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Facing Blackness . . . Thanks for Sharing

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My name is Dearest Price, one of the managers of Black Line News. I use to say I was an owner but I realized I can’t own a culture. I can’t own compassion to promote others. I can’t own Blackness. Over the years many people have said you will make a lot of money on Black Line if you just change the name. Well Black Line wasn’t created to ...
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Melanin Market In Charlotte

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You have to read to truly know some of the amazing things that are happening in Charlotte. The first is the Melanin Market is coming!!!! This is amazing in it’s own right. Economics, Consciousness, Education and fun all under one roof. If your business has been stagnated, this is the event to participate in. If your non-profit h...
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To Mother, With Love - By Annette Ceasar Albright

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Relationships are often complicated, and I don't believe any relationship can be more complex than the one between a mother and her daughter. My mother, Marie Ceasar , passed away on July 20, 2022, and I often reflect on our journey these days.  My mom was a young wife and mother, married at the age of 15 and giving birth to her first child by...
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How They Took $1.85 Million Back

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Never in a million years could Mike Tinsley fathom being stalked by a white co-worker to winning a case for $1.85 million. Never would he predict an all female jury would award him such a sum. Never could Mike believe he would loose  it all in the same breath without an explanation to an appeal. Never would h...
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Who Is John C. Barnett?

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I have been following this brother for years like an ambulance chaser. As death plagues Charlotte he is always there, a keeper of the culture, a warrior a civil rights, a commander for justice. His name is John C. Barnett and tonight I was bold enough to just walk up to him and ask when are we going to work together. His kindness was refr...
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A Rally for Justice - Rest in Power Shanquella Robinson

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'The most disrespected person in America, is the black woman' ~ Malcolm XShanquella’s death will not be vain. That was the message at the beautiful rally held in her honor this evening at Little Rock A.M.E. Zion Church. The sanctuary was filled with family, friends, advocates, clergy, ministers, leaders, spectators and media, all in ...
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Brittney Griner Released

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In a society where Black Men have been deemed as public enemy #1 and have been denied justice on so many levels, the symbolism of a Black American queer female athlete being released by Russian officials is so powerful. What I’m saying is 50 years ago Brittney would have rotted in Russia. And although the swiftness of resol...
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Shanquella B. Robinson Update 12/2/2022

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Local News Reporter Joe Bruno has truly helped  to give the sad story of Shanquella Robinson some traction. Joe cares about the people of Charlotte and I know this first hand when I had an incident that needed his guidance. And now there are many people from all around the world, following this story so her&n...
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Shot While Getting Off The School Bus - Prayers for Nahzir Taylor

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We here in Charlotte not only have a gun problem but we have a serious heart problem, where kids are being shot getting off the school bus. The latest victim, Nahzir Taylor, currently is hospitalized in this cruel set of circumstances and unfortunately I see no end to this violence. Community advocate Annette Cesar Albright wrote the sent...
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Shanquella Robinson Update

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Reassurance is an arrest. To allow the Cabo 6 to  walk the streets is outrageous with others being arrested for much less. We can not bring Shanquella Robinson back but we can give her poor parents some peace knowing that accountability has started. Do not give these individuals another opportunity to disappear as they did from Mexico aft...
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Shanquella Robinson Update

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Almost a month after the tragic death of Shanquella Robinson, I want to put some perspective on what is going on and how we as a community can hold the memory of this young, rising entrepreneur of Charlotte, NC.  Shanquella, commonly called “Boss”, was a children’s hair braider, an online boutique owner and sold hair bundles. She was...
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An Angel Of Accountability Takes Her Rest

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Yesterday was the funeral of Shanquella Robinson, a young lady whose life was prematurely taken by her associates. This is a special case because of how vile and evil it is to murder someone but to do that to a person so far from their home is horrific. The pain comes from the idea that no one had this young girls’  ba...
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Outrage

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I have been so upset about this Shaquella Robinson case. Comments from our own people that she was so beautiful and talk to your kids about frenemies have me pissed off. No, this ain't a movie and if she was unattractive we still should be outraged!!!! Everyone of those young people that did this have a mama and daddy, so what the hell is going on?...
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Strong People’s Campaign - Demonstrate the Change

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I am the founder of the Strong People’s Party, an organization of advocates for Education Reform, Worker Disputes and People’s Rights; for now. We were birthed out of the blatant presence of workforce discrimination. In many cases the core of an individual’s displacement comes out of some of the most toxic wo...
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The Have and the Have Nots

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We sat up under Shelter 3, at Hornets Nest Park in Charlotte, NC. It was six of us to be exact with one missing but she informed us that she could not be there. We were prompt to a fault if there is such a thing, taking our seats and writing notes while each of us expressed our own personal heartache over working on th...
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“A Taste of Power” - The Strong Peoples Party

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One of my favorite books of all times is “A Taste of Power” by Elaine Brown. It was the first book I read in undergrad and it shaped and molded me politically. And as I stood in this arena of Black Women for over 30 years, I finally see now that only WE can save us. Not the Republicans, nor the Democrats, or&...
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Your Loss Is Our Gain!!!

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A lot of people have it worst than me. I’m so aware of that. I am no victim, nor do I want your hand outs. But I have to say “Loud and Clear” that I was taken advantaged by the Republican Campaign, Stephanie for NC, that hired over 50 Black people and only paid out a select few. Poll workers such as my new fr...
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Surge Forward - Onto “New Beginnings”!!!

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Pinnacle of Praise Worship Center (COGIC), in Charlotte NC is moving to a new location. This is our last day of worship at the location on South Blvd. Pastor DeJon Ellison is leading us to pure worship as we move to our new location on Beasties Ford Road.  Pastor Ellison preached from Jeremiah 29:11 on March 27, 2022.  “God ...
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Local Elections Matter Charlotte

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The community is tired of not understanding. We are at a cross road Charlotte and we need to take our political officials seriously. Democrat: Vi Lyles Tigress Sydney Acute McDaniel Lucille PuckettRepublican: Stephanie de Sarachaga-Bilbao Mohammad Mustafa These are the actual candidates for Charlotte's Mayoral Race. Black Line News and Black Charlo...
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A Loss to The Sistahood - Traci Braxton Passes at 50

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My heart is broken because my homegirl, Traci Braxton has died of esophageal cancer at 50 years young. The morning of March 12th, the beloved singer and reality star left us. I lived in Maryland for sometime and attended the local church of the Braxton’s. Traci always stood out with her beauty, charisma and powerful voice. Her homegirl se...
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