Renowned street dancer Charles “Lil Buck” Riley has worked with the likes of Madonna and Yo-Yo Ma. He’s even danced on the Great Wall of China, but come Sunday, he’ll bring his Memphis Jookin’ to Charlotte’s Knight Theater. Riley, 31, fell in love with the Memphis dance culture as a kid; he saw it as
Read MoreIn 2014, Charlotte got some unsettling news – despite its booming economy, the American Dream was floundering here. A Harvard study found that a child born in poverty had the lowest chances among major U.S. cities of making it out of poverty. It was a rallying cry for government, nonprofits, and companies to work together
Read MoreSponsored by: In a fast-growing city like Charlotte, communities on the margin can sometimes get left behind. That’s where LISC Charlotte comes in. In less than three years, LISC Charlotte has invested more than $43 million to improve conditions in some of the city’s underserved communities. When Covid-19 arrived, LISC mobilized to assist small businesses
Read MoreAbout this series: As West Charlotte High School prepares for Lion Pride Day to commemorate its historic campus, which will give way to new construction, we asked alumni to share some of their best high school memories. As told to Cierra Lannon: I am a proud, second-generation West Charlotte Lion. My parents met there, married and they raised
Read MoreNorth Carolina jails saw a record number of deaths by suicide and substance use in 2020, according to a new report. Disability Rights North Carolina, which has tracked jail deaths since 2013, said many of those deaths were “entirely preventable.” Of the 56 people who died in 2020, 21 died from suicide. Another 11 died
Read MoreSlavery was barely abolished in America when the E.E. Ward Transfer Line was born in 1881. Today, 141 years later, the E.E. Ward Moving & Storage Co. is listed as the nation’s oldest Black-owned business, with new offices in Charlotte and Raleigh. Mark your calendar: This Wednesday at 11 a.m., QCity Metro Publisher Glenn Burkins
Read MoreMore than 60,000 people with felony convictions in North Carolina could regain their right to vote under a state court ruling handed down on Monday. Superior court judges, in a 2-1 decision, found racial bias in a North Carolina law that denied voting rights to people who, though freed from prison, remained on probation, parole
Read MoreMister and Miss N.C AT&T Joshua Suiter and Zaria Woodford represented the Aggies at the Oscars last night as presenters at the 94th Academy Awards show. Go Aggies! UNC basketball coach Hubert Davis will lead his team to the final four of the NCAA men’s division during his first year as head coach. CATS’ first-ever female bus
Read MoreDuring a crisis, there is great opportunity, but opportunities do not present themselves in obvious ways in the midst of chaos. For example, the coronavirus pandemic continues to cause major disruptions to the world economy, and while some businesses have shuttered entirely, others are growing and thriving. What sets these businesses apart? In a word,
Read MoreAbout this series: As West Charlotte High School prepares for Lion Pride Day to commemorate its historic campus, which will give way to new construction, we asked alumni to share some of their best high school memories. In 1966, the year of my graduation, my homeroom and English teacher, Mrs. Evelyn Floyd, had spent a
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