More Than Skimming The Surface: Interview with artist Tommie Robinson

March 2, 2013
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watercolor by Tommie Robinson

medium from SCP Streetcornerprophet.com on Vimeo. Tommie Robinson has been painting Charlotte’s history and the West Corridor for over thirty years. Robinson is known for his murals and as one of the best water colorists in the Southeast. He is the only African-American artist commissioned to create work for Charlotte’s Time Warner Cable Arena.  Robinson has a collection of work that has been privately and publicly commissioned in the Carolina region and across the world. I recently visited Robinson at the site of his latest commission to talk about his work, the job of an artist, the Beatties-Ford corridor...

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The Digital Literacy Project

February 28, 2013
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The Digital Literacy Project

SCP has collaborated with local bloggers, journalists, educators, and volunteers to bring you Community Voices: Digital Literacy Project.  Thirteen years into the 21st century we must consider what is the most influential use of technology today.  Is it tweeting, posting, pinning, blogging, application development or is it something much more primal?  We believe our stories are the single most powerful piece of ourselves we have and the ability to tell and share those stories is very important. Larry Irving, a former member of the Clinton Administration’s technology team coined the phrase “digital divide” in 1995.  Irving initiated and co-authored a...

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Fela! Star on His Big Break and Life on Tour

February 26, 2013
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Fela! Star on His Big Break and Life on Tour

On the closing night of Fela’s! Charlotte engagement, principle tap artist Gelan Lambert talks about the path of a professional dancer and what it takes to make it big. Originally born in Miami, the Haitian-American Lambert has been living in New York for almost 20 years. “As soon as I was born, my mom told me I was moving,” Lambert notes. As a kid, “I was enthralled by Michael Jackson, and always looking for something to get into. I watched Kung Fu films and saw how, when they found the right teacher, they would improve and become masters, and...

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Maybe The Onion Never Read Ntozake Shange

February 25, 2013
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Maybe The Onion Never Read Ntozake Shange

Maybe the Onion who tweeted the words “cunt” to describe a 9 year old black female child never read Ntozake Shange.  Maybe in the world they live in little girls are not abused physically, verbally, mentally, emotionally and so it is alright to say such trash and then hide behind the guise of so called intellectual humor (satire) for the sake of doing what–I have to ask.  So I will share a poem by Ntozake Shange, a woman whose name means “she who comes with her own things” and she “who walks like a lion” because little black girls have...

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On the Corner February 25th

February 25, 2013
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On the Corner February 25th

Bidding Will Start In March to Build U.S. Prison Industrial Complex In Haiti  The U.S. prison industrial model is heading to Haiti. The U.S. government intends to build two prisons in Haiti in an effort to control severe overcrowding, disease transmission and violence in one of the world’s poorest countries.  Read more at the 360 Experiment.   Charlotte’s Historical All-Black Company of Fire Fighters Neptunes, an all-black company of volunteers supplied most of the manpower for the city’s fledgling fire department from 1887 to 1905. Read more at the Charlotte Observer   The Onion Calls Quevezhane Wallis A Horrible...

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Celebrate Black History Month in the Carolinas

February 22, 2013
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Celebrate Black History Month in the Carolinas

It is not too late to celebrate Black History Month in the Carolinas.  I have listed several events still going until the end of the month.  Check them out and we just might see you there. The Harvey B. Gantt Center in Charlotte, NC Sankofa Circle: Remembering our history-Unity Wreath This event is intended for children and brings to life the America I AM exhibit through storytelling every Saturday during Black History Month.  This Saturday’s story is Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges, about the heroism of six year old Ruby Bridges the first African American to integrate an...

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Charlotte Call Center to Add 1,600 Jobs

February 20, 2013
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Charlotte Call Center to Add 1,600 Jobs

According to the Charlotte Observer Convergys will expand two call centers in Charlotte creating 1,600 jobs.  The facilities are located in Southeast Charlotte, near Independence Blvd and the University area.  Convergys clients are among Fortune 500 companies. Convergys will hold a job fair at the Park Expo and Conference Center until 4 p.m. today, and at Charlotte’s Employment Security Commission office at 5601 Executive Center Drive from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday to discuss the new Charlotte positions. Candidates can also apply online.   Read more here

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Snow Day In Charlotte, North Carolina

February 16, 2013
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Snow Day In Charlotte, North Carolina

             

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1 Billion Rising Charlotte will be Joining the Rest of the World in A Flash Dance

February 14, 2013
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1 Billion Rising Charlotte will be Joining the Rest of the World in A Flash Dance

If you would like to register and participate in the 1 Billion Rising strike dance click the link below for more details.  It is going down today! http://onebillionrising.org/page/event/detail/startarising/wwj

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In Tribute To 1 Billion Rising; Combatting Violence Against Women

February 14, 2013
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In Tribute To 1 Billion Rising; Combatting Violence Against Women

This is my story.  Sometimes it is hard to talk about, let alone share with others but we must face our fears boldly.  Together my mother and I, we are mending and in time we will heal. The Night We Escaped the Sound I lay in the bed blinking, dimmed moonlight cast soft shadows on the wall in our room.   My sister lay asleep and I awake.   I felt like I was left with the task of night watchman.   My parents were out that evening and unsure of their return I would close my eyes only...

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