Men Moving Mountains
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Men Moving Mountains
Kenneth Snow
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Men Moving Mountains
Kenneth Snow
By Ryan Kouame MANAGING PARTNER AND leading attorney for The Snow Legal Group, Kenneth Snow, does not recall when he first decided to become an attorney but says, “I do know that I became a lawyer to speak for the voiceless and fight for the justice of those who cannot fend for themselves.” Snow went on to receive his Juris Doctor (J.D.)…
Men Moving Mountains
Police Chief Johnny Jennings
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Police Chief Johnny Jennings
Takes the Torch and Ignites a New Era
By Angela Lindsay “LAW ENFORCEMENT CHOSE ME. I didn’t choose law enforcement.” That is what Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Police Chief Johnny Jennings will tell you about how he became a member of the 108th recruit class in May of 1992.…
Men Moving Mountains
Khalif Rhodes
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Khalif Rhodes
By Ryan Kouame KHALIF J. RHODES, ESQ., was appointed chief magistrate of Mecklenburg County of the 26th Judicial District in 2017. Under his guidance, Mecklenburg County addressed the significant disparities in the criminal justice system and Attorney Rhodes was part of the team that rewrote Mecklenburg County’s bail policy.…
Education
African American History: The Rosenwald Schools
By Hope Yancey
In the early part of the 20th century, a new educational movement in the southern United States sought to improve educational opportunities for African-American children during segregation.
According to the National Trust for Historic Preservation, the Rosenwald schools were the result of a collaboration between African-American educator and author Booker T.…
Lifestyle
Local Pharmacy Dispenses Meds and TLC
Nestled in the Independence Square shopping center is a Black-owned pharmacy that doles out more than pills and bandages. Rx Clinic Pharmacy dispenses time.
In today’s world of drive-thru medical care, Rx Clinic, owned by Kenyan-born Amina Abubakar is a throwback to an era when doctors and pharmacists knew their patients.…
Lifestyle
Coronavirus Pandemic’s Effects on The Charlotte Real Estate Market
Coronavirus Pandemic’s Effects on The Charlotte Real Estate Market
By Hope Yancey
Charlotte’s real estate industry, and real estate agents themselves, have faced a variety of new challenges as a result of the coronavirus pandemic and county and state stay-at-home orders and related restrictions.…
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WYKAU: The Trivia Game About African Americans Educates and Entertains
By Tonya Jameson
As kids, many of us grew up playing board games such as Trivial Pursuit and Monopoly, but we rarely, if ever, saw ourselves reflected in those games. Vicco Barringer is changing that with his trivia game WYKAU – What You Know About Us.…
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