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The Rundown of Things to Do: Thursday, November 29 – Monday, December 2

November 29, 2019

By: Shawn D. Allison, II Give thanks Brothers and Sisters! It’s Thanksgiving and there’s quite a few things cooking in the QC this weekend and of course, your favorite cultural ambassador, The Black Ferris Bueller has found some delicious cultural fixin’s for your soul!…

The Rundown of Things to Do: Thursday, January 23 – Sunday, January 26

November 24, 2019

By: Shawn D. Allison, II Greetings everyone! We are flying through January and seemingly flying into true winter weather. While it’s mighty cold outside, yours truly, The Black Ferris Bueller has found a few cool gems to keep your hearts and spirits warm out here.…

How One Woman is Fighting to Close the Racial Gap in Health Care

November 20, 2019

Yvonne Dixon still vividly recalls the heartbreak and hard work of her family’s struggle to care for her great-grandmother in Salisbury in the 1970s. Caring for a person with dementia is often too much for families to handle on their own.…

Can Planner Alysia Osborne Inject Soul Into Uptown?

November 20, 2019

By Tonya Jameson Charlotte Center City Partners (CCCP) is known for planning growth in Charlotte’s city inner ring, and over the last decade, the organization has expanded its footprint to surrounding areas such as South End. In 2015, the group lured Alysia Osborne away from the city’s planning department to help the CCCP plan development in the historic west end.…

The Shaping of Black Charlotte

November 20, 2019

By Fannie Flono Charlotte is often listed among the best places for African Americans to live and work. It placed sixth on the 2018 Forbes magazine list of cities where Blacks are doing best economically. And, with more than 13,000 Black-owned businesses, Black Enterprise has called the city a mecca for Black entrepreneurs.…

The Rundown of Things to Do: Thursday, November 15 – Sunday, November 17

November 15, 2019

By Shawn D. Allison, II What’s the word family? It has gotten mighty cold over the past week, but not to worry because I’ve found all sorts of flyness guaranteed to warm your souls! Please be sure to bundle up and engage in regular health and wellness checks during these climate changes.…

Pushing Black Homeownership One Question at a Time

November 12, 2019

By Tonya Jameson At a recent Tuesday Morning Breakfast, a weekly community meeting, Winston Robinson stood up during the Q&A and asked the question. It’s the question he often asks: Do you have a specific agenda for Black people to create a more equitable Charlotte?…

It’s a Wrap: Felicia Jackson’s Near-Nightmare Inspires a Lifesaving Product

October 20, 2019

By LaShawn Hudson Felicia Jackson says she’ll never forget the day her son almost died. Back in 2002, Jackson along with her husband and their three children, were driving to a family outing. Things quickly took a turn for the worse when one of their daughters shared a piece of hard candy with her younger brother.…

Crowning the Beauty Within

October 9, 2019

By Angela Lindsay In a social media climate that glorifies eyelash extensions, lace front wigs, claw-like artificial nails and butt implants, a local program is celebrating all-natural beauty and empowering young women to embrace their own. Founder Vernisha Crawford saw a need for such a program when she realized how much time and money she was spending on her external appearance.…

The Rundown of Things to Do: Thursday, February 6- Sunday, February 9

October 7, 2019

By: Shawn D. Allison, II Greetings everyone! Hope you all have had a great weekend. But the weekend is here and so is The Rundown and it is chock full of cultural flyness! I will be out spreading the love to all this Sunday afternoon on the turntables at my event “Bueller’s Black Love Boogie: Vinyltine’s Day 2020” so please be sure to come through and get some of this musical magic!…