black communities in northwest...
Faith
Black millennials ‘stay prayed up,’ according to Pew report
August 5, 2018
When it comes to faith, black millennials are spiritually inclined and low maintenance but always questioning purpose.
People
From parenthood to eroticism: 5 spoken-word artists showcasing Charlotte’s poetry scene
September 21, 2018
Once an underground society for Charlotte’s creatives and those who love them, the city’s poetry community — and popularity —...