As we celebrate Black History Month, 105.3 RNB is shining a spotlight on local history makers from the Carolinas by Saluting Black Excellence. We are honoring people whose vision, courage, and excellence either shaped or continue to shape our communities. Brought to you in part by Carolina Cares Partnership. DR. KIZZMEKIA CORBETT-HELAIRE Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett-Helaire, […]
After a year of hell, the N.C. General Assembly finally repealed HB2. It only cost us NCAA tournaments, the NBA All-Star Game, a PayPal expansion, concerts, jobs and an estimated $3.7 billion. The repeal was far from perfect. It resets protections to pre-HB2 levels and places a three-year moratorium on cities from passing their own […]
Tonight Breaking Bread with Levine Museum: Women In Social Change: The Issues, the March, The Movement End Women’s History Month witha dinner dialogue about community issues. 6:30 p.m. tonight. Levine Museum of the New South $40 Friday Miles & Coltrane: Blue On Q’s popular production of Miles & Coltrane: Blue ends this weekend. The production […]
The effort to provide more affordable housing is an ongoing discussion in Charlotte with no easy solution in sight. There’s the issue of NIMBY (Not In My Backyard), but the bigger issue is the lack of public owned land to build affordable housing. City officials can’t mandate that private developers provide units for affordable housing, […]
[ione_media_gallery id=”3253649″ overlay=”true”] Accompanied by a slick video presentation and an even slicker report, members of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Opportunity Task Force revealed their findings after 18 months of researching. The findings weren’t groundbreaking, but they did offer solid, and unfunded, suggestions on how to close the mobility gap. The Task Force, co-chaired by Dr. Ophelia […]
The performers at the UniverSoul Circus is awesome, but the Soul Train line is our favorite part. See who partied with Eddie O in the ring. Sign Up For Our Newsletter!
It’s the UniverSoul Circus!!!! Acrobats, contortionists, roller skaters at the UniverSoul Circus!
“Old School1053-Subscribers Have you heard the term #Staywoke? Historian Clint Smith implored audience members to stay waking during his keynote address at Habitat for Humanity’s Building Futures symposium on Tuesday. The symposium was a fundraiser for the local organization. Using a mix of poetry and historical perspective, Smith examined the burdens of redlining and America’s […]
[ione_media_gallery id=”3251820″ overlay=”true”] Two Charlotte museum exhibits explore the effects of police involved shootings. The Levine Museum of the New South, explores this tragedy through it’s exhibit K(No)w Justice, K(No)w Peace. The McColl Center for Art + Innovation unveiled The World is a Mirror of My Freedom curated by artistic director Nicole J. Caruth. […]
