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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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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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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As someone who has suffered years with depression, I'm so sad to hear about the passing of Stephen "Twitch" Boss. Writing the post "depression is real" often and being mocked by cynical reactions only brought me in a darker space with my mental health. And I can't imagine the pressures this young man must of had. So, now what? Do we let this tragic...
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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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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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The RNC had a plethora of Black Men to choose from. I’m talking CEO’s, PhD’s, attorney’s and judges, who had integrity and believe in conservatism yet they choose Hershel Walker? Hershel Walker, the man that paid his “baby mama” for an abortion? Hershel Walker, the one who has a history of domestic violence? Hershel Walker, the man c...
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There are mixed reviews about Netflix’s latest piece, “Dahmer”. I see some calling to ban the movie while others are saying it’s satanic. Maybe it is. I have not watched it because I truly have a sensitive spirit to this type of story. Yes, I admit I am scared. But I will say it necessary to tell it and it does not nee...
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New single "Toxic" reveals powerful evolution of 21-year-old singer/songwriter's sound On September 23rd, fans across the globe will get another highly-anticipated dose of singer/songwriter Carson Lueders in his all-new single "Toxic" featuring Quavo. The hard-hitting track pairs the award-nominated performing artist with the red-hot Migos fr...
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The Bitter Sweetness of the Culture By Dearest PriceAgape VoiceMost of us over 40, felt Cheryl Lee Ralph's speech during her epic Emmy win for Supporting Actress last night. As Black Women, we have been passed, ignored and at times denied our rightful crown. It was long overdue, this Queen of the Culture, who has garnered the stage for as long as I...
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I'm Sorry Aunt Jemima By Dearest PriceAgape VoiceI always say to my children it's harder for others to dislike you if they know you. I personally would not trade places with my kids, living through the era of cancel culture and cultural appropriation but I will say to my readers I get it. Let me share a quick story with you, my mother's brother nam...
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I had the most amazing weekend with the incredible Charlotte influencer, April A. Carter, of the “So Long Single” enterprise. She is a wife, mother, author, teacher and coach. This dynamo has taken relationship coaching to the next level and her passion is derived from the love that she has for her husband. “I just want to go out with som...
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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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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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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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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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When you fire a Black Woman it affects a whole community, I moved to North Carolina, with the disillusion of more opportunity, With single parent homes being more common than ever, I tried to survive, holding on in all types of weather, Child Support Regulations taking a back seat to other socioeconomic i...
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50 Year Old, Black Woman in Charlotte Goes Viral By Dearest PriceAgape VoiceIt was hard enough setting up a GoFund yesterday because I already embarrass my children tremendously with my writing and those are the only human opinions that truly matter to me. It was so hard telling FB that I have been taken advantaged by a Republican candidate, when t...
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I have listened to the Monique and DL Hughley's strife for about a week and a half, perplexed by it going this far. I have been team Monique for many years, feeling as a woman that we often don't get our proper due. I rolled with her when it seemed as if she was blacklisted in the industry. I also, saluted her as she took the self procla...
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When I was forced to go through it alone, I wrote, Lost my husband, my money, my home, I wrote, Couldn’t find my way, my life I couldn’t condone, I wrote, Searching for God, many decades I’d roam, I wrote, Put to shame by new men that came in my life, I wrote, Became a side...
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