Viasource: Star Connor/ Radio One Charlotte/ Ophelia C. Productions Among many celebrity guest and supporters of President Barack Obama, Actor and Business Owner, Wendell Pierce sat down with Star Connor to tell what he would do to keep the President in office. He is a new owner of a grocery store chain in New Orleans, […]
The President’s acceptance speech might be the most coveted ticket during the Democratic National Convention, but tonight’s media party could rival as the hottest ticket for the convention. The media party slated to begin at 6 p.m. at the N.C. Music Factory will feature nearly two dozen artists including Biz Markie, Anthony Hamilton and slew […]
Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx didn’t want the Democratic National Convention to be a one-time event. Foxx wanted to ensure the convention left a lasting legacy that improved the entire city. He talks about the tenants of those legacies in the video below. [ooyala code=”1rMGxxNTo4e7r2QCvFVPb73qNOoMnpjF”]
Volunteers, staff and various community leaders already have an inside track to get tickets to hear President Obama’s nomination acceptance speech on Sept. 6 at Bank of America Stadium. You can be there too. Click on this link to get info about how to get tickets to attend the speech. If you already have your […]
Vowing that Uptown Charlotte would be open during the Democratic National Convention next month, the DNC released details of proposed street closures and restrictions during the convention on Wednesday. More than 25 uptown and surrounding streets will be closed to traffic or have limited access to pedestrians during the week of the convention. The planned […]
It’s My Affair and The Main Event were two of the 13 vendors awarded event planning contracts for the Democratic National Convention’s delegation parties this…
Editor’s note: I recently interviewed Karen Lawrence, owner of It’s My Affair, for a video about the Democratic National Convention’s vendor directory. In that story,…
There’s no easy way to estimate the number of convicted felons in the US. According to some statistics there are approximately 900,000 in the state…
There’s no easy way to estimate the number of convicted felons in the US. According to some statistics there are approximately 900,000 in the state of Michigan alone. So, let’s just say that there are 200,000 in each of the other 49 states. That number is really random and isn’t based in fact, but I thought […]
First Lady Michelle Obama brought her Let’s Move campaign to the CIAA tournament on Friday. Students from David Cox and Nathaniel Alexander Elementary school participated…
First Lady Michelle Obama brought her Let’s Move campaign to the CIAA tournament on Friday. Students from David Cox and Nathaniel Alexander Elementary school participated in basketball and jump rope relays with Obama and Sen. Kay Hagan. Charlotte Mayor Anthony Foxx, Reps. Mel Watt and G.K. Butterfield along with CMPD Chief Rodney Monroe attended the […]
