This item first appeared in our morning newsletter, which is delivered Monday through Saturday to more than 7,000 smart subscribers in the Charlotte area. You can become one of them. When N.C. Black Votes Matter reached out to Livingstone College to join a water collection drive for Jackson State University, the answer was an immediate
Read MoreTorie and Jotham maintained a casual friendship for many years. They stayed connected through a mutual friend until a snowstorm gave them a reason to change roles. Torie shares their story.Bride: Torie Bethea, 34, employed- Spectrum Corporate, native of Greensboro, North CarolinaGroom: Jotham Bethea, 34, entrepreneur – healthcare and restaurant, native of Winston Salem, North
Read MoreIn its quest to be ranked among the nation’s top historically Black colleges and universities, Johnson C. Smith made a modest gain in the latest list of “best colleges” as compiled by U.S. News & World Report. In U.S. News’ 2022-2023 rankings, released Monday, JCSU claimed the No. 26 spot among the nation’s 107 HBCUs.
Read MoreThis item first appeared in our morning newsletter, which is delivered Monday through Saturday to more than 7,000 smart subscribers in the Charlotte area. You can become one of them. Nikki Davis-Green, president of N.C. Central’s Charlotte alumni chapter, is doing whatever it takes to encourage her son, Darren, to choose her alma mater. In a Facebook
Read MoreThis item first appeared in our morning newsletter, which is delivered Monday through Saturday to more than 7,000 smart subscribers in the Charlotte area. You can become one of them. One of the perks of being mayor of Charlotte is getting to assign City Council members to various committees. On Tuesday, Mayor Vi Lyles announced
Read MoreMONROE, N.C. — On a recent Friday around 6 p.m., Tony Brown, an open cup of beer in hand, went walking through this city’s downtown district to take in an outdoor car show. Four months earlier, it would have been illegal for Brown, or anyone else, to consume alcohol while walking the streets of Monroe.
Read MoreThe midterm elections are coming, and there are a few ways to vote in North Carolina from early voting to casting your ballot on Election Day. But if those don’t work for you, voting by mail is an option. Any registered voter in North Carolina, for any reason, can request an absentee ballot to complete
Read MoreThis item first appeared in our morning newsletter, which is delivered Monday through Saturday to more than 7,000 smart subscribers in the Charlotte area. You can become one of them. Ally Financial, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund and Charlotte-area businesses will host 60 HBCU students this week in an entrepreneurial pitch competition. The student teams will spend four-day developing
Read MoreThis item first appeared in our morning newsletter, which is delivered Monday through Saturday to more than 7,000 smart subscribers in the Charlotte area. You can become one of them. September is nationally recognized as Library Card Sign-Up Month, a time when libraries encourage local residents to get library cards. If you’re a Mecklenburg resident, you
Read MoreCity Council is scheduled to vote on a proposal today that would give financial subsidies to a developer pledging to preserve affordable housing in east Charlotte. The two-part proposal would: Allocate $8 million in federal covid relief dollars to Central NOAH. The company would use that money as a subsidy to buy and renovate Peppertree
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