Charlotte

A man accused of fatally shooting a pregnant woman and injuring two others was reportedly arrested in Charlotte Tuesday afternoon. WSOC reports that deputies were called to a home and that’s where they found the victim dead. Another woman found at the scene was reportedly taken to Piedmont Medical Center to treat her gunshot wound. Her […]

Protesters in Charlotte are calling for a boycott of an Asian-owned beauty supply store whose owner choked a Black customer.

Fantasia Barrino has joined the likes of Christina Milian, Raven Symone and Stacey Dash. Over the weekend, she announced her headlining concert in Charlotte, N.C., and fans went crazy after seeing the event’s name: “Hear Me Now! – All Lives Matter.” https://twitter.com/VashtiHurt/status/780069385859923968 The dismissive statement, which is a response to the Black Lives Matter outcry, caused social […]

On Tuesday, September 20, Keith Lamont Scott was shot and killed by a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer while waiting at the bus stop to pick up his child. Details on how he died and the reasons for his death vary between the community, family and police. His death has sparked outrage in a city that is normally […]

Dr. Dre and Jimmy Iovine have given the world tons of amazing music through the years, and now the two are able to celebrate their…

The Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association, better known as the CIAA, is the oldest African-American athletic conference in the United States. In 2012, the CIAA named…

LGBT Center’s 26-Year-Old First Black Chair Faces Racial Hostility According to North Carolina’s Charlotte Post, the LGBT Community Center of Charlotte has elected Ranzeno Frazier as…

Charlotte, N.C., Mayor Patrick Cannon who was inaugurated as mayor in December,  resigned after only 114 days in office Wednesday night after he was arrested on federal corruption charges. Cannon allegedly accepted tens of thousands of dollars from undercover agents. One tome was actually in the mayor’s office. Cannon, 47, in a letter to the city […]