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...
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There is no better time to talk about change than on January 1st. Change is a force. “I’m sticking to this diet”, “I won’t take her back into my life”, “I am going to be on time for work every morning”, may be some of the resolutions that you put in the atmosphere during this time of year but there are challenges with change. The p...
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Bernard Robinson, fondly known as “BJ” never imagined a year ago that his life would change so drastically. The devoted father of six could not conceptualize being hundreds of miles away from his children. He couldn’t gasp being out of touch with his family and losing his secure job in Darlington. He just couldn’t imagine h...
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I met Ms. Chariel Dye, lovingly known as Minnette NuMe Smith, for the first time this weekend at the local I-Hop in Salisbury. I have to be honest, I was blown away by her warm presence. She truly was light, as we pass by people everyday that “mean mug” you, don’t hold doors and can barely speak. So as we look for...
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Change is local. I know that for certain and when Thomas and I decided to branch out to create local publications throughout the East Coast and eventually nationally, I caught so much resistance and flack from my own people. "You're not from here". "You’re gonna fail". No, I'm not from Wyandanch but Thomas is and I feel like we have final...
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