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Mike Wiley’s play about a murder in Oxford not only exposed audiences to a little known piece of American history, but it revealed a local connection to the Oxford tragedy. Charlotte attorney James Ferguson was a special assistant to the Oxford prosecutor in the 1970 case. “Blood Done Signed My Name” examines how the murder […]
VIA QcityMetro.com QcityMetro.com Style editor, and homie, Lashawnda Becoats is covering Fashion Week in New York. For nearly a week, she’s braved snow and bitter temperatures to show us the latest fashions from black designers as well as other designers we love. Becoats reported that designer Tracy Reese showed her fall collection at the big […]
VIA CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM Carolina Panthers linebacker Jon Beason is suing the man who said the NFL player punched him outside a North Carolina strip club. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, Beason claims he has been injured in his good name. The suit doesn’t specify a monetary amount.
VIA CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM Family and friends braved a bitter night to bid farewell to Anthony Davis, the Randolph Middle teacher found murdered in his home last week. About 40 people gathered at a park in West Charlotte to remember Davis on Tuesday.
The young black walking to the store when he supposedly insulted a white woman. The store owner and his son, allegedly chased him down, beat him up and shot and him dead. No, this wasn’t Emmett Till. And this tragedy didn’t happen in the 1950s. The victim was Henry Marrow, and the year was 1970. […]
VIA: City of Charlotte Solid Waste Services and www.charlotteobserver.com Mayor Anthony Foxx is urging all Charlotteans to “Go Green for Charlotte” this week by wearing green to support Charlotte’s new residential recycling program – Recycle It! Effective July 1, Charlotte residents will notice several improvements to the current recycling program. The most noticeable will be […]
VIA HELLO BEAUTIFUL Beyonce talks about her Grammy acceptance speech and new fragrance Heat during her appearance on the “Tyra Banks show.” The show airs today at 4PM, EST.
VIA CHARLOTTEOBSERVER.COM Less than a week after NBA commissioner David Stern said the Bobcats would likely have new ownership, Michael Jordan says he wants to buy the team. Jordan is the Bobcats managing partner, and he recently told coach Larry Brown that he wanted to he was trying to make arrangements to buy the team, […]
VIA FoxCharlotte.Com Surprise, surprise. A developer and the Charlotte Housing Authority want to build 100 apartments for low income residents in Ballantyne, and some folks are unhappy about it. Opponents said the Ballantyne area is not a good site for public housing because there is little public transportation, few sidewalks, and already overcrowded schools, according […]
VIA CharlotteObserver.com A few weeks ago Greensboro celebrated the opening of the International Civil Rights Center and Museum. The museum celebrates the famed lunch counter sit-ins that inspired college students to stage sit-ins in lunch counters throughout the country. The museum is one of many black history treasures. The Charlotte Observer compiled a list of […]
VIA NEW YORK TIMES The Levine Museum of the New South is one of the city’s most intellectually engaging cultural treasures. The museum’s exhibits chronicle Charlotte’s constant transformation as a New South city. The museum’s featured speakers and programs continue to challenge us to embrace the city’s growth and diversity. Thankfully, the museum hasn’t shied […]
Via: CharlotteObserver.com Are you ready to spend time with Paula, Tyler, Patrick and Gina? Three TV chef teams – Paula Deen & Family, Tyler Florence and Patrick and Gina Neely – are hitting the road for The Celebrity Chefs Tour, with stops at Ovens Auditorium. Although all of them are on Food Network shows, the […]
