Month: August 2025

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K-9 stabbed during chase in Rock Hill, SC

August 30, 2025
The K-9 Apollo was taken to the vet and is scheduled for surgery. ROCK HILL, S.C. — A K-9 was stabbed while apprehending a suspect in an attempted stabbing case in Rock Hill, South Carolina on Thursday, Aug. 28, according to Rock Hill Police. …
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Pride Public Relations – Agency Overview

August 29, 2025
Pride Public Relations is an award-winning strategic communications firm headquartered inCharlotte, North Carolina. Since launching Pride PR in 2008, the firm has executedcomprehensive communications programs for clients in Charlotte and throughout theUnited States.Our agency offers a multi-disciplined team of communications professionals to serve theunique needs of our clients.…
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Using Art to Help Prevent Gun Violence

August 29, 2025
Using Art to Help Prevent Gun Violence By Angel M Brown Gun violence is personal for me. I lost my father to it. It’s a pain that shaped the way I see the world and deepened my passion for healing and advocacy.…
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Food and Science Technology: How Charlotte Teens Are Changing the Industry

August 28, 2025
By Brenda Porter-Rockwell With more than 8,600 food scientists in the U.S., African Americans account for only 4% of that population, according to career industry website, Zippia.com. Enter Charlotte-based nonprofit George Washington Carver Food Research Institute Agriculture  STEAM Academy. This two-week summer immersion program for high schoolers is more call to action to increase representation in food science careers than traditional summer camp.…
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Food Science as a Career Path for Black Youth Ada Jenkins Center Expands Mission with New Homeownership and Financial ProgramsFood Science as a Career Path for Black Youth

August 28, 2025
By Anders J. Hare The Ada Jenkins Center, long known as a vital community resource in North Mecklenburg, is expanding its impact with the addition of new homebuying education and financial counseling programs, aiming to help low- to moderate-income residents build wealth and long-term stability.…
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New Charlotte Literacy Lab Supports Westside Youth

August 27, 2025
New Charlotte Literacy Lab Supports Westside Youth By Sasha Manley A Better World Center for Academic Achievement and Wellness (ABW) is a nonprofit organization supporting youth through literacy. Its mission goes beyond its programming with a dedication to serve. “From the beginning, 25 years ago, A Better World was shaped by the voices of parents in the community who asked for a safe, supportive place for their children after school,” Founder Kenneth Gilliard explained.…
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CREAMY DINO KALE 

August 18, 2025
By Dawn Hilton Williams, the Vegucator   (Serves 6)  INGREDIENTS  2-15 oz cans coconut milk  2/3 cup water  4 garlic cloves, chopped or 1 tsp garlic powder  1 medium yellow onion, finely diced  1 large red bell pepper, finely diced  3 bunches, lacinato/dino kale, stemmed and chiffonade or chop  1 vegetable bouillon cube(s)  1 1/2 tsp agave nectar (optional)  1 tsp grapeseed oil (optional)  1 tsp liquid smoke  zest of one lemon  SPICE BLEND  1 cup nutritional yeast  2 tsp smoked paprika  2 tsp turmeric  1 tsp garlic powder  1 tsp onion powder  1 tsp pepper  1/2 tsp salt (optional)  METHOD  PLACE heavy bottomed pot over medium heat with 1/3 cup water.…