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By Alicia Benjamin Knowing a second language in our globalized world economy is increasingly becoming a necessary skill for students in the U.S., as people from diverse cultures are connecting more frequently. If students in this country want to compete with those around the world, language learning will need to become a central part of school curriculum, starting in the early grades, according to the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL).…

By Ryan Kouame Noel Kreicker started IOR Global Services after he returned from a “failed” expatriate assignment in the 1970s in Colombia. Kreicker said he was determined to make the expat transition easier so international employees could succeed in their living and working environments while abroad.…

By Angela M. Haigler Rosalia Torres-Weiner is a creative force of nature. Her determination to express herself creatively was evident early, as she used her art to entertain her siblings in a tumultuous family environment. In her teens, she told her parents she wanted to be an artist.…

By Sonja Whitemon A 20-year-old Johnson C. Smith University student had no idea how a basic college internship would chart the course for her life. “Neph” Nepheterra Best was paired with Dee Dixon, now publisher of Pride Magazine for a role that was supposed to be a writing internship, simply writing articles for the magazine, which was owned by The Charlotte Observer at the time.…

The suicide rate of Black youth is rising faster than any other demographic.[1] Black children under 13 are more likely to die by suicide than white children. What’s happening to our kids?

The Same Problems As 100 Years Ago

Unsurprisingly, researchers have found that racial discrimination (not to mention the social stress of being LGBTQ+) damages children’s mental health.…

By Dee Dixon Charleston, S.C. Most of you know I love to travel internationally. Of course, the pandemic put a serious dent in my plans. I had two trips booked for 2020, one to England and one to Amsterdam when COVID-19 literally destroyed my dreams.…

Recognizing outstanding professionals in our community sponsored by Atrium Health and Novant Health. There are well over 400,000 people in the Charlotte workforce, with future job growth expected to be around 42% over the next ten years. With numbers like these, it is sometimes difficult to give great employees the accolades they deserve.…

By Alicia Benjamin and Kaycee McGee When Pride Magazine featured the story, “Who Will Save Our Children,” in a 2006 issue that told the daunting story of how many Black children in the Charlotte area were severely neglected, Dee Dixon, Pride Magazine’s CEO and Publisher was motivated to do something to help the children.…