Who’s Who: the next generation of LGBTQ+ Charlotte
Charlotte’s LGBTQ+ community is growing, evolving and finding new ways to create change. From artists and educators to health advocates, organizers and digital creators, a new generation of leaders is helping shape what that future looks like. Some are building community through storytelling and creativity. Others are expanding access to healthcare, challenging stigma or creating…
Juneteenth celebrations across the Charlotte region
As communities across the Charlotte region prepare to commemorate Juneteenth, a wide range of festivals, performances, educational programs and community celebrations are planned throughout June to honor Black freedom, history and culture. Juneteenth marks June 19, 1865, the day Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, and informed enslaved African Americans that they were free, more…
Who will be Charlotte’s next mayor?
More than 110 people applied to be interim Charlotte mayor, including a handful of familiar faces in the political arena and plenty of new ones. Among them are a former mayor, a city council member and a state senator. Applications closed on June 9 to replace outgoing Mayor Vi Lyles, who announced she would resign…
Huntersville Pride weekend returns for second year
Huntersville Pride Weekend returns June 13-14, with two days of community, entertainment and Pride in North Mecklenburg. Organized by Beer Money Entertainment, the second annual celebration begins Saturday, June 13, with a Drag Brunch Kickoff at Eleven Lakes Brewing from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The weekend continues Sunday, June 14, with the Huntersville Pride…
Fun for June: let’s go to Ronda, NC for ‘Faith, Family and Freedom Month’
The small town of Ronda, North Carolina (population 400), is getting heavy coverage from conservative-slanted news because town commissioner Kevin Reece announced June 5 he will put forth a resolution to officially designate June as “Faith, Family and Freedom Month.” The move comes in direct opposition to LGBTQ+ Pride Month, which was officially recognized in…
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