Posts Tagged ‘North Carolina’
DaBaby’s brother dead from apparent suicide
Rap superstar DaBaby is in mourning on Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, after his older brother died from an apparent suicide. Glenn Johnson was killed from a single gunshot wound in a parking lot on Berkeley Place Drive off Mallard Creek Church Road in their hometown of Charlotte, North Carolina, according to WSOCTV. It’s being reported…
Read MoreThe UP Community Fund offers access to capital for minority-owned businesses
Economic inequality and lack of access to capital are two of the main issues for minority-owned businesses. The UP Community Fund is a resource for these businesses. The Charlotte, North Carolina based company was founded in 2017 by investment expert David Sharp. The UP Community Fund provides flexible business loans up to $2 million for…
Read MoreMan convicted of murdering Michael Jordan’s father granted parole date
Most people vividly remember when the father of basketball legend Michael Jordan was murdered in 1993. Jordan had just won his third championship in a row with the dynastic Chicago Bulls when the devastating news made headlines. Now, the media has learned that one of the men convicted of killing and robbing James Jordan, stealing…
Read MoreNorth Carolina artist Prince Navon is next up
Fifteen-year-old Prince Navon has already worked with a few of music greats in his young career. The legends Teddy Riley and Jazze Pha have laced the young phenom with some of their magic. The Charlotte, North Carolina, native has been dubbed the next big thing. His most recent song, “Miss Me,” is heating up on…
Read MoreNorth Carolina city votes to give Black residents reparations
Not only have White Americans spent decades telling Black people to “get over” slavery, but they also have been vehemently against providing any reparations as penance for past atrocities committed against the country’s oppressed citizens. Until today. In Asheville, North Carolina, members of the city council unanimously voted to provide a formal apology to its…
Read MoreCops and White residents wash feet of Blacks and plead for forgiveness (video)
What took place in Cary, North Carolina, gives credence to what Blacks have uttered for decades — that many Caucasians’ souls have been weighed down with guilt for the way America has historically treated its Black citizens. People of different racial and ethnic backgrounds have coalesced in protests nationwide against police brutality and injustices perpetrated…
Read MoreDudley Corp. CEO Ursula Dudley Oglesby discusses continuing her parents’ legacy
Ursula Dudley Oglesby is the CEO and president of Dudley Corp. LLC, a beauty brand that she started in 1967. The Brooklyn-born business leader and humanitarian began working at the Dudley Beauty Center in Greensboro, North Carolina, as a cashier and even sold products door to door in her neighborhood at 7 years old. Upon…
Read MoreBeauty maven Stephanie Williams and BrowZnAround spa keeping eyebrows on fleek
Stephanie Williams is a beauty maven and eyebrow expert with more than 16 years of experience in the industry. An esthetician licensed by the North Carolina Board of Cosmetic Art Examiners, she opened her Raleigh-based business, BrowZnAround Eyebrow Studio + Spa, in 2008 to create a luxurious atmosphere with affordable and accessible cosmetic services. BrowZnAround offers…
Read MoreWoman admits to shooting ‘everybody in the house’ including her daughter, 10
A Greensboro, North Carolina, woman, 28, appeared in court Thursday, Jan. 2, accused of a triple homicide that occurred on New Year’s Day. According to local FOX affiliate, FOX6, Brittany McKinney shot and killed her 10-year-old daughter Mkenzie, 2-year-old niece Serenity, and 61-year-old Jerry Griffin, who was living in the home. Fox reports that police…
Read MoreGospel singer Isaac Carree re-emerges after hiatus with ‘No Risk … No Reward’
After taking a six-year break from the music industry, Isaac Carree released a new single in August titled “HER,” which will be featured on his forthcoming album, No Risk…No Reward. The gospel recording artist will appear at the inaugural Imaginarium Film and Music Festival Oct. 18-19, 2019. The festival will be hosted by Pastor Jamal…
Read MoreMiss USA crowns Black queen who is conscious, confident and curly
#BlackGirlMagic is alive and well and taking over pageantry. For the first time in history, three Black women are reigning as 2019 Miss USA, Miss Teen USA, and Miss America titleholders all at the same time. On Thursday, May 2, 2019, Cheslie Kryst, a Black woman of beauty and brilliance, was crowned Miss USA 2019…
Read MoreNorth Carolina man shoots another driver’s children in road rage incident
A North Carolina man is in jail after a road rage incident led to a violent altercation and gunfire. Police allege that Bryon Donnell Green, 41, was involved in an altercation with Craig Allen Sheff, in Mt. Airy, North Carolina. The situation quickly spiraled out of control and Green produced a gun and opened fire,…
Read MoreFor Black History Month, White teacher tells kids MLK committed suicide
In the vast experience of being Black in America, blood has been spilled and many lives have been lost simply for asking to be treated humanely while demanding equal justice under the law. The most famous of our Black martyrs is the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., who was slain by James Earl Ray in…
Read MoreCelebrity hairstylist Nafisah Carter creates a slicked-back, natural ponytail
Nafisah Carter is an international celebrity hairstylist. The North Carolina native has built a name for herself traveling the world doing hair. The hairstylist has worked with celebrities like Tinashe, Debbie Allen, Misty Copeland. She also has her own high-quality hair company, Pyara Hair. Carter stopped by rolling out for Monday Makeover to discuss her…
Read MoreSome people are defending 250-pound White man who knocked out 11-year-old Black girl
The brutal punch thrown by a White man in Asheville, North Carolina, has gone viral. The incident occurred at the Asheville Mall on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019, after David Bell confronted several Black kids in a group. Bell, a 51-year-old, 250-pound man, punched an 11-year-old girl after a confrontation. The girl, who has yet to…
Read MoreSouth Park Susan: Booked and charged!
Susan Westwood, aka South Park Susan, is no longer on the run and wanted by police. On Saturday, Nov. 2, 2018, Westwood turned herself into police to face multiple charges related to an event that happened last month that went viral. Westwood was caught on tape making threats and racial slurs to two Black women…
Read MoreSouth Park Susan: Fired and on the run from police as 911 audio released
Just a few weeks ago Susan Westwood became the latest bigot to be revealed to the nation through cell phone video. Westwood, who later was dubbed South Park Susan, was caught on tape making threats and racial slurs to two sisters, waiting on AAA to tow their car in an apartment complex. South Park Susan…
Read MoreBullying leads to a school shooting and murder charge for North Carolina teen
A case of high school bullying reportedly led to the shooting death of one teen and a charge of first-degree murder for another in Matthews, North Carolina. A hallway at David W. Butler High School was packed when a fight broke out between Jatwan Craig Cuffie, 16, and another student identified as Bobby McKeithen, 16.…
Read MoreWhite woman threatens to shoot Black women for standing in a parking lot
Another White woman has threatened Black people for simply existing. The incident, which involved sisters Chele and Leisa Garris, occurred on Oct. 19 in Charlotte, according to WCCB. While waiting for AAA after their car broke down in a parking lot of their apartment complex, Camden Fairview Apartments, they were approached by Susan Westwood. Chele Garris…
Read MoreWhy you don’t want ‘No Smoke’ with Klondike Blonde
Klondike Blonde sat down with Romeo International on REMiXX to discuss the new single “No Smoke” and how she plans to impact the music industry.
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