Organizers had hoped the first-year tournament would be a showcase representing the entire spectrum of HBCU basketball.

Kevin Howell, a 1988 graudate, first made history as the school's first Black student body president. Now, he'll be its first Black chancellor.

Hattie “Chatty Hatty” Leeper, one of the Southeast’s first black female disc jockeys, turned an after-school job organizing ...

Several events go beyond the court, including a yard fest, education fair, and day parties among other activities. The ...

Bishop George Edward Battle, Jr, former head of the A.M.E. Zion Church and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education member, ...

Josh Stein is arguably the weakest governor in the nation. Western Carolina University political science professor Chris ...

R.J. Leeper Construction, one of Charlotte’s oldest Black-owned businesses, has named Lorie Spratley as its new president.

Another is the famous salad from Niki’s Food Shop on Beatties Ford Road. That’s a lunchtime staple on the westside. It’s huge ...

Tony Award-winning musical 'Parade' explores the lynching of Leo Frank and the role of race and prejudice in justice. Runs ...

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police close business on West Boulevard amid allegations of illegal gambling. Cash and gaming stations seized.

Trump's executive orders impact federal funding, immigration, diversity, and environmental work, with North Carolina ...

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