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WEB1 day ago · Black Folks Camp Too: Expert tips and suggestions for camping around Charlotte. Charlotte’s surrounding areas offer over 3,000 campsites, with Lake Norman State Park offering glamping and traditional camping, Morrow Mountain State Park offering horseback riding and a swimming pool, and Crowders Mountain…. Sponsored.
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WEBAug 9, 2024 · Support our work. At QCity Metro, our mission is to serve Black communities in Charlotte-Mecklenburg by publishing news and information relevant to the lives of our readers, and by hosting events that bring together our audiences over shared interests.
Mary Alice Jervay Thatch, publisher of The Wilmington Journal, …
WEBDec 29, 2021 · Mrs. Thatch was the proud daughter of publisher Thomas C. Jervay Sr. and the granddaughter of founder R.S. Jervay, a Black printer who started The Journal originally as the Cape Fear Journal in 1927. “T.C.” Jervay, as her father was known, made The Journal a centerpiece of the civil rights struggle in Wilmington “without fear or favor,” so …
Charlotte’s Black Chamber of Commerce wants to be a funding …
WEBOct 6, 2021 · In response to the devastation, the Chamber used funds — $200,000 from the city of Charlotte and $50,000 from a private investment — to assist some of the Black businesses that closed or were in jeopardy of closing.. Twenty-two businesses received about $5,000 — some got more — to go toward things such as operating costs, …
The Great 28: Black Charlotteans who are shaping Charlotte
WEBFeb 22, 2021 · This Black History Month, QCity Metro is celebrating Black excellence by acknowledging Charlotte residents who have used their power, platforms and influence to make our city a better place. In our first edition of The Great 28, we pay homage to local entrepreneurs, educators, activists, nonprofit executives, government employees and …
Women Thrive Conference – A Two Day Entrepreneurship Summit
WEBThe conference will be taking place at Queens University Sports Complex & Conference Center: 2229 Tyvola Rd, Charlotte NC, 28210 on Oct. 4 from 9am to 5pm and Oct. 5 from 9am – 5pm. Tickets are just $49 for the first 50 women to register! Registration includes: Join the Facebook group now to keep up with conference news and network!
The Park Church breaks ground on affordable housing for seniors
WEBDec 13, 2021 · The Park Church CDC holds groundbreaking on Dec. 11 of Gilfield Park, a new affordable senior apartment complex coming to 1519 Beatties Ford Road. (Photo: Sarafina Wright) More than four years after The Park Church first committed to building affordable housing for seniors, church and city leaders gathered Saturday under a gray …
9 Charlotte streets with ties to Confederacy, segregation to be …
WEBFeb 9, 2021 · In December, the 15-member commission, made up of local historians and community members, released its report, which recommended that the following streets be renamed: Jefferson Davis Street: Named after former president of the Confederate States, Jefferson Davis, this street is in the Druid Hill community in west Charlotte.Davis doesn’t …
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