Arthur Griffn announced that the remains of a 1938 Second Ward High School graduate, Lt. Fred Brewer, a Tuskegee Airman lost over Italy in 1944, will come home to a repatriation service on Wednesday, Dec. 6 at Friendship MIssionary Baptist Church.
Upcoming Events
Nov. 27: In-person help available, 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. for applicants for Mecklenburg County HOMES program. More here.
Dec. 1: Conversation marking World AIDS Day, 6:30 p.m., virtual.
Dec. 6: Parenting Your Parent: Is Medicare Enough, 7 p.m., virtual.
Dec. 9: Application Fair for Mecklenburg County HOMES program. More here.
Dec. 17: Info session for teachers interested in applying for two-week teacher training experiences at National Air and Space Museum. Zoom session 8:30 p.m.; link here.
2024
Feb. 8: Pride Magazine’s Pride Awards luncheon, from 11 a.m., Westin, 601 S. College St. Individual online tickets $324.21.
Feb. 17: For The Struggle annual benefit gala and awards ceremony, 6 p.m., Orchid Banquet Hall, 521 Little Rock Rd.
March 7: C.W. Williams Heath Center’s 6th Women’s Health & Doctor Recognition Luncheon, noon-1:30 p.m., Hilton Uptown Charlotte. Tickets $50 here.
April 29-May 4: Diamond Tours trip with Dr. Blanche Penn and Tonia Cherry to Biloxi and New Orleans, $770.
June 24-27: Diamond Tours trip with Dr. Blanche Penn and Tonia Cherry to Amelia Island, St. Augustine and Jacksonville, Fla., $480.
July 29-Aug. 3: Diamond Tours trip with Dr. Blanche Penn and Petronila Clark to Memphis, $765.
Sept. 2-6: Diamond Tours trip with Dr. Blanche Penn and Petronila Clark to Savannah, Jekyll Island and Beaufort, S.C., $765.
Oct. 14-16: Diamond Tours trip with Dr. Blanche Penn and Venitra White-Dean to Charleston, $480.
Candidates, Elected Officials
Alma Adams 11-20
Natasha Marcus 11-17
Shamaiye Haynes 11-15
Governments, Nonprofits, Etc.
Black Child Development Institute-Charlotte 11-21
Carolina Youth Coalition 11-22
Center for Community Transitions 11-21
Council for Children’s Rights 11-17 11-20 11-21
Goodwill Industries 11-21
MeckEd 11-17
NC Administrative Office of the Courts 11-22
Read Charlotte 11-20
RICSMarket 11-15