Open Mic: Where Local Talent Shines!

Blumenthal Performing Arts invites you to participate in our next OPEN MIC night event on Friday, Feb. 20. This free event is open to performers and spectators of all ages. Instrumentalists, singers, dancers, storytellers, poets,…

PREVIEW: CIAA Men’s Indoor Track & Field Championships

With the CIAA Indoor Championships on the Horizon, Can St. Augustine’s be Stopped? Saint Augustine’s University men’s and women’s indoor track and field teams have created a name for themselves. Combining for 35 NCAA National…

Reported Armed Subjects at Charlotte Area School Incident

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Freedom Division, in conjunction with Charlotte Mecklenburg School Police, is conducting an investigation into two armed subjects that were located on the Charlotte Mecklenburg School’s Thomasboro Elementary campus, located at 1211…

RHYTHM & BLUES (R&B) MUSIC CONFERENCE HELD IN…

R&B Live Television Network (RBTV) presents the South Eastern Music Conference (SEMC) January 15-17, 2015 at the Studio Music Grill, 210 E. Trade St, Charlotte, NC.  SEMC is the first “Rhythm and Blues” centered conference…

2015 MLK Medallion Award Nominees Needed

The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Medallion Award is presented each year on Martin Luther King Jr. Day during the National Day of Celebration. It is given to individuals in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg community who exemplify…

Teaching our children to be leaders

As a child growing up, I learned alot of things, such as the expectation  to do well in school, make good grades, listen to your teacher, and respect your elders. I also learned to get…

Sign Up for Health Care at Headlines Barber…

Charlotte based Headlines Barber Shop is partnering with Legal Services of Southern Piedmont (LSSP) to provide on-site assistance for individuals signing up for health insurance through the Affordable Healthcare Act also known as “ObamaCare”.  Open…

Time is drawing near…

As we embark upon the last quarter of this year, 2014, it would behoove us all to do the often times dreaded self-check that is so badly needed in this life. Have I progressed at…

2014 Cookout for a Cause

Charlotte based Headlines Barber Shop will hold its 2nd Annual Cookout for a Cause on September 28 from 1-5pm at Reedy Creek Park from 1-5pm.  All proceeds from the cookout benefit the Second Harvest Food…

Headlines Barber Shop 2nd Annual Food Drive Results

Headlines Barber Shop completed its 2nd Annual Food Drive on Saturday, August 16th.  The drive was coined “The #1000PoundFoodDrive” and it aimed at collecting 1,000 pounds of food for the Second Harvest Food Bank of…

The Dark Side of Leadership: Why Fear is…

Fear can enable your survival, but it will never empower you to succeed as a leader or emerging leader. When people complain about their bosses and workplaces, fear is often the unnamed source of their…

CMPD Officer Injured During Investigation

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s Homicide/ADW Unit along with the Major Crash Unit is currently investigating an assault involving a black Nissan and a CMPD Motorcycle Unit Officer at W. Sugar Creek Road and Reagan Drive.…

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, New President Installed

Dorothy Buckhanan Wilson of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a business executive, was installed as the 2014-2018 International President of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated (AKA), an international service organization that was founded on the campus of Howard…

Seeking Peacefulness In Chaos

~Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God; and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and…