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...

 Agape Voice Publishing LLC is proud to publish the dramatic, authentic and cutting edge work of new author Kenneth Simpson; “The Other Side of Trouble”. He truly has a story to tell, both personal and through this fictional piece. Themes such as redemption, forgiveness and determination are explored while giving ...

I can’t tell you the pain that this woman has gone through with every step she takes in protest. I can’t tell her story. I can’t tell you the disappointment that she has experienced with every sound of her chants while marching. I can’t tell her story. I can’t tell you the trauma she has witnessed with every sign she holds. I can’t tell her st...

There hasn’t been much talk about the 2.9 million brothers and sisters incarcerated during this COVID crisis. There hasn’t been much concern about their tight quarters and their inadequate conditions. Their numbers and data have not been plastered on every news cycle. There hasn’t been much talk about those in prison. And as I consis...

Dear Dearest,  I’m from Nashville and I am so excited that Cyntoia Brown has been released from prison after 15 years for murdering her sex trafficker. I have been following this case  but to my disappointment, I just read she married someone while in prison. She didn’t even give herself a chance to breathe.  I kn...

August 2, 2019 Dear Dearest,  My son was recently released from prison after serving 4 years in the Feds for a non-violent drug offense. He is currently staying with me. His father died while he was serving time. My son and I have always gotten along and he has always shown respect towards me until ...

“We can laugh but also be serious about social change. They are not planning to tell us when the Revolution will begin.” ~Dearest Yolanda Dearest Price, M.Ed, grew up in Long Island, New York. She followed her passion for teaching, attending Howard University and later earning a History and Africana Studies Degree from Stony Brook Univers...

God has a way that’s mighty sweet and I always say you can’t persecute, hurt, oppress or victimize people without the universe taking its shot on you. Malcolm X eloquently coined it as, “the chickens coming home to roost”, while some say it’s the bitch of Karma. I like to use the Bible, and say vengeance is the Lord’s.  You see ...