Queen City News
VIA: www.essence.com We have all heard that African Americans are prone to diabetes, and as First Lady Michelle Obama leads a national movement to fight childhood obesity, New York registered dietitian Constance Brown-Riggs has made it her mission for 25 years to address diabetes in the Black community. She tells ESSENCE.COM about some of the […]
VIA: www.theurbandaily.com Mediatakeout.com is reporting that Jadakiss and his goons were ready to put their hands on Diddy but Diddy bounced. According to Mediatakeout Diddy was scheduled to perform at the club. But when his security learned that rival rapper Jadakiss was inside the club, all heck broke loose. Word on the street is that […]
Many people wondered why Taylor Massey Entertainment hosted the Diddy party at the Ramada on Saturday, but after being in the throng of people it was easy to understand why. Thousands of partiers filled the hotel off Woodlawn Road to catch a glimpse of Diddy during the big party. The police blocked off streets surrounding […]
VIA HELLO BEAUTIFUL KeKe Wyatt recently sat down with HelloBeautiful to discuss her album and to clear the air regarding an interview she did with Essence magazine. The singer says that she was misquoted in the article, says the Essence writer/interviewer misconstrued her “off-the-record” comments about her white mother’s use of the N-word. The actual […]
Melanie Fiona was by far one of the most popular entertainers at the Ford Fan Experience on Thursday. The free event at the Charlotte Convention Center gave fans plenty of activities with vendors and performances by Kjon, Fiona and the Queen City Bounce Squad on the mainstage.
Women raised their hands in the air in praise, laughed and tossed out a few “Amens” during the four hours of inspiration known as the “Yolanda Adams Show.” Adams broadcast her show live from the Charlotte Convention Center as part of the Ford Fan Experience this morning. Several hundred fans filled the center to see […]
VIA: www.blackenterprise.com Branding is an overused word. How do you create the perfect brand – in life and in business? By being a bold dreamer? Branding is simply a consistent feeling, image, and experience desired from a product conveyed to the general public. Basically, you – the entrepreneur – are the brand. The minute someone […]
VIA CHARLOTTE OBSERVER Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police are warning women not to get out of their cars if they’re involved in a car accident at night. Police say a man rear-ended women in two separate car accidents. He sexually assaulted one woman and robbed another at gun point. Police say the man may be targeting women leaving […]
My92.7 is giving you an opportunity to create your very own mini concert. Starting Monday, March 8, we will feature an artist and four songs during the My Mini Concert. Send us an email to my927charlotte@gmail.com with your artist suggestions, including four of the artists’ songs you would like to hear during the mini concert. […]
VIA WCNC.COM The Carolina Panthers have until Thursday to place a franchise tag on Julius Peppers, but a source in the Carolina Panthers organization says it isn’t likely. The source has indicated to Newschannel 36 that Julius Peppers is finished with the team. The source says the Panthers won’t pay the $20 million plus that […]
VIA CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM After intense opposition to a proposed housing project in Ballantyne, the Charlotte Housing Authority pulled out Monday. The other developers of the project said the 86-unit apartment complex for low-income residents will continue. The authority said it dropped the project at Johnston Road and Providence Road West because of concerns about its cost, […]
It’s National Pancake Day. That means you can stop by your local IHOP from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. today and get a free short stack on the house. There are really no requirements to receive the short stack, but IHOP does want you to consider making a contribution to the Children’s Miracle Network. Since […]