Media Mogul Oprah Winfrey was in Charlotte Friday for her Vision 2020 Wellness Tour. She is on a nine-city tour telling people the importance of being healthy when it comes to their mind, body and soul.
The Mecklenburg County District Attorney's Office is forgiving people who haven't paid their traffic fines and court fees - this forgiveness is for people who haven't paid in more than two years.
Democratic Presidential Candidate Michael Bloomberg was in Uptown Charlotte Sunday to open up his first field office for his 2020 Presidential campaign. Bloomberg got into the race just a few weeks ago.
Fifth Third Bank Foundation announced grant winners for its Strengthening Our Communities Fund. Fifth Third Bank handed out $200,000 in grant money Friday at the Mint Museum. The money went to local non profits that focus on affordable housing, financial stability, and small business development.
CNN’s political commentator Van Jones was in Charlotte Monday night to talk about Raise the Age Legislation. Raise the Age states people at the age of 16 and 17 will no longer be charged as adults. They will now be prosecuted as juveniles. Many believe this new law will make a difference.
There's a new exhibit at the Levine Museum of the New South entitled Brooklyn: Once a City Inside a City. Once upon a time Brooklyn was the largest African American community in the Carolinas.
One local couple says their vacation was ruined and they did their best to get their money back. They got the state involved and pleaded their case with their credit card company and banking institutions. They were fortunate to get about 80% of their money back.
Healthy Churches 2020 Conference is back in Charlotte. The organization "The Balm in Gilead" is hosting the event. Founder Pernessa Seele says she established the organization more than 30 years ago to educate people on the AIDS epidemic. The mission has grown to include Black churches.
George Battle III is leaving Charlotte Mecklenburg School (CMS) to take a job as Vice Chancellor at UNC Chapel Hill. He has been the longest serving attorney in CMS.
Union County Education Foundation (UCEF) sponsored its annual Principal for the Day event Wednesday. People in the community shadowed a principal for the day in the Union County school district.
An 87 year old veteran claims he was taken advantage of. John Phillips claims he needed his concrete driveway re-done and smoothed out. He says Nathaniel Murphy from Nate's Home Repair came to his front door and offered to do the job.
Charlotte Mecklenburg School (CMS) Board Chairperson Mary McCray is reflecting on her time while on the school board. She has been board chairperson since 2011.
Raise the Age legislation will become law throughout North Carolina on December 1, 2019. North Carolina is one of the last states to enact raise the age. Leaders at Council for Children’s Rights want to spread the word about it so people in the community can know what to expect.
Before Oprah’s January visit, she participated in WBTV’s Community Conversation: A Healthy Mind, Body, and Soul. The conversation aired Thursday October 24th. Oprah told WBTV’s Dedrick Russell for some people acquiring and maintaining a healthy mind, body and soul comes with time.
WBTV presents an all new Community Conversation: A Healthy Mind, Body and Soul. It will provide steps for people to live healthier lifestyles. A study published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings shows less than 3% of Americans live healthy.
The YMCA Wellness on Wheels is making a stop near you. It is a mobile unit the YMCA and Atrium Health teamed up to do. It started by in February and so far more than 700 people have hopped on the mobile unit.
One community activist is trying to get containers to help with the affordable housing crisis in Charlotte. Robert Dawkins is a member of Charlotte Housing Justice Coalition.
Mecklenburg School Board (CMS) is one step closer to establishing an Office of Compliance and Transparency. This new office will provide CMS the oversight needed to make sure the district stays above the law.
WBTV's Veteran Reporter Steve Crump was honored Saturday as Educator of the Year. The Post Foundation chose Crump because his award winning documentaries and stories not only educate but enlighten the community.
A signature fundraising event for the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) was held Saturday in Charlotte at the Westin. It was a sold out event. More than 1000 people gathered to raise money to support students who attend an Historically Black College and University (HBCU's).
There is a new business in town that targets your spine. Dr. Darryll Williams has been a chiropractor for about 10 years. He says he thought of this business when some of his customers were missing their appointments.
Reconnect, Reconcile, Reclaim, and Rebuild are the words used to describe an international conference that's happening in Charlotte. The Park Church is hosting the R400 conference. The conference comes on the 400th anniversary of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) spent some time at Johnson C. Smith University for an Entrepreneurial Summit. It was the first of its kind event at the Historically Black College and University (HBCU). The SBA is targeting HBCU’s to create more business owners.
Terae Hill says he has flipped about 100 homes since he's been here in Charlotte. He says flipping homes is lucrative. Hill says he has already targeted 14 homes to flip for a profit. He says he was ready to proceed with his mission until a divine intervention interrupted his plans.
The board is now putting together a list of recommendations to present to county commissioners about what needs to be done to make life better for women.
Richardson and the four others were exonerated in 2002. He says they have not received an apology from the people who were responsible for putting them behind bars.
The Carolina Panthers tackled Diversity and Inclusion Tuesday at Bank of America Stadium. About 60 Johnson C. Smith University (JCSU) students were invited to participate in a panel discussion entitled “Making Strides in Diversity and Sports.”
Some school districts are now relying on meditation to help bring order to the classrooms and bring calm to disruptive students. Some school districts are opting to use meditation than detention. The Heartfulness Institute Program has been around for about 20 years.
Samaritan's Feet wants Lake Arbor residents to make sure they are not forgotten. The organization is teaming up with other partners to have a day of caring for the residents who are facing hard times.
The organization Community Link is helping Lake Arbor residents find housing. The apartment complex has been in need of major repairs ranging from mold to rodents. The landlord is making the repairs and asking tenants to leave the complex while they are made.
On Labor Day 2019 politicians are talking about how to raise the wages of some city contracted workers. The city outsources custodial jobs. Mecklenburg County Commissioner Vilma Leake says several people who work as custodians at the Government Center only make $7.25 an hour.
Some history making Marines recently spent some time in Charlotte right before Labor Day. The National Montford Point Marine Association held its 54th Convention in the Queen City. The Montford Point Marines were the first African Americans allowed to join the Marine Corps.
The Community Matters Cafe opened in April and already it is changing lives and serving good food. The cafe is part of the Charlotte Rescue Mission. It gives those battling drug addiction a second chance to get their lives back together through treatment and hard work.
Charlotte Citizens Review Board (CRB) is ready for Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department (CMPD) to change its policy concerning the Use of Force. The CRB has already submitted proposed changes to the police department.
Not only will the church help them get out of jail, but will also mentor them and support them to stay on the right path so they can be productive citizens.
Her mission was to tell students about her platform and to talk to students about entering the pageant world. For the first time, Miss USA, Miss America, and Miss Teen USA are all African American.
Safety is a priority for students who walk to Indian Land Middle School and Indian Land High School. For a long time students have been walking on the side of the road and sometimes in the road to get to school.
24 hours after a racist letter was sent targeting Charlotte Mecklenburg School (CMS) new superintendent Earnest Winston -who is African American - school board chair Mary McCray is not taking this lightly.
More than 250 mass shootings have happened in America so far this year. That number is causing some to believe that gun violence should be considered a public health crisis.
Mecklenburg County Sheriff Garry McFadden wants to keep Career Fairs going inside the jails. The Career Fair has been happening for years and McFadden wants to take it to the next level. So far this year there have been two Career Fairs inside the Mecklenburg County Jail.
There's a unique 250 sq. ft. coffee shop that has opened in Indian Land along Hwy 521. It is called Burr and Berry. It is a drive-thru and walk-up coffee shop. There is none like it in Indian Land.
The Young Black Leaders Alliance (YBLA) has been in Charlotte for more than 13 years. It has helped many African American young males and females accomplish their goals and become leaders. This year YBLA is changing things up.
Charlotte Mecklenburg School (CMS) District Board Chair Mary McCray calls new CMS Superintendent Earnest Winston solid and has no doubt he will do a good job. She believes he will offer the district stability and will restore confidence.
Malcolm Graham is adding tennis tournament director to his title. His foundation - Cynthia Graham Hurd Foundation - named after his sister - is sponsoring Charlotte's Premier Amateur Tennis Championship. It takes place August 16-18.
The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Urban League of Central Carolinas Teddy McDaniel is weighing in on economic mobility in Charlotte. He has been in Charlotte for two years and has noticed what's working and what's not working.
Fifth Third Bank wants to help small businesses succeed. Kala Gibson is Head of Fifth Third’s Business Banking. He was in town at Black Enterprise 2019 Leadership Conference in Charlotte telling people not to give up on their dream of owning a small business.
Charlotte Mecklenburg School District (CMS) stopped fingerprinting new employees for about a year. CMS says it paused fingerprinting in July, 2018 because it changed companies. CMS says 3,533 employees were hired between July 2018 - June 30, 2019. They weren't fingerprinted and that thought concern
The old Eastland Mall site was the topic of conversation at the Tuesday Morning Breakfast Forum. People in the community showed up to hear the developer from Crosland Southeast discuss potential plans for the once iconic site.
Young offenders locked up at Detention Center North are now allowed to go outside three times a week for two hours to play football, corn-hole, soccer, badminton and volleyball.
Monday, Charlotte City Council unanimously referred The Excelsior Club to the city's Economic and Development Committee. At -Large City Councilman James Mitchell is the chair. He will instruct city staff to see how much money it will take to bring the building back up to code.
Time is running out for the Excelsior Club located in West Charlotte. It is the first black club in Charlotte, NC. It opened in 1944 and closed its doors in 2016. There was a one year moratorium set from demolishing the historic landmark.
Mecklenburg County District Attorney Spencer Merriweather has created something he says is a first in North Carolina. His office now has a Diversity and Inclusion Team.
Charlotte community leaders are responding to the video released Monday of the latest Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police (CMPD) fatal officer-involved shooting.
Blanche Gaddy, who has been homeless twice, didn’t let the challenges she was going through prevent her from using her gift of writing to produced a book while she was in the shelter.
The event is open to all companies and people in the Charlotte community and surrounding areas. Leaders believe this is the perfect time to talk about diversity.
The City of Charlotte is hosting its first Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Conference, the first of its kind in North Carolina, between April 14-April 17 this year.
Some local churches are stepping up to help Charlotte's affordable housing problem. It is estimated about 24,000 homes are needed to assist people who are desperately seeking affordable housing.
The recent documentary series about musical artist R. Kelly and his alleged inappropriate relationships with girls has hit a chord with the Charlotte radio community. Radio stations have decided to pull R. Kelly's music.
Through donations from the community, local and national companies, and former and current students, Bennett College not only reached their goal but shattered it.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. believed the Promised Land is a place that offers a quality education, economic mobility, and a place where people could pursue their dreams.
