Chirl Girl

Have you scheduled your mammogram, yet? Please do it today, because a new report from the American Cancer Society says that Black women continue to be at higher risk of breast cancer death compared with their white counterparts, even though the overall mortality rate for the disease has continued to decline. The breast cancer death […]

Join 105.3’s Eddie Owens at the Spectrum Community Day, Saturday, October 12th, from 11am-2pm, at the Movement School at 2701 Freedom Drive! Come check out the nonprofit booths, Spectrum recruiters, food trucks, live music and performances, DJ’s spinning music, giveaways and special guests. The first 250 families will receive a free Safe & Healthy Home […]

Shout out to Mecklenburg Sheriff Garry McFadden for taking voter education into the Charlotte Mecklenburg County lockup! The Sheriff is working with the nonprofit group, You Can Vote to teach inmates about their right to cast ballots in the upcoming elections. McFadden says that voting is a “critical piece” of them re-entering society and that […]

The North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources announced the names of individuals that will be inducted into the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame. The list includes: Elizabeth Cotten – Grammy Award winning blues and folk musician born in Carrboro, North Carolina. 9th Wonder – Hip-Hop producer, record executive, rapper, and lecturer born in Winston-Salem, North […]

Have you heard Mary J Blige’s lastest song, “Know?” It make my heart swell every time that it plays!  The lyrics are so right on point with the lives of women.  And we all have watched MJB take some punches from life and every single time, she gets back up and wins!  Her song will […]

Here’s a great way to tell your story of how Charlotte became your home! “Tell Your Hometown Story At #HOMECLT! Levine Museum of the New South’s prototype exhibit uses augmented reality to preserve some of Charlotte’s neighborhood stories. Preserving the stories of the Queen City is important – especially with the city’s neighborhoods changing so […]

The Queen has been robbed! Can somebody please tell me how a video with two guys singing old songs in a car beat Beyonce Netflix special presentation of “Homecoming?” What The What?! Queen Bey was overlookeded for several different Emmys, but, the one that that’s the Hive smoking is the lose to James Corden Carpool […]

The state of New York is set to become the second state to ban the sales of flavored e-cigerettes.  This comes after the deaths of at least 6 people from vaping-related incidents. The Trump administration is getting in on the action and announced a ban on all non-tobacco flavors. -@ChirlGirl

It’s the end of an Era! The lead singer from The Cars, Ric Ocasek passed this weekend. The singer  was a big Pop artist in the 70’s and 80’s.  Ocasek was 75 years old. According to  a Ne w York Police Department spokesperson, Ocasek was pronounced dead at his townhouse after someone called 911 to […]

Who’s at home counting their money, right now? Jennifer Lopez, Leezo and Cardi B! Their new movie, ‘Hustlers” killed it at the box office and grossed $33.2 million dollars on it’s opening weekend! IT Chapter Two came in at first place, but, coming in second place doesn’t make a much of a difference when you’re […]

Charlotte workers are joining in on the nation-wide strike on General Motors. Local are walking in picket lines in front of the Service Parts Operation Building over in the Steele Creek area of town. More than 49,000 members of the United Auto Workers walked off GM factory floors or set up picket lines as the […]

R&B singer, Usher is not taking the accusations that he exposed three people to the herpes virus, lightly! While, Usher hasn’t confirmed one way or the other as to whether he actually has Herpes, his legal team filed a response to the lawsuit. They are saying that the singer “general and specifically denies each and […]