Month: May 2022

Lawyers

Influential Black Lawyers in Charlotte • Chaz Beasley

May 26, 2022
Chaz Beasley, an attorney with Moore & Van Allen PLLCbusiness and banking law firm in Charlotte,  focuses on capital market transactions representing financial institutions in corporate and structured debt financing. Before joining Moore & Van Allen, Beasley was elected to serve as a member of North Carolina General Assembly representing the people of District 92 twice ‒ in 2016 and 2018.…
Prestigious Gold Award

Local Girl Scouts earn top recognition with prestigious Gold Award

May 25, 2022
Exceptional youth leaders earn Girl Scouts’ highest award despite pandemic CHARLOTTE, NC – Girl Scouts Hornets’ Nest Council has announced this year’s Gold Award recipients.  The prestigious Girl Scout Gold Award represents the highest achievement in Girl Scouting and challenges girls ages 14 to17 to initiate meaningful, sustainable change locally, nationally, and even globally through their own unique ‘Take Action’ projects.…
Press Release

PRESS RELEASE

May 12, 2022
Contact: Nepherterra Estrada Best O: 704.375.9553 | C: 414.704.9932 E: neph@pridecommunications.net Barings, Coca-Cola Consolidated and Nucor CorporationCommit a Combined $3.7 Million to Mayor’s Racial Equity Initiative Public-private partnership to address inequities and boost opportunity in Charlotte-Mecklenburg increases overall fundraising total to nearly 90 percent of its $250 million goal CHARLOTTE, N.C.…
Lawyers

Influential Black Lawyers in Charlotte – Ticora Davis

May 11, 2022
By Ryan Kouame Attorney Ticora Davis is a prominent attorney, entrepreneur and the founder of The Creator’s Law Firm –– a Black-owned and woman-empowered boutique law firm specializing in intellectual property (IP) law and consulting services. She has worked with stellar brands that include VH1, Black Enterprise and Facebook.…
Notable Names

Notable Names – MAXINE SWAYNE

May 10, 2022
Maxine Swayne is a financial services executive and the new chief administrative officer (CAO) of diversity, equity, and inclusion for U.S. Bank. Swayne has years of diverse leadership experience defining business problems and executing integrative solutions in consensus building, risk management, and relationship building across diverse teams with multiple Fortune 100 and 500 companies.…
jobs

Statement of Work – Mayor’s Racial Equity Initiative: Employer Commitment

May 9, 2022

Need

Building on the work of the Mayor’s Racial Equity Employer Commitment Work Stream, the Charlotte Regional Business Alliance (CLT Alliance) is opening the call for proposals to provide consultative services for the development of an actionable plan, budget, timeline, and metrics for racial equity-related employer initiatives to be implemented by the CLT Alliance over the next three-to-five years.…
Lawyers

Influential Black Lawyers in Charlotte – Alesha Brown

May 5, 2022
By Ryan Kouame Alesha Brown is an attorney at Hall & Dixon PLLC, a criminal defense firm that provides litigation for everything from traffic citations to felonies. Brown fights for her clients through civil rights advocacy, civil litigation, personal injury and contract disputes.…
Wellness

College Partnership Creates Seamless Path for Nurses to Advance Their Education

May 3, 2022
CHARLOTTE, NC, May 3, 2022 – Carolinas College of Health Sciences in Charlotte, NC and Richmond Community College in Hamlet, NC are announcing a new partnership focused on helping nurses advance their education. The new Fair Transfer Promise Agreement creates a seamless academic experience for community college nursing graduates to complete their bachelor’s degree in the most efficient and cost-effective way possible.…
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From the Publisher

The Color of Money: Barriers for Black Business Owners

May 1, 2022
To understand the barriers for small minority (more specifically, Black) businesses, one needs to start with an appreciation for the context that created the circumstances that challenge these businesses in the first place. We could say that deck was stacked against us from the very beginning – including the decks of the ships that carried us here.…