[ad_1] The Gambrell Foundation announced Tuesday that it will give $1.8 million in support of Johnson C. Smith University via the Mayor’s Racial Equity Initiative, pushing the school past its goal to raise $80 million. Calling JCSU “a gem in the Queen City Crown,” Gambrell Foundation President Sally Gambrell said the donation was long overdue.
Read More[ad_1] This item first appeared in our morning newsletter, which is delivered Monday through Saturday to more than 7,000 smart subscribers in the Charlotte area. You can become one of them. Last week, Howard University received two bomb threats within 48 hours, the first known threats to an HBCU this academic year. According to the FBI, 57
Read More[ad_1] Black Pearl Global Investments, an asset-management firm based in Charlotte, has agreed to buy a Florida company that makes contact lenses. When the deal is completed, Black Pearl will be the world’s only contact lens manufacturer that is both Black- and woman-owned, according to a press release Monday announcing the planned acquisition. “It’s exciting
Read More[ad_1] Around 8:45 a.m. on Monday, Charnel Ramage and her son Hunter anxiously awaited his school bus at a corner on Johnson and Wales Way. Hunter, a third grader at First Ward Elementary, was excited to start his second year at the school. His mother was simply hoping for another year without a gun incident.
Read More[ad_1] This item first appeared in our morning newsletter, which is delivered Monday through Saturday to more than 7,000 smart subscribers in the Charlotte area. You can become one of them. The Rev. William Barber, who launched the “Moral Monday” protest movement in Raleigh nearly a decade ago, announced plans for a 15-state drive to
Read More[ad_1] Until he was approached by a reporter, Chandler Cannon, a third-year music major at Johnson C. Smith University, hadn’t heard about the Biden administration’s plan to cancel student-loan debts for millions of Americans. The Charlotte native said his family suffered a “big impact” from the Covid-19 pandemic, so news of the debt cancellation came
Read More[ad_1] Growing up in Charlotte as a Carolina Panthers fan, Jacob Roberts has long dreamed of playing football on the storied turf at Bank of American Stadium. Linebackers Luke Keuchly, Thomas Davis and Shaq Thompson were among his all-time favorites and had each played there. Now, as a linebacker for North Carolina A&T State University,
Read More[ad_1] Margo Bartsch, Contributor There is so much excitement in being admitted to a dream college or getting the ideal job; however, this is just the initial step to begin building networking opportunities. Having an effective communication style makes a memorable first impression and builds an ongoing relationship. Students are always meeting with teachers, and
Read More[ad_1] Mecklenburg County has hired a Fairfax, Virginia, company to develop new exhibits and interpretive programming for Historic Latta Place, a former plantation where Black American were once enslaved. The site has been closed to the public since last summer, when controversy erupted over a planned Juneteenth event that critics labeled inappropriate. If plans go
Read More[ad_1] Susan Ohanian, Contributor Reminder: The Charlotte Senior Center is an official cooling center for the town. You are welcome any time. On Mondays, come in and enjoy good food and good conversation in cheerful coolness. Also note: The Senior Center is looking for volunteers for a variety of functions. Volunteers do their good deeds
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