Standup4women and Black Line News supports two City Council Candidates not because of a popularity contest but because of their proven track record of advocacy and change. We put our vote behind incumbent Renee Johnson, District 4 and District 3 candidate Tiawana Brown. These two very strong women are who we need on the council to make some serious...

 Hear Our Prayers O' Lord. Amen. The Bible says to be slow to anger but over the last two weeks I have been very angry. I'm ready to meet Allisha, as a writer, so she can tell me her story. I'm ready for the lesson in all this. And I spoke to Ms. Yvex Franklin last night, not as an advocate but as a mother with a young daughter. And as she spo...

I don't understand why more is not being said about James Dunmore. Is he a suspect? Where is he? What is his story? We know that Allisha was in Charlotte for a concert with her cousin. According to her cousin, Allisha didn't show up. "It just wasn't normal. That's not her," Utley said."I came back home. Allisha's car was still there at her boyfrien...

It has been a trying 2 years and most don’t know how I know you. You probably don’t remember me either but I will never forget you. I cried on your shoulder being too afraid to press charges against my abuser but I did. People like you make us small people less afraid.  I just recently came from Charleston and the Sheriff there gave ...

The next gathering for Allisha Watts will be held Saturday, August 5th, by the National Racial Justice Network’s Charlotte Chapter at 601 East Trade Street.  Bring your signs and your voice for a family that has traveled 2 hours on a Charter bus for their beloved. The modest crowd today needs to quadrupl...

"I literally begged God to sit on my tongue so that everything I said would be in the absence of anger and arrogance." ~ Phylicia Rashad But in a time of great hatred for Black Women it has truly become difficult. My name is Dearest Price, Racial Justice Network's Regional President, Black Charlotte and Black Line News CEO, Agape Voice Ministries l...

 In the wake of the Carlee Russell case, some of you have become desensitized and even cynical about the abuses and exploitations of Black Women but we can’t stop advocating because of one’s lies. I truly believe in the case of Carlee it was mental illness but Alisha Watts is another story. Missing since July 16th, the 39 year old an...

Today I was brought to tears when I looked in my email and saw they were auctioning my storage unit. I immediately called my sister crying. She knows how much I write and how I have so many unpublished books in storage. I thought they told me the 25th was my last day to pay but I must have been wrong. And life has become a rollercoaster from n...

Black Line News announced the upcoming City Council Elections in Charlotte last week and we were excited to see new face, Olivia Scott enter the race. She is running against Renee Johnson for District 4. In past races we have endorsed Council Woman Johnson but we are always open to hear what other candidates have to say. Scott’s focus is ...

I have deep opinions about young people, 13 - 25. I have deep opinions about parenting, especially now that one of my children is a young adult. And I certainly have deep opinions about mental health, battling these challenges myself. I have a light story before I begin the serious topic at hand. My wonderful 13 year old child s...

Understanding Charlotte is like understanding space. It has its own rhythm but outsiders love to explore, in many cases take over. The natives of Charlotte have welcomed us with open arms with this being their atmosphere, their space. And their invaluable knowledge on how to heal this city has in someways bee...

I’ve always wondered how the Queen City could have such progressive people yet run such an archaic educational system. I have stood floored by a body that has the most important task in Charlotte, audaciously make decisions without putting our most precious first. A board that has wasted millions on superintendents truly has forgotten how to a...

KNOW WHO OUR LEADERS ARE!!! Too much has happened here in Charlotte for every council seat to not be up for grabs in the upcoming race. I would run but my gifts lie in writing about the city I love. First and foremost let’s take Seat 6 back, in the race between Stephanie Hand (D) and Tariq Bokhari (R).This is Ms. Hand’s&nbs...

The team of Black Line News is proud to endorse its second candidate for Charlotte’s City Council seat and her name is Stephanie Hand. As we did our due diligence researching her background it wasn’t only her extensive experience with community relations here in Charlotte but her particularly different stance on Affordable ...

Black Line News and Black Charlotte is proud to make our first endorsement of the calendar year for candidate Tiawana Brown. Her presence in the community has always been prevalent, as an advocate, freedom fighter and social changer. A native of Charlotte’s District 3, she believes in the power of community and will be working hard to add...

BET AwardsWhen I tell you I am delighted to see so many Real Ones speaking out against this hot ghetto mess of degenerate stereotypes of Black people being pushed by the music industry!!  Maybe now we can Miley Cryus all these garbage artists that are influencing our youth. Please take a minute to read the lyrics of the song that put these&nbs...

I am posting this because I had a Latino man call me a n*****r today as I stood in line to get my food. I accidentally stepped in front of him on the line to pick up my juice I left behind. The venom in the use of the n- word didn't go unnoticed either. The most basic etymologic explanation for the word nigger traces its origin to the Latin word "n...

I was married to a man in the Feds for years and I saw personally how some of the young correctional officers would cross the line first hand and hear how they would bring in more contraband than anyone yet search those grannies and others coming in scrupulously. Why would you risk your freedom for someone locked up? I asked myself that q...

That day leaving “Safe Alliance” seemed to be surreal, as I found myself passing several community leaders in Charlotte, trying to keep my dirty little secret under wraps. But Rodney McGill didn’t cut me from the corner of his eye or act like he didn’t see me but walked up to me with a hug and greeting. I was feeling m...

You'd be surprised at how many times a woman sits in her car, on her bed, in the bathroom, in the living room and quietly cries because she's so stressed...But when she shows her face again she looks perfectly fine, unbothered and she still manages to smile and go about her business like nothing happened...Women are some of the most resilient creat...