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When astronauts Neil Armstong and Buzz Aldrin journeyed into space and became the first astronauts to walk on the moon in 1969, they inspired the young Bernard A. Harris Jr. to literally “reach for the stars.” “At 13, I watched Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin land on the moon and inspire the whole world with the notion that the human race could travel to another heavenly body,” Harris said.…

By Derik Hicks When Jalen Hinton sat in his high school guidance counselor’s office and contemplated a four-year college degree, he said he felt the pressure to go to college and get a bachelor’s degree that many high school students face.…

By Alicia Benjamin These legendary Black men from North Carolina have greatly influenced music worldwide. Representing over 100 years of life, these musicians have elevated the artform of music, not only during their lifetimes, but for generations in the future. Thelonious Monk / Jazz (1917 – 1982) Credited as one of the innovators of modern jazz, Thelonious Monk played with jazz giants Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Coleman Hawkins and many others beginning in the 1940s.…

By John Burton Jr. Uptown Charlotte pulsed with rare energy this summer. Streets filled with delegates in bold-colored suits, local vendors set up bustling pop-up shops, and the sound of gospel music and jazz riffs spilling from “The Hub,” the heart of the NAACP National Convention.…

Charlotte’s shotgun homes reimagined as affordable housing By Brenda Porter-Rockwell After years of determined planning and collaboration, Charlotte’s West Side has welcomed a powerful symbol of preservation and progress: two historic “shotgun homes,” relocated and repurposed as affordable housing. More than a housing solution, the project — spearheaded by a coalition of community partners including the West Side Community Land Trust (West Side CLT), Lakeview Neighborhood Alliance, the Harvey B.…