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WEB5 days 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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The Harvest Center acquires land from Jackson Park Ministries to …
WEBDec 30, 2018 — In response to Charlotte’s aching affordable housing market, the Harvest Center of Charlotte and Jackson Park Ministries recently announced a merger that will provide relief to more than 20 families in need of transitional housing.
West Boulevard is next in line for city's 'Corridors of Opportunity ...
WEBOct 27, 2021 — West Boulevard is next in line for city’s ‘Corridors of Opportunity’ investments. by Sarafina Wright October 27, 2021. A memorial marks the spot of a homicide at West Boulevard and Remount Road, one of six "corridors of opportunity" where the city of Charlotte will invest millions of dollars to combat crime and poverty. (QCity Metro)
Pearl Street Park, once known as Charlotte's 'Negro park' reopens …
WEBDec 15, 2021 — 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.
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WEBSep 23, 2024 — by Destiniee Jaram September 17, 2024. 1 2 3 … 568. At QCity Metro, our mission is to provide news, information and commentary from a Black perspective. To support the work we do, . Qcitymetro provides online, accurate, fair news and buzz for the African American community of Charlotte, NC.
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 …
Meet Black Gems, the group of women investing in minority …
WEBApr 21, 2021 — A collective of nine women, calling themselves the Black Gems Investment Group LLC, are pooling their money and business expertise to help minority-owned small businesses grow. The women — five who live in Charlotte and four in Detroit, Michigan — aren’t investment experts. Rather, they’re a mix of business owners and corporate ...
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 …
‘The hardest year of my life’: At high-poverty Garinger High …
WEBDec 12, 2020 — CMS data shows Garinger’s enrollment is 1,498 — a 13% drop compared with last year — which shows the biggest decline of any high school in the district.