December 2017 – Pride Magazine

The Rundown: Things to do Thursday, December 28 – Tuesday, January 2

December 28, 2017

By Shawn D. Allison, II Habari Gani Brothers and Sisters! Happy Kwanzaa to you all! Well, here we are—the last Rundown of 2017 and what a journey it has been! It’s been an honor and a privilege giving you all, the community, all the goods, deets and beats pulsating through these Queen City streets!…

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.…

Destination Queen City: New York Natives Embrace Charlotte as Their New Home

December 14, 2017

By Michelle Keaton-Barrow Anthony and Jackie Mitchell have enjoyed 21 blissful years of marriage. Anthony is a retired New York law enforcement officer who received many accolades and awards, including his appointment as the honorary deputy police commissioner of the Mount Vernon (N.Y.)…

Charlotte Street Art on The Rise

December 6, 2017

By Lashawnda Becoats We were on a mission as we walked through the streets in Brooklyn, past bodegas and nail salons. It was a hot summer day and my friends were tired of all the walking. Bars and restaurants called their names, but I wouldn’t stop until I found it.…

The Rundown of Things to Do: Thursday, January 4 – Sunday, January 7

December 4, 2017

By Shawn D. Allison, II We did it everyone! We made it to 2018! I hope your first few days have been awesome but now it’s time to get the first “Rundown” of the year on and poppin’ and do I have some goodies in store for you!…