After days of delay, police in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Tuesday released extended video footage of the police-involved shooting death of 43-year-old Keith Lamont Scott, according to multiple media outlets. The graphic police bodycam footage shows the final moments of the father of seven after he was shot by a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer on Sept. 20 […]

Bishop T.D. Jakes was in our city yesterday to tape an upcoming episode for The T.D. Jakes Show that will focus in on recent shooting incidences in both Charlotte and Tulsa, OK. Jakes visited the neighborhood off Old Concord Road where Keith Scott was shot and killed by police and spoke with Urban League president Patrick Graham.  The episode “Conversation […]

Really?  U.S. Rep. Robert Pittenger (R) says that people in Charlotte are protesting because “they hate white people.” In the video posted online Thursday, Pittenger responded: “The grievance in their mind is – the animus, the anger – they hate white people because white people are successful and they’re not.”  

On Tuesday, September 20, Keith Lamont Scott was shot and killed by a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer while waiting at the bus stop to pick up his child. Details on how he died and the reasons for his death vary between the community, family and police. His death has sparked outrage in a city that is normally […]

After a 2nd night protest leaves a man shot, in critical condition and on life support, Charlotte’s Mayor Jennifer Roberts may be calling for a curfew beginning tonight.  Gov. Pat McCrory has sent in the North Carolina National Guard and the State Highway Patrol to assist local law enforcement. Protests were ignited after 43-year old Keith […]

Aaliyah Hall Bell vanished in South Carolina while walking two blocks to visit her godmother.

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Other speakers at the event tried ramping up support by laying out the Republican Party's historic relationship with African-Americans. Though in the last 100 years, the GOP has struggled to find footing with Blacks and Latinos.

Congratulations to Travis Greene and wife Jackie, as they and a team of passionate leaders are preparing to launch Forward City Church.  Set to open on August 21, 2016 in Columbia, SC, Forward City accepts the challenge to continually unify the body of Christ. Forward City is described as a diverse church “consisting of people from different […]

  Gov. Pat McCrory sent out an email to reporters and a fact sheet on social media over the Easter holiday explaining his thoughts and stance on his roll back to Charlotte’s transgender nondiscrimination ordinance.   “I’ve got to do it, especially with your editorial pages, which are definitely misleading the public on many items. […]

Charlotte has passed a law to allow transgender people to choose public restrooms that adhere to their gender identity.  Gov. McCrory plans to block the decision saying it’s a threat to public safety. The council passed the bill 7-4 yesterday, with Charlotte’s Mayor Jennifer Roberts saying:  “I’m pleased that Charlotte has sent a signal that […]