Charlotte

LaWanna Mayfield, Charlotte City Council District 3 LaWana Mayfield is dedicated to make Charlotte a City that treats everyone equally, fairly and with dignity. A Democrat, LaWana proudly represents District 3 on the Charlotte City Council. She was elected in 2011 and is serving her third term, which began December 2, 2015. Mayfield was appointed by Charlotte’s Mayor […]

Chirl Girl, Radio One, Inc. – Charlotte Local Host & Producer for The Tom Joyner Morning Show, Get Up Morning with Erica Campbell, The Rickey Smiley Morning Show, On-Air Personality (Old School 105.3) The Chirl Girl Show can be heard Sundays, 10am-3pm on Old School 105.3 WOSF, the highest-ranking Urban Adult Contemporary radio station in […]

Nikita Devereaux, SIMPLY VIRTUAL Business Productivity Consultant Nikita Devereaux is a Business Productivity Consultant who inspires companies and individuals to LIVE & WORK smarter – through the application of virtual teams and technologies. Her company, SIMPLY VIRTUALâ„¢ helps leaders and organizations leverage people and technology to build, lead and manage high performing flexible teams. Ms. […]

Lady Kimberly Jacobs The Rock Worship Center COGIC Lady Kim Jacobs was raised by her single mother, Ella Spratley in a place called “The Bottom” in Newport News, VA. Her father is Bishop Elijah Jackson. Her mother instilled in her that she could be anything she dreamed to become. As a result of that teaching, […]

[theplatform account=”BCY3OC” media=”J4vn3uFGyJSQ” player=”TopOfListBaseline” It’s the UniverSoul Circus!!!! Acrobats, contortionists, roller skaters at the UniverSoul Circus!        

Have you heard the term #Staywoke? Historian Clint Smith implored audience members to stay waking during his keynote address at Habitat for Humanity’s Building Futures symposium on Tuesday. The symposium was a fundraiser for the local organization. Using a mix of poetry and historical perspective, Smith examined the burdens of redlining and America’s history of […]

Less than a month after gunfire on Caldwell Street erupted during CIAA tournament week, rapper Young Dolph announced the release of his album titled “Bulletproof.” The shooting erupted on Feb. 25 on Caldwell Street. Several dozens shots were fired during the exchanged. No one was injured. According to hip-hop sites, Dolph was a target of […]

The numbers are in!!! Great job for helping Radio One raise $1,579,296 in cash and pledges! Thanks to you, Charlotte raised $105,335 which was higher than 2016. Thank you for your hard work and effort to make the 2017 Radio One St Jude Radiothon a HUGE success!!!!

Two Charlotte museum exhibits explore the effects of police involved shootings. The Levine Museum of the New South, explores this tragedy through it’s exhibit K(No)w Justice, K(No)w Peace. The McColl Center for Art + Innovation unveiled The World is a Mirror of My Freedom curated by artistic director Nicole J. Caruth.   Caruth, who recently […]