Pride Magazine Celebrates Silver Anniversary with a New Awards Event
By Eren Simpson
Every year, Pride Magazine kicks off the New Year with its annual Pride Awards, honoring someone in Charlotte’s African-American community.
But this year’s party is going to be even bigger than before, as the magazine celebrates its 25th anniversary.…
The Rundown: Things to Do Thursday, July 13 – Monday, July 16
By Shawn D. Allison, II
Family, we have arrived at another weekend! The QC is buzzing with all sorts of vigor and flavor and like you, I can’t wait to get out and experience it! If you really want to know where the real heat is coming from this weekend, check out my “Hot List” below!…
The Rundown – Things to Do Thursday, July 27 – Tuesday, August 1
By Shawn D. Allison, II
Shawn Allison shares all the places you’ll wanna be in the Queen City.
What’s good everyone? We have finally made it to the end of July and what a month it has been! However, there’s quite a bit of colorful activity going on in the streets this weekend!…
3 Powerful Networking Tips
By Eddie D. Love
Spring has sprung and the summer solstice is rapidly approaching! I’m no meteorologist, but I’m almost certain that we’re in for another scorching hot summer here in the Queen City! You do know what that means, right?…
The Rundown: Things to Do Thursday, February 16 -Monday, February 22
By Shawn D. Allison, II
Shawn Allison shares all the places you’ll wanna be in the Queen City.
Greetings everyone! I hope everyone had a great Valentine’s Day this week and I hope you’re ready to feel more love with lots of fun and cool digs this weekend!…
Call Your Creditors and Save Now
By Marsha Barnes
Have you ever been fed up with the bills that you pay monthly? You’re unaware of how much you pay
Marsha Barnes, The Finance Bar
over each month, why you’re paying it, what fees are being added and whose to blame for the light bill being so high (…cut those lights off).…
5 Stress Reducing Truths About Money
By Marsha H. Barnes
Marsha Barnes,The Finance Bar
“Money is numbers and numbers never end. If it takes money to be happy, your search for happiness will never end.” -Bob Marley
Stress about money and finances continue to plague many individuals.…
For Bank of America’s D. Steve Boland, Relocating to Charlotte is a Lot Like Coming Home
Now that Boland, managing director of consumer lending, is moving to Charlotte, we wanted to reach out and welcome this distinguished, committed African-American leader and his family to the Queen City. We recently spoke to Steve and wanted our readers to get to know more about this successful new member of our community.
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5 Tips to Get Your Finances Back on Track
By Marsha Barnes
We all have moments when our budgets suddenly take a nosedive, our movement towards our debt goals are a bit unbalanced, and our credit score just took a hit. Yikes!
How do we dust ourselves off and hop back on the saddle towards gaining financial bliss.…
In Red Bottoms or In the Red: When Will Women Wise Up About Wealth?
By Angela Lindsay
On any given workday in uptown Charlotte, you may see African-American women looking fabulous, from their hair to their Christian Louboutin red-bottomed high heels, carrying luxury handbags from Tory Burch and Louis Vuitton. But what’s the story inside those purses?…