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T.J. Reddy’s story and artwork are more important than ever

By Mark I. West June 16, 2020 Long before the phrase “Black Lives Matter” became a rallying cry for civil rights activists across the nation and world, T.J. Reddy had already established himself as one of Charlotte’s leading civil rights activists. As a student at...
By CLTure June 16, 2020
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Know Your Rights: Charlotte criminal defense attorney and father Robert K. Corbett, III shares advice for protestors

By Robert K. Corbett, III June 7, 2020 Over the last four weeks, our country has seen massive unrest concerning police brutality. Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Dreasjon “Sean” Reid and, recently, George Floyd have lost their lives callously at the hands of the police or...
By CLTure June 7, 2020
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Braxton Winston and Charlotte the subject of Vice TV special ‘Black South Rising’

By CLTure News June 6, 2020 (Updated) Almost four years after the fatal shooting of Keith Lamont Scott and three years after Charlotte’s Braxton Winston was elected as a Charlotte City Council member, Vice TV will air a special titled Black South Rising on Sunday,...
By CLTure June 6, 2020
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CNN political commentator Bakari Sellers will join Alma Adams, Sheriff Garry McFadden, and Alvin C. Jacobs, Jr. for ‘Unmasked’ virtual panel

By CLTure News June 3, 2020 The world has been turned upside down with the vicious killing of George Floyd by police in Minnesota, igniting protests and unrest in cities across the world. As this atrocious cycle seems all too familiar, the attention often tends...
By CLTure June 3, 2020
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Charlotte’s real estate market is still hot, and Costello REI gives us tips for homebuyers in 2020

Powered by Costello REI By Charlie Leonard May 25, 2020 Buying a home isn’t easy, even under normal circumstances. The COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted our daily lives, throwing off our routines and schedules, and forcing priorities elsewhere. With negative information inundating the daily news cycle,...
By CLTure May 25, 2020
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Goodyear Arts will host first drive-thru visual and audio art experience in Charlotte

By Shirley Griffith May 14, 2020 Goodyear Arts (GYA) is a non-profit, artist-led residency and multi-disciplinary collective that brings some of the most refreshing, avant-garde, and thoughtful artwork to the front of Charlotte’s burgeoning arts scene. Their mission is to provide local visual, performing, and...
By CLTure May 14, 2020
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For the first time ever, The Blumey Awards will take place digitally on PBS Charlotte

By Matt Cosper May 8, 2020 Among the many local events cancelled in the Covid-19 crisis, one was a particularly major blow to local musical theatre fanatics: the Blumey Awards. Presented by Blumenthal Performing Arts, The Blumeys are an annual celebration of high school musical...
By CLTure May 8, 2020
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The U.S. National Whitewater Center will reopen with limited activities

By CLTure News May 7, 2020 The U.S. National Whitewater Center has announced pursuant to Governor Roy Cooper’s Executive Order 138 issued on May 5, 2020, the outdoor center will resume a few limited activities beginning Saturday, May 9, 2020. Among the limited activities included...
By CLTure May 7, 2020
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Beatties Ford Road Regional Library renamed in honor of Allegra Westbrooks, first African American librarian and public supervisor in Charlotte

By Cameron Lee May 2, 2020 (updated) Charlotte Mecklenburg Library has announced the Beatties Ford Road Regional Library will be renamed the Allegra Westbrooks Regional Library. The historic renaming marks the first time the library has been named after an individual. Raised in Fayetteville, NC,...
By CLTure May 2, 2020
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You can borrow e-books, audiobooks, movies, and more from Charlotte Mecklenburg Library online

By CLTure News April 13, 2020 Running out of things to do during this social distancing period? If you’ve already used up all of your free trials of streaming services, it might be time to check out some new content. Most of us remember the...
By CLTure April 13, 2020

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By Mark I. West June 16, 2020 Long before the phrase “Black Lives Matter” became a rallying cry for civil rights activists across the nation and world, T.J. Reddy had already established himself as one of Charlotte’s leading civil rights activists. As a student at...

By Robert K. Corbett, III June 7, 2020 Over the last four weeks, our country has seen massive unrest concerning police brutality. Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, Dreasjon “Sean” Reid and, recently, George Floyd have lost their lives callously at the hands of the police or...

By CLTure News June 6, 2020 (Updated) Almost four years after the fatal shooting of Keith Lamont Scott and three years after Charlotte’s Braxton Winston was elected as a Charlotte City Council member, Vice TV will air a special titled Black South Rising on Sunday,...

By CLTure News June 3, 2020 The world has been turned upside down with the vicious killing of George Floyd by police in Minnesota, igniting protests and unrest in cities across the world. As this atrocious cycle seems all too familiar, the attention often tends...

By Matt Cosper May 8, 2020 Among the many local events cancelled in the Covid-19 crisis, one was a particularly major blow to local musical theatre fanatics: the Blumey Awards. Presented by Blumenthal Performing Arts, The Blumeys are an annual celebration of high school musical...

By CLTure News May 7, 2020 The U.S. National Whitewater Center has announced pursuant to Governor Roy Cooper’s Executive Order 138 issued on May 5, 2020, the outdoor center will resume a few limited activities beginning Saturday, May 9, 2020. Among the limited activities included...

By Cameron Lee May 2, 2020 (updated) Charlotte Mecklenburg Library has announced the Beatties Ford Road Regional Library will be renamed the Allegra Westbrooks Regional Library. The historic renaming marks the first time the library has been named after an individual. Raised in Fayetteville, NC,...

By CLTure News April 13, 2020 Running out of things to do during this social distancing period? If you’ve already used up all of your free trials of streaming services, it might be time to check out some new content. Most of us remember the...