The first-term city council member says he wants to hear more from the city’s residents before making up his mind.
Voices
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.
Black folks, Frappuccinos and talk of boycotts
April 27, 2018
It has been a tough few weeks for black folks attempting to get their consumerism on.
Know your history: A former FBI agent talks about the origin of policing in America
April 10, 2018
Understanding history, he says, is crucial to confronting the tensions that exist between law enforcement and the African American community.
Wow! What a Week!
April 7, 2018
Lamar Odom says weed helped him kick a crack addiction. Betsy DeVos wants to prosecute leakers. And pity the youngsters who pick on Alma Adams.
Shout out to ‘Black-ish’ for this week’s HBCU episode
April 6, 2018
The show reminded me just how special it was to attend a Historically Black College or University.
Resurrection of King
April 2, 2018
Fifty years after the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., a man is reminded that God has answered the long-ago prayer of a little boy.
News & Buzz
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Housing Partnership announces new senior leadership
March 21, 2019
The Housing Partnership named Simone McDowell its VP of communications and fund development.
Entertainment
Charlotte’s Caribbean community heats up summer with Carnival
March 18, 2019
The Charlotte Caribbean Carnival Association brings a weeklong Afro-Caribbean Carnival to Charlotte on June 22-29.
Health
Black Health Spotlight: How fibroids helped discover my ovarian cancer
March 13, 2019
Ovarian cancer is one of the leading causes of cancer-related deaths because it typically goes undetected in the early stages.
Faith
Up close with Jacotron Potts, entrepreneur giving back to the community that raised him
March 15, 2019
The Charlotte native talked with Qcitymetro about his mentoring program in partnership with McCrorey YMCA, life as an entrepreneur and...
People
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Housing Partnership announces new senior leadership
March 21, 2019
The Housing Partnership named Simone McDowell its VP of communications and fund development.