How One Woman is Fighting to Close the Racial Gap in Health Care
Yvonne Dixon still vividly recalls the heartbreak and hard work of her family’s struggle to care for her great-grandmother in Salisbury in the 1970s.
Caring for a person with dementia is often too much for families to handle on their own.…
Promoting the Power of Philanthropy
By Angela Lindsay
August is Black Philanthropy Month, created in August 2011 by Dr. Jackie Bouvier Copeland, co-founder of the Pan-African Women’s Philanthropy Network as an annual global celebration of African-descent giving. While these facts may be news to some, Foundation for the Carolinas (FFTC) is well aware of the occasion, and chose to observe it this year by celebrating and highlighting the work of one of its special programs that has been serving the Charlotte community for a quarter of a century.…
The Rundown of Things to Do: Thursday, September 5 – Monday, September 9
By Shawn D. Allison, II
Peace brothers and sisters! This is the most important weekend of the year—it is The Black Ferris Bueller’s Born Day! What better way to celebrate with all of you in a wide variety of goodies to get into!…
Bridging the Language Barrier: New School Educates the next generation of Mandarin Chinese Speakers
By LaShawn Hudson
Most parents teach their children not to talk to strangers, but Alicia Miller is often overjoyed when her two young daughters do it.
The west Charlotte mother says that,without fail, when they go out in public, Laura, 6, and Kiera, 3, usually start impromptu conversations.…
The Rundown of Things to Do: Thursday, Novemeber 7 – Sunday, November 10
By: Shawn D. Allison, II
What’s the word family? Another week is in the books and another weekend is upon us! Now while it will be noticeably cooler in the QC, I’ve found lots of dope events that are beaming with cultural hotness!…
The Rundown of Things to Do: Thursday, October 31 – Sunday, November 3
By Shawn D. Allison, II
Greetings all you guys and ghouls! Halloween 2019 is here and the horror has hit the QC with all sorts of fun and frightening events! There’s a lot of things, tricks and treats in store for the minions this weekend so be sure to have those costumes ready for loads of endless fun!…
The Rundown of Things to Do: Thursday, August 1 – Monday, August 5
By Shawn D. Allison, II
Greetings family! Time just keeps flying by because we are now in the month of August! And to kick off the hottest month of the year, I’ve found some true hotness boiling and brewing in the Queen City streets this weekend!…
The Run Down of Things to Do: Thursday, August 15 – Sunday, August 18
By Shawn D. Allison, II
Greetings everyone! I hope everyone has been in great spirits this week as I have. Once again, there’s a lot of fun and colorful stuff to get into this weekend and if you read to see what all is in store, you’ll want to get out the house and get busy!…
The Rundown: Things to Do Thursday, September 12 – Sunday, September 15
By Shawn D. Allison, II
Greetings everyone! I want to thank you all for showing me an abundance of love on my birthday last week, it really made my heart smile. But here we are with new moves to make and new experiences to enjoy with a weekend chock full of QC dopeness!…
The Rundown of Things to Do: Thursday, October 10 – Tuesday, October 15
By Shawn D. Allison, II
Saltutations everyone! We’ve got a totally jam-packed weekend ahead of us and this extra crisp Fall weather is only going to add more enjoyment! I’ll be hitting the decks this Sunday afternoon at The Turn-Up Alternative at Tip Top Daily Market so be sure to slide through and enjoy some of the sounds!…