Charlotte Police Chief: There Was No Book [VIDEO] Community leaders in Charlotte gathered to respond to the police-involved shooting. The meeting, which was organized by John Barnett of T.H.U.G. Ministries. The conference featured comments by Nation of Islam’s BJ Murphy who unapologetically said they would not encourage local residents to be patient or stop the […]

Charlotte officials gathered this morning to respond to the officer-involved shooting that occurred yesterday afternoon. Fatal Police Shooting Sparks Unrest In Charlotte According to reports, Keith Lamont Scott was sitting in his truck in an apartment complex parking lot when the fatal shooting occurred about 4 p.m. on Old Concord Road in Charlotte. Police were […]

Aaliyah Hall Bell vanished in South Carolina while walking two blocks to visit her godmother.

Aaliyah Hall Bell vanished in South Carolina while walking two blocks to visit her godmother.

In case you missed it, the NBA pulled the NBA All-Star Game from Charlotte yesterday because of House Bill 2, known as the controversial bathroom bill. Read More: North Carolina & DOJ Sue Each Other Over “Bathroom Bill” Yesterday, the league said: “While we recognize that the NBA cannot choose the law in every city, state, […]

A Black woman recently tried to reserve a residence in Charlotte, N.C. via Airbnb. At first, her request was accepted, but the host, identified as Todd Warner, later rejected her. He then messaged her repeatedly with racial slurs. The woman was a 28-year-old student at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Business. According to the request she […]

“One of the first things I did was to get down to his level, take a deep breath and not say anything for a couple minutes,” Officer Purdy said in an interview with WSOC.

The race for necessities like bread, milk and toilet paper is underway. A WINTER STORM WARNING is in effect from midnight tonight to 6 pm on Saturday. The Triangle could see a 1 to 4 inch accumulation of snow and sleet along with a quarter to half inch of ice. Are you Prepared for wintry […]

The 2017 All-Star weekend will take place in CHARLOTTE! The event hasn’t been in Charlotte since 1991 when it was held at the old Charlotte Coliseum, which has been demolished. A formal announcement should come tomorrow. The city agreed to make upgrades and renovations to the Time Warner Cable Arena, which helped secure Charlotte as […]

Charlotte, North Carolina’s own Anthony Hamilton it the national music stage in the early 2000’s, but the Charlotte born father of six boys was no stranger to music. Hamilton started singing in his church choir at age 10. He sang in his high school choir and in 1993 he headed to New York City to […]

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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…

Bill Cosby was scheduled to perform in Charlotte at the Belk Theater on February 22nd. But in a statement released yesterday, National Artists Corp. said the show would be postponed due to scheduling conflicts. No new date has been announced.