Charlotte
The NBA announced late Thursday that it is moving the NBA All-Star game from Charlotte in 2017. The league decided to move the game after the N.C. General Assembly refused to repeal HB2. The league may return the game to Charlotte in 2019 if HB 2 is resolved. Read more on the Charlotte Observer.
The nation is in desperate need of healing. On the heels of the deadly shootings that claimed the lives of Anton Sterling, Philando Castile and five police officers in Dallas, Tx, leaders of all stripes are scrambling to close a divide that continues to widen. In his address to memorialize the five slain officers in […]
via blog.gospelflava.com We join others around the country mourning the passing of Tunesha Crispell. Crispell is known for her stellar work as lead singer with James Hall and Worship and Praise and her outstanding solo debut Just As I Am. A native of New York, she was a resident of Charlotte where she served in ministry […]
Yesterday, North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory signed HB 972 which regulates access to police body camera videos. The bill allows law enforcement agencies to keep footage from the public, unless ordered by a court to release it. Despite McCrory’s statement that his support of the bill is to “promote transparency” opponents say it will do […]
The shooting deaths of Anton Sterling and Philando Castile at the hands of police has sparked outrage in the black community. The negative interactions between police and the Black Community has is once again in the headlines and part of a national discussion. And now that five Dallas Police officers were killed and seven injured […]
In the wake of the shooting massacre at the Pulse Night Club in Orlando, Florida in which 49 people were killed and over 50 people injured, the gun control debate is once again in the headlines. Two of the 49 victims killed in the Orlando shooting were from North Carolina, Shane Tomlinson, 33, of Greenville and […]
We’re screaming all the way from Charlotte, North Carolina…..”HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO FANTASIA!” Our hometown girl is celebrating her 32nd birthday today! And we want her to know that we’re extremely proud of her and her achievements! Check out the new video, “Sleeping With The One I Love”, which debuted on the 2016 BET Awards, click […]
It has been announce that President Barack Obama and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton will make a campaign stop here in the Queen City next Tuesday, July 5. The event will mark their first campaign stop together. Details on the event are forthcoming.
In Part 2 of our discussion of Mental Health, we’re tackling the stigma associated with having a disorder. In the wake of one of the worse massacres in our nation’s history, the subject of mental health disorder is once again front and center. Why as a nation we continue to short change meaningful efforts to […]
An 18-year-old woman from Ohio has died of a rare brain infection that is believed to have been contracted while whitewater rafting here in Charlotte. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report that Lauren Seitz, died from an amoeba that causes meningoencephalitis. Extremely rare, only about 10 cases of the infection are reported each year, […]
In wake of the recent shooting massacre in Orlando, Fl. where 49 people were killed and over 50 people wounded, survivors of the attack will wrestle with a lasting trauma. As is always the case with these shooting massacres, questions arise about the challenges of mental health and disorder. ‘COMMUNITY VOICES’ host, Ron Holland, explores […]
