Hidden in Plain Sight: Hope and Help for the Homeless
By Angela Lindsay
Beneath the shiny façade of office buildings and booming residential construction in Charlotte exists a sub-community often overlooked and underrepresented. As of January, there were 3,569 people experiencing homelessness in Mecklenburg, according to county data—and this was before the COVID-19 pandemic hit.…
African American History: The Rosenwald Schools
By Hope Yancey
In the early part of the 20th century, a new educational movement in the southern United States sought to improve educational opportunities for African-American children during segregation.
According to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Rosenwald schools were the result of a collaboration between African-American educator and author Booker T.…
Local Pharmacy Dispenses Meds and TLC
Nestled in the Independence Square shopping center is a Black-owned pharmacy that doles out more than pills and bandages. Rx Clinic Pharmacy dispenses time.
In today’s world of drive-thru medical care, Rx Clinic, owned by Kenyan-born Amina Abubakar is a throwback to an era when doctors and pharmacists knew their patients.…
Poor No More Gives Supplies and Dignity
Most people know the complex in NoDa that houses Amelie’s Bakery as a hangout spot, but at the very end of the complex is NoDa @ 28th Creative Studio – a refuge for men and women struggling to survive even during the best of times.…
Coronavirus Pandemic’s Effects on The Charlotte Real Estate Market
Coronavirus Pandemic’s Effects on The Charlotte Real Estate Market
By Hope Yancey
Charlotte’s real estate industry, and real estate agents themselves, have faced a variety of new challenges as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and county and state stay-at-home orders and related restrictions.…
Systemic Inequities Exposed
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By Dee Dixon
In all transparency, the coronavirus and the ruthless murder of George Floyd by the police shook me to the core. Initially, I couldn’t see how these two catastrophes were linked. I wasn’t so much afraid of the virus itself, but selfishly, more so afraid of how it would upend my lifestyle–no church, no travel or shopping, unless it was to find toilet paper.…
A Conversation with Peggy Harris of Atrium Health
For organizations looking to improve their diversity and inclusion (D&I) programs and policies, change can be both challenging and rewarding. A 2018 research study by McKinsey and Company—a global management consulting firm—shows greater diversity in the workforce results in greater profitability and value creation.…
Reclaiming the Farm, One Crop at a Time
By Tonya Jameson
Bernard Singleton wants to remove the shame from farming, and to help more African Americans reconnect with the land that was once a place of life and death for African Americans, especially in the South.
Singleton, 55, is the founder of Nebedaye Farms and the Bennu Gardens Project.…
Why Life Insurance Should Be a Priority for Millennials
By Nicole McConico
Having a conversation about planning for the unknown or a death occurring is hard for most people. It is definitely easier to discuss a recent travel destination or trending sports topic with a millennial than life insurance.
According to a recent T.…
