The owners of No Grease Knights of the Razor Barbershop in South Park Mall are waiting to hear from mall management about the next steps. South Park Mall Management suddenly terminated the temporary lease agreement of the barbershop.
The Greater Charlotte YMCA hosted its 27th Annual MLK, Jr Celebration Monday. The event was free and virtual and featured Martin Luther King III as the keynote speaker.
WBTV is continuing the work to help tear down the technology divide in Mecklenburg County. WBTV will partner again with E2D (Eliminate the Digital Divide) for Collect to Connect. It will take place Tuesday, January 12th at NC Music Factory from Noon to 6 PM.
As frontline and essential workers get their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine, many people are hesitant to receive the vaccine once it’s their turn.
Ninth graders at Providence Day School are on a special assignment. They have spent two days looking through donated computers helping them get ready for students who are in need of a computer during remote learning.
On Giving Tuesday more than 750 computers were donated to help connect families in need to the digital world. It was part of WBTV's Collect To Connect Campaign.
Local colleges are stepping up to do their part to help prevent the spread of COVID-19. UNC- Charlotte, Johnson & Wales University, and Wingate University are providing free testing before students head back home for Thanksgiving.
The City of Charlotte is excited to continue a partnership with the city’s six corridors. The city is pumping $24.5 million into those corridors to revitalize those areas.
Pew Research shows the number of Black voters who were eligible to vote in Election 2020 was 30 million people. That is a record high. Locally there are about 1.5 million Black voters in North Carolina
On Election Day 2020 a group called Lawyers and Collars sent ministers to polls in Mecklenburg County and around the country to keep an eye on things. They were called Poll Chaplains. The assignment was to team lawyers and preachers up to report possible issues and keep the peace.
The Black Church Action Fund founded in 2017 is on a mission to reach African American voters this election season. The organization has created a Souls to the Polls bus to help voters navigate the polls and handle voting irregularities or voter intimidation.
Charlotte Community Leaders are responding to the CMPD releasing the video of Harold Easter dying while in police custody. Officials say Easter was in the interrogation room experiencing a medical emergency and no officer saw it.
Jacob Blake, Sr. will participate in a peace rally on Sunday at Romare Bearden Park to honor his son. The peace rally is happening on the fourth anniversary of the police shooting death of Keith Lamont Scott.
Race, Politics and The 2020 Election will be the conversation for an upcoming virtual town hall meeting. The Cynthia Hurd Foundation is sponsoring the town hall and WBTV is the media sponsor.
Charlotte Mecklenburg School (CMS) teachers are banding together to create and sell T-shirts to help students get connected. The district says at the beginning of this school year more than 16,000 households with a CMS student in it lacked connectivity.
Charlotte’s 2nd Annual Amateur Tennis Tournament is set to begin September 11th -13th. Charlotte City Council member Malcolm Graham is the tournament director.
There are about 4,000 homeless students in Charlotte Mecklenburg School (CMS) District. The remote learning has become a challenge for those students. About 20 homeless students are getting shelter at Harvest Center Charlotte.
Community leader Dee Rankin is concerned the stories of African Americans are not being shared in certain Charlotte Mecklenburg School (CMS) classrooms. The CMS Equity Committee member and Education Chair of the Charlotte Black Political Caucus met with school leaders about the new Language Arts c
The National Urban League released a report called “The 2020 State of Black America, Unmasked.” The report outlines how Blacks are doing when it comes to healthcare, economics, education, social justice, and civil engagement. National Urban League CEO Marc Morial calls it a crisis.
There's a new principal at Ardrey Kell High School this school year. Jamie Brooks takes over at a time when there have been multiple racial incidents that have happened at the school since the school opened 10 years ago.
North Carolina Association of Educators (NCAE) is ready for teachers voices to be heard as politicians come up with plans to reopen schools. The organization will hold a call Wednesday night called SOS: Our Schools, Our Safety, Our Say!!!
Parents are responding to the reassignment of the principal of Ardrey Kell High School David Switzer. Charlotte Mecklenburg School District (CMS) conducted an investigation concerning racial incidents that have happened at the school while Switzer was the principal.
The new owner of the Excelsior Club is looking for a dream team of Black Architects to help redevelop the historic establishment. The club has remained empty for several years, now the owner - Darius Anderson - wants to turn the club into a boutique hotel and other creative space.
About 80 small businesses in Charlotte are getting a check for either $10,000 or $25,000 to help them survive during Coronavirus. Charlotte received $30 million from the federal CARES Act funding.
The Plaza Midwood Neighborhood Association is talking about race. The association wanted to have a discussion that could help neighbors understand better the life of Blacks who live in Plaza Midwood and surrounding areas.
Schools in North Carolina are supposed to start back Aug. 17. There’s no word if schools will reopen through remote learning or if students will return physically back to their schools.
Teachers from around the state are coming up with the standards that include eras, content, and concepts that teachers must use when instructing students.
Charlotte Mecklenburg School (CMS) Board ready to fast track renaming Zebulon Vance High School. The district has been looking at school names for a few years to see if they were appropriate.
Many people showed up at the Black Men United Rally on Wednesday. Mecklenburg County Commissioner Mark Jerrell organized the event at Marshall Park. He says since there are many African American male leaders in Charlotte - things should be better for black males.
Last Friday, an employee sent an email to more than 100 workers with a meme of men holding guns with the caption that was supposed to read “looters will be shot on the spot.”
A petition has been created to keep Ardrey Kell High School principal David Switzer on the job. It has more than 3,000 signatures. The petition comes after another petition was created asking for Switzer to resign.
Mecklenburg County Commissioner Mark Jerrell says it's time for black male leaders to step up and make change. He helped organize an event that will be held Wednesday. It's called Black Men United
Facing and Erasing Systemic Racism: A Community Conversation aired on WBTV Friday night. It was a look at how we got where we are and what it will take to make things better for all.
Former Ardrey Kell High School students have started a petition to ask for the resignation of the principal David Switzer They say the constant racial incidents that have happened at the school down through the years is reason for new leadership.
Ardrey Kell High School students gathered Monday to repaint the school rock that was vandalized over the weekend. The rock highlighted the Black Lives Matter movement and had names of people who died at the hands of police. The investigation continues.
Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU) held a diploma pick up on Friday. University leaders say they couldn't have students wait any longer to get their degrees so they created this special day.
Two churches are coming together once again to address the racial divide in America. Independence Hill Baptist Church is a predominately white church. Jonahville AME Zion Church is a predominately black church.
Charlotte Community leaders are speaking out about what changes have been made since the last time large protests happened in Charlotte. Four years ago people took to the streets to voice their frustrations over the police shooting and killing Keith Lamont Scott.
There is local reaction concerning headlines involving encounters with African American men. In New York a white woman called police on a black man who was bird watching. She accused the man of threatening her when video shows he was not.
Parents voiced frustration on the CMS Facebook page, concerned about their planned vacations and the inconsistency of the new calendar. CMS would start school on 17 and then the next week they would be out of school doing remote learning.
Phase 2 started Friday. It allowed some businesses to reopen with restrictions. Hotels don’t understand how some businesses with smaller space than they have are allowed to have more people inside.
She is holding on to the last words she heard from her father. They were to remain an entrepreneur and to keep making a difference. She now has advice for other families who are dealing with silence during this pandemic.
Hali Doctor calls her senior year in high school special. She attends Mallard Creek High School. She says completing her senior year through a pandemic was not cool.
He was filling out scholarships to help fund his college education. He said life for him has been challenging but he is on his way to make history in his family.
On Tuesday, business leaders met with county leaders to talk over suggestions, recommendations, and messaging to pass to business leaders as they prepare for reopening.
On Tuesday, May 19, pop culture star Ellen DeGeneres gave him a big shout out. Although he’s not physically on her show, they’ve recapped his story and shared pictures on air.
Nail salons, gyms, spas, and hair salons reopened on Monday. Some have been closed for nearly two months because of Coronavirus. Businesses didn't have trouble looking for customers
Charlotte Mecklenburg School (CMS) District has decided to have virtual graduations and drive through celebrations to honor its roughly 10,000 high school graduates. The idea is the safest but some are concerned this decision may leave some graduates behind.
Carolina Place Mall reopened its doors Tuesday after shutting down in March because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Stores are happy the mall has reopened so they can get a paycheck.
Charlotte Premium Outlets will reopen Saturday after being closed for nearly two months because of COVID-19. It will not be business as usual. Simon Property owns the outlets.
Union County Public School teacher Kristopher Head is serious about connecting with his students during this pandemic. He has been teaching for about a year and a half at Piedmont Middle School.
Second grade teacher Wendy Tolbert says she has been hearing from parents and students often. She says since parents are now able to see what she does everyday when it comes to teaching their children - parents are grateful.
A major concern for CMS is connecting with the roughly 3,000 students the district has not heard from since schools closed in March because of COVID-19.
Janice Richardson says COVID-19 is wiping out her family. Her niece and nephew recently died because of the virus. The day after her niece was buried - her nephew died.
A Charlotte city leader says going forward before approving conventions coming to town - he and other city leaders will ask more questions when it comes to keeping the city safe and healthy.
Urban League of Central Carolinas has offered its building as a place where personal protective equipment can be made for local healthcare workers and local responders.
