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Herbert L. White THE CHARLOTTE POST First in a series produced in partnership with Pulitzer Center. Farming has always been hard. It’s expensive, labor intensive and rarely includes days off. For Black Americans, it’s especially daunting as decades of racial...

Herbert L. White The Charlotte Post Paula Williams suspected there were unmarked graves at Siloam Presbyterian Church Cemetery. She had no idea how many. The Siloam Presbyterian Church Cemetery Beautification Project located 190 unmarked plots in northeast Charlotte. Williams, the...

By Herbert L. White The Charlotte Post By approving a 1% transportation sales tax, Mecklenburg County voters delivered on local investment in transportation infrastructure. The referendum, which passed with 54% of votes cast, would raise the county sales tax from...

By Cameron Williams Charlotte is hotter than it should be. But steps are being taken to change the reality. An analysis by the Smart Surfaces Coalition found areas in the city with an abundance of dark surfaces like roofs, roadways...

By Cameron WilliamsThe Charlotte Post The city of Charlotte is taking measures to ensure the safety of commuters on public transit. Last week’s announcement of steps to address safety upgrades on Charlotte Area Transit System routes and vehicles are in...

Herbert L. White THE CHARLOTTE POST There was a time Audrey Long and  Ryannne Persinger couldn’t comprehend running 26.2 miles. No longer. Persinger and Long are not only distance runners, but they’re also spanning the globe in the process. The...

Herbert L. White The city of Charlotte has a new deputy city manager to oversee public transit’s transformation to regional authority. Donny Hamilton Jr. will manage Charlotte Area Transit System’s transition pending Mecklenburg County voters’ approval in November of a...

Nikya Hightower Brunch is more than a meal. It’s an opportunity to empower women. The Who Is She Brunch Aug. 23 from 12-5 p.m. at Pine, 4100 Raleigh St., will include panels, guest speakers, and networking opportunities. Tickets are $241.94...

Nikya Hightower Adrian Crutchfield still plays for Prince. Crutchfield, who returns to Charlotte Aug. 8 play saxophone alongside five-time Grammy winner CeeLo Green at the Carolina Theatre, is one of the city’s most accomplished musicians. Crutchfield has played jazz, hip...

The Vietnam War ended 50 years ago. The memories – along with emotional and physical scars – remain. Approximately 2.6 million Americans served in Vietnam, including roughly 300,000 Black people who accounted for 16% of all U.S. troops. While Black...