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Happy Pride, Everyone!! Charlotte Pride is finally here, and we’re so excited to welcome everyone to the Queen City for a weekend of joy and celebration!

My name is Taylor, and I am bringing you some of our Pride-centric headlines from our latest InFocus Charlotte edition. This Sunday, vocalist, composer and musician Paula Cole headlines Pride. Our own David Aaron Moore sat down with the Grammy award winner for an exclusive Q&A. You can read it below.

Vocalist, composer and musician Paula Cole headlines Pride

Paula Cole captured a Grammy award for Best New artist in 1998 when her songs “Where Have All the Cowboys Gone” and “I Don’t Wanna Wait” became enormously successful pop radio and rock hits. But her story and path to musical success began long before that in her hometown of Rockport, Massachusetts. […]

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MORE HEADLINES

Sounding the alarm: election deniers could pose threat to certifying election results

By Taylor Heeden Larkins and David Aaron Moore

Everyone agrees the 2020 election ended in disaster, though it wasn’t because of the results.  […]

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Our People: John Walton-Tate

It’s Pride Season! It’s a season many of us relish and wait for – looking […]

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Meck County commissioners pass Pride proclamation

Mecklenburg County commissioners passed a resolution August 7 recognizing Charlotte Pride and Charlotte Black Pride, […]

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IN QUEEN CITY

‘Lion King’ Dance Director Geoff Myers wraps up career and settles in Charlotte

Geoff Myers wasn’t always interested in dance. As a young man, his plan was to go to college, play tennis and get a degree in psychology.  Those dreams changed, however, after Myers saw his first production of  “A Chorus Line. “I’d never seen a live production like that,” Myers recounted. […]

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ICYMI

Freedom Center for Social Justice aims to find equity in marginalized groups

Faith has always played a central role in Bishop Tonyia Rawls’ life.  “I know it […]

Why did Equality NC fire a Black Trans employee?

Almost two weeks ago, Equality NC (ENC) terminated the last Black trans person employed there, […]

Charlotte Gaymer’s Network provides a growing community for queer gamers

The world of video games hasn’t always been an inclusive space for members of the […]


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