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WEB2 days ago · It Happened Here: Local initiative seeks to ‘tell the truth’ about lynchings in Charlotte. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Remembrance Project was created to acknowledge the victims of lynching in Charlotte and to confront the historical legacy of racial violence in the community, with a focus on storytelling through poetry and film, community ...
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Women Thrive Conference – A Day Long Entrepreneurship Summit
WEBQCity Metro is hosting our first ever Women Thrive Conference in Charlotte on Saturday October 7th, 2023. The Women Thrive Conference invites women in entrepreneurship to spend the day learning how to take their business to the next level. Attendees will fall in one of two categories, helping them decide which sessions to attend throughout the day.
With gentrification pressing in, Black neighborhoods demand …
WEBMay 12, 2021 · CBAs are legally binding documents negotiated between community groups and real estate developers, often with a nudge from city government. Under such agreements, developers often pledge to provide specific amenities in return for neighborhood support of a proposed project.
The Market at 7th Street: The name is new, but the ... - QCity Metro
WEBOct 27, 2021 · Charlotte Center City Partners boldly envisions and activates strategies and actions that will assure Charlotte Center City is a welcoming and equitable, economically vibrant, culturally rich, and beloved place for all. Coffee, burgers, wines, vegan cuisine and more — all can be found at The Market at 7th Street, where change is in the air as The Market celebrates its 10th anniversary this fall.
Supporting the whole gifted child: inside Metrolina Regional …
WEBOct 31, 2023 · Located in southwest Charlotte on Seventy-seven Center Drive, Metrolina Regional Scholars Academy is a charter school catering to highly gifted students in grades K-8. Journey, now fourteen and a freshman at Myers Park High School, graduated from the Scholars Academy in 2023, and her younger sister, Phoenix, is now a 5th grader there.
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WEBSupport 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.
One year later, Shanquella Robinson's family still has unanswered ...
WEBOct 31, 2023 · Photo: (Amanda Harry/QCity Metro) Shanquella Robinson, a 25-year old native of Charlotte, died under unclear circumstances in Mexico on vacation last year. To date, no arrests have been made in her death, despite her family’s ongoing attempts to have someone held responsible. Now, one year later –after local organizing efforts, national ...
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 …