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Begin Their Investment Journey with PEEP

June 28, 2022

Some of you still may not know that Pride Magazine has a nonprofit arm called PEEP. Founded in 2007, PEEP has relaunched as the Pride Educational Empowerment Program with three foundational pillars: career mentoring, entrepreneurship and wealth creation. The fundamental goal of PEEP is to tackle the wealth gap by eliminating future socio-economic disparities within the African American community.…

It’s Soccer Season Charlotte! Time to Shout, “Olé, Olé, Olé!”

June 28, 2022

By John Burton Jr. So Charlotte, are you ready for some football, I mean soccer? Although the word “football” conjures up images of quarterbacks, running backs and offensive lines, people internationally think of “football” as two teams of 11 players running on a field, trying to kick a round ball into the other teams’ goal net — that’s “soccer” to us in America.…

CHARLOTTE HISTORY MUSEUM NAMES TERRI L. WHITE PRESIDENT & CEO

June 24, 2022

CHARLOTTE, N.C., June 23, 2022 – The Charlotte Museum of History has named Terri L. White as its new president & CEO, effective July 4. White comes to the museum after previous stints in development and operations roles at both the Heinz History Center and the Carnegie Science Center in Pittsburgh and at the Smithsonian Institution National Air and Space Museum in D.C.…

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Charlotte Area Fund Launches “Good Health is Wealth” COVID-19 Awareness Campaign in honor of Community Action Week

June 16, 2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Local nonprofit launches hyper-local campaign to remind residents a strong community is a healthy one (Charlotte, NC) – June 16, 2022 – The Charlotte Area Fund, Mecklenburg County’s Community Action Agency, officially launched its new COVID-19 awareness campaign “Good Health is Wealth” in celebration of Community Action Week.…

First Black Woman Named Board Chair of New York Stock Exchange

June 8, 2022

Compiled by John Burton Jr. Intercontinental Exchange Inc. named Sharon Bowen the chair of the board of directors of the New York Stock Exchange, the first African American woman to hold the position. According to TRT World, the Wall Street Exchange has 2,400 listed companies and a capitalization of $36 trillion.…

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.…

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

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.…

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.…

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

May 9, 2022

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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.…