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“We Built This” Historic Rosedale Exhibit!

March 31, 2022
Historic Rosedale is pleased to present We Built This; Profiles of Black Architects and Builders in North Carolina, a traveling exhibit from Preservation North Carolina. We Built This is part of an educational program about the history and legacy of Black builders and craftspeople in North Carolina.…
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West Charlotte Church to Bring Affordable Housing to Seniors

March 29, 2022
Bishop Claude Alexander of The Park Church and others at the Gilfield Park groundbreaking ceremony. Photo courtesy of the Park Church The Park Church collaborated with various partners to bring 80 apartments to Charlotte seniors in 2023. In December 2021, The Park Ministries broke ground on a joint venture between Laurel Street Partners, the City of Charlotte, Bank of America and Local Initiatives Support Corporation (LISC) Charlotte.…
Education

Johnson C. Smith University
Gets New Cycling Program

March 26, 2022
The first women’s cycling programs at a historically Black college, Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU), and at tribal colleges and universities will launch with funding from a three-year grant from Cannondale, EF Pro Cycling, and USA Cycling (USAC). Two tribal schools, the Institute of American Indian Arts in Santa Fe, New Mexico, and Navajo Technical University in Crown Point, New Mexico, are the other grant recipients.…
Business

Local Transportation Union Names First Woman President

March 26, 2022
Compiled by John Burton The “Victory Lodge” Local 1725, one of nearly 1,100 Local Lodges affiliated with more than  742,000 members of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAMAW), swore in Helena Thornton as its first female President in January.…
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A Charlotte Non-profit Nurtures and Supports Young Women.

March 25, 2022
Healing Vine Harbor By Rosanny Crumpton Healing Vine Harbor (HVH) is transforming lives one woman at a time by serving at-risk women (ages 18 and older) who have aged out of the foster care system. These young women often find themselves homeless, unstable or in potentially dangerous circumstances.…
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Book Review – Books By and About Black Women Leaders

March 23, 2022

By Angela Haigler

“Black Roses: Odes Celebrating Powerful Black Women”by Harold Green III, Illustrated by Melissa Koby Black women are making history every day. Harold Green, III believes the time for celebrating them is now. Green gained fame by writing love letters in verse for the visionary women who are making a difference in this age.…
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A Charlotte Non-profit Nurtures and Supports Young Women.

March 23, 2022
Home4Me By Rosanny Crumpton With personal experience in the foster care system, Donna Lee Reed, founder and executive director of Home4Me, is on a mission. Together with the Home4Me team, they equip teenagers who are aging out of the foster care system and entering adulthood for success.…
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Grier Heights Teen Creates Food Pantries

February 27, 2022
By Sherita Pryer In the beginning of the pandemic, 17-year-old Alexandria Brown was challenged by a local Girl Scout to spend 80 hours making a difference in her community. Brown noticed a consistency with people walking 20 minutes or driving 10 minutes to her nearby convenience store.…
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Allegra Westbrooks

February 27, 2022
By Giovanni Samuels Advocate for the Right to Read Allegra Westbrooks was a pioneer in the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library system. She advocated for the Black community’s right to access reading material and developed a strong connection between the community and branches within the system through outreach programs.…