Best Black News Publication in North Carolina - The Charlotte Post
WEBThe Charlotte Post newspaper is the leading source of news affecting Charlotte's African American community and one of the oldest black publications in North Carolina. We are located at 5118 Princess Street Charlotte, NC 28269.
Charlotte physician, minister and activist Ophelia Garmon-Brown …
WEBNov 18, 2021 · Built legacy around spirit of community service. Published Thursday, November 18, 2021 1:00 am. by Herbert L. White. NOVANT HEALTH. Dr. Ophelia Garmon-Brown, a physician and minister who earned the Order of the Long Leaf Pine and The Charlotte Post Foundation Luminary award for community service, died Wednesday after a long battle with cancer.
News Articles - The Charlotte Post
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New West Charlotte High School campus debuts for academic year
WEBAug 27, 2022 · West Charlotte High School students will begin the school year in a new campus just a few feet from the old one. On Friday, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools unveiled the new campus, anchored by a three-story building that features a bigger gymnasium to better accommodate the incoming 1,150 students, as well as state-of-the-art smart boards and 100 new classrooms.
Charlotte Pride festival weekend: What to know
WEBAug 15, 2024 · Charlotte Pride’s annual street festival is back for a weekend of performers, vendors and parade. The festival will be open from 12-11 p.m. Aug. 17 and 12-6 p.m. on Aug. 18. The Charlotte Pride Parade will run from 1-4 p.m. on Sunday as an anticipated 200 contingents and 11,000 marchers make the procession along Tryon Street.
Julius Chambers’ goal in NC 4A football final: Limit mistakes
WEBDec 6, 2021 · Julius Chambers High’s task in Saturday’s state 4A football title game is simple: No mistakes. The Cougars, who play Cardinal Gibbons for the championship Saturday at Carter-Finley Stadium, have been prone to miscues in the past – especially penalties – but have overcome them in racking up a 14-1 …
Zodiacs front man Maurice Williams dies at age 86
WEBAug 9, 2024 · Ninety-seven seconds cemented Maurice Williams’ place in music history. Mr. Williams, lead singer of Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs, whose song “Stay” is the shortest No. 1 single on the Billboard charts, died Aug. 6 in Charlotte. He was 86. Born April 26, 1938, in Lancaster, South Carolina, Mr. Williams, a 2010 inductee to the North ...
Bishop Claude Alexander marks three decades at The Park Church
WEBSep 21, 2020 · Life and Religion. Bishop Claude Alexander celebrates 30 years at The Park Church with a drive-through celebration on Sept. 26. Bishop Claude Alexander is celebrating 30 years with The Park Church. His milestone will be celebrated this weekend with a drive-through on Sept. 26 from 4-5 p.m. at …
Charlotte Housing Authority takes new name after 80 years
WEBNov 26, 2019 · In the 80 years since, we have evolved and now provide housing solutions to help address Charlotte’s diverse housing challenges and improve the quality of the life of the residents we serve. Our new name, Inlivian, better reflects the agency we are today.”. The authority’s new name is inspired by the word “enliven,” meaning “to ...
Stacey Rose's platform to grow local playwriting
WEBMay 21, 2020 · Rose left Charlotte in 2013 to earn a master’s in dramatic writing from New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, after earning a bachelor’s in theatre from UNC Charlotte. She has since earned multiple fellowships, including a 2019-20 McKnight Fellow, a 2018 Sundance Theatre Lab Fellow, 2018-19 Goodman Theatre’s Playwrights Unit ...