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The Voice of the Black Community

Black community sees Charlotte as glimmering, fake Oz

A very different Charlotte came into the spotlight in the past few days.

Charlotte chief: Family will watch police video of shooting

Police spray tear gas on protesters in Charlotte.

Movie Review: The Magnificent 7

Denzel Washington as bounty hunter Sam Chisolm.

Conference play begins for area teams

N.C. Central's Carl Jones (right) celebrates a touchdown.

OPINION

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I’ll never leave my Republican Party

contributed by: Raynard Jackson, NNPA

With less than seven weeks to go before one of the most historic elections in our nation’s history, and when the GOP needs all the help it can get reaching

To all who decided to open accounts in black banks

contributed by: Michael Grant, Columnist

As president of the National Bankers Association, whose members include many of the black-owned banks that received and are still receiving an unprecedented level

Upcoming Events

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Cataract Seminar

September 29, 2016

Register for the Free Cataract Seminar featuring

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Pepper Festival

October 2, 2016

The 9th Annual Pepper Festival, one of the

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Donation Blitz

October 15, 2016

For an entire business day,10 a.m.-6 p.m., the

Latest News

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Denzel reunites with director in Kurosawa Classic

Sunday, September 25, 2016
The Magnificent Seven ••• stars Directed by the legendary Akira Kurosawa in

Durham dedicates veterans’ apartment complex

Saturday, September 24, 2016
DURHAM – Following a two-year effort led by Mayor William V. “Bill” Bell to

Black community sees Charlotte as glimmering, fake Oz

Saturday, September 24, 2016
CHARLOTTE – To much of the world, Charlotte is the Queen City – a gleaming downtown,