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NXT | CLT Helps Small Businesses Succeed

April 30, 2021
By Angela Lindsay It can be challenging for minority-owned businesses to get off the ground, let alone remain sustainable for generations. While full of potential, too often these enterprises aren’t given the opportunities necessary to grow to the next level. Recognizing this challenge, business accelerator NXT Charlotte (NXT | CLT) has stepped in to give these companies a step up.…
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WOMEN BREAKING BARRIERS

March 3, 2021

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Black Women in Charlotte Are Breaking Barriers

By Angela Lindsay

Charlotte has a rich history of Black women who have broken barriers in the areas of school desegregation, executive representation in the corporate world and local politics. Meet a new generation of talented Black women who are following their callings and lighting paths for others now and for the future.…
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Jada Grandy-Mock Is Preparing New Paths for Herself, Family and Community

March 3, 2021

Jada Grandy-Mock Is Preparing New Paths for Herself, Family and Community

By Angela Lindsay.  4 MINUTE READ.   Fifth Third Bank executive Jada Grandy-Mock has accomplished a series of impressive firsts throughout her life. She was the first in her family to go to college; the first to earn a master’s degree; the first to own a home; the first to get married; and will likely be the first to leave an inheritance.…
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Home Run! Baseball Team Owner Brandon Bellamy

March 1, 2021

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Home Run! Baseball Team Owner Brandon Bellamy

By Angela Lindsay   THE DECISION WAS UNANIMOUS. In July, the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball approved real estate developer Brandon Bellamy to purchase a new club expansion in Gastonia, NC, becoming professional baseball’s only Black majority owner in the nation.…
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February 28, 2021

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Beyond Barbering

How the Man Behind the Chair Got Out in Front

By Angela Lindsay | Photos by T. Ortega Gaines If you live in Charlotte, you may know the name Shaun Corbett. If not, you should.Perhaps you have heard of his business, Lucky Spot Barbershop, Inc.…
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Police Chief Johnny Jennings

January 1, 2021

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Police Chief Johnny Jennings

Takes the Torch and Ignites a New Era

By Angela Lindsay   “LAW ENFORCEMENT CHOSE ME. I didn’t choose law enforcement.” That is what Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Police Chief Johnny Jennings will tell you about how he became a member of the 108th recruit class in May of 1992.…
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Hidden in Plain Sight: Hope and Help for the Homeless

November 5, 2020
By Angela Lindsay Beneath the shiny façade of office buildings and booming residential construction in Charlotte exists a sub-community often overlooked and underrepresented. As of January, there were 3,569 people experiencing homelessness in Mecklenburg, according to county data—and this was before the COVID-19 pandemic hit.…
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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.…
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Promoting the Power of Philanthropy

September 26, 2019
  By Angela Lindsay August is Black Philanthropy Month, created in August 2011 by Dr. Jackie Bouvier Copeland, co-founder of the Pan-African Women’s Philanthropy Network as an annual global celebration of African-descent giving. While these facts may be news to some, Foundation for the Carolinas (FFTC) is well aware of the occasion, and chose to observe it this year by celebrating and highlighting the work of one of its special programs that has been serving the Charlotte community for a quarter of a century.…