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Fashion Trend Alert: White Boots

January 24, 2018
By Majesty Acheampong Has anyone else ever went to Target for toothpaste and left with a full cart of other random stuff? Well, thats how I ended up with these cute white boots. I was not going to pass up on these white ankle booties for just $37.99! …
Lifestyle

Book Explores the Complexities of Black Men Through the Eyes of Local Leaders

January 3, 2018
By Kallan Louis We are currently witnessing rapid and steady growth in Charlotte. As luxury apartments, retail shops and restaurants have residents flooding back to live in uptown and South End, Charlotte’s historically black West End has remained mostly neglected. The often-mentioned Harvard study on economic mobility — which ranked Charlotte last out of 50 major metropolitan areas on economic mobility — reveals how complex the issues truly are.…
2017 November/December

Voices from the Neighborhood: An Education in Gentrification

December 18, 2017
By Angela Lindsay Native Charlottean Darryl R. Gaston has lived in the Druid Hills community for 52 of his 56 years. Like many other residents in his neighborhood, many of whom he says have lived there for 30 to 60 years, he is very concerned when he sees other historic and mostly minority neighborhoods being taken over by gentrification—concerned because he is now seeing it happen right outside his own front door.…
2017 November/December

Continuing Education Takes Students Down New Path

November 27, 2017
By Tonya Jameson Kids, work, life and foolish mistakes are just a few of the things that prevent people from attaining undergraduate degrees, or even master’s degrees. However, a steady stream of adults, such as Shawn Meachem and Kimberly Powers, are part of the consistent stream of adult learners who are taking online classes and evening courses to get the educations they need to compete in today’s job market.…
Lifestyle

Now Trending: Wallpaper

November 25, 2017
By Cheryl Luckett If it’s true that “what goes around, comes around,” that would certainly explain the reemergence of wallpaper among today’s hottest home décor trends. Many cringe at the mere thought of the notoriously difficult-to-remove decorative wall adornment, but you may have noticed it making its way back to the forefront.…