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Charlotte Observer: Breaking News (Free subscription) | 10/18/2009
(By Greg Lacour, Charlotte Observer Correspondent) The NASCAR College Tour visited Johnson C. Smith University last week, and a group of about 50 students gathered at Biddle Hall to hear from African Americans the stock car racing company hopes represent a significant part of its future. There was Marc Davis, a 19-year-old driver and team owner in NASCAR's Nationwide Series. There was Arionne Allen,...
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The Charlotte Business Journal (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
The Duke Endowment has awarded Johnson C. Smith University a $5.7 million grant to support the school’s new programs.
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 10/15/2009
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Nationwide Insurance teamed up with Johnson C. Smith University, NASCAR star Kyle Petty, NASCAR Nationwide Series driver Trevor Bayne and NASCAR’s Drive for Diversity driver Michael Cherry, to raise awareness about DWD – Driving While Distracted. A new Nationwide Insurance On Your Side survey found that 8 in 10 Americans surveyed say they would support...
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Charlotte Observer: Sports (Free subscription) | 09/20/2009
(By Alan Scher Zagier, Observer News Services) Johnson C. Smith University tasted its first loss in the CIAA against Virginia Union, 34-14, on a rainy Saturday evening inside Irwin Belk Complex. J.C. Smith moves to 1-3 overall and 0-1 in the conference; while the Panthers improve to 2-2 overall and 1-0 in the CIAA.
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Charlotte Observer: Viewpoint (Free subscription) | 09/12/2009
For the record, Hugh McColl was not there. Ed Crutchfield wasn't either, and neither, obviously, were the late Bill Lee or John Belk. No tycoons, no power brokers, no one who could pick up the phone and command millions was spotted that morning. I was sitting in the Johnson C. Smith University student union last week for a breakfast discussion about a book the assembled people had just read –...
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Charlotte Observer: Breaking News (Free subscription) | 09/01/2009
(By Ann Doss Helms, ahelms@charlotteobserver.com) On one level, the two dozen people gathered at Johnson C. Smith University on Monday morning were a kind of ad hoc book club. But the subtext was ambitious: breaking the cycle of poverty and academic failure in Charlotte.
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Charlotte Observer: Breaking News (Free subscription) | 08/06/2009
(By Steve Lyttle, slyttle@charlotteobserver.com) Johnson C. Smith University is inviting the community to take a look at its new adult education school tonight. A community drop-in event is set for 6 p.m. tonight for Smith's Metropolitan College. The Metropolitan College will offer college-level courses for adults interested in returning to school for classes or a degree. It also will include continuing...
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The Black Socialite TM (Free subscription) | 08/06/2009
Nasty messages are being left at the Martha’s Vineyard home of Spike Lee & Tonya Lewis Lee . Apparently, some of the neighbors are not too thrilled about The Lees hosting The First Family during their upcoming visit to the Vineyard (people are something else aren’t they') Doesn’t the President DESERVE a drama-free vacation'?!! Speaking of The President , did his decision to attend...
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Charlotte Observer: Breaking News (Free subscription) | 07/18/2009
(By Joe DePriest, jdepriest@charlotteobserver.com) Former Shelby City Council member Sam Raper, the first black person elected to office in Cleveland County, died Thursday at 96. Raper was on the council for 25 years and pastored Shelby's Mount Calvary Baptist Church for 25 years, retiring at age 91. “He was a man of great wisdom,” said former Shelby Mayor Les Roark, “a man who stood...
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Charlotte Observer: Breaking News (Free subscription) | 07/17/2009
(By Joe DePriest, jdepriest@charlotteobserver.com) Former Shelby City Council member Sam Raper, the first black elected to office in Cleveland County, died Thursday at 96. Raper was on the city council for 25 years and pastored Shelby's Mount Calvary Baptist Church for 25 years, retiring at age 91. “He was a man of great wisdom,” said former Shelby Mayor Les Roark. “A man who stood for...
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Charlotte Observer: Breaking News (Free subscription) | 07/05/2009
(By Greg Lacour, Special Correspondent) Courtney McKnight admits it: Until she entered NASCAR's Diversity Internship Program, she had little knowledge of auto racing and even less interest in it. The Johnson C. Smith University student had heard of the Earnhardt family, of course, and Jeff Gordon. But the sport itself? It was people driving in circles. She had an older friend, though, a fellow student...
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Charlotte Observer: Breaking News (Free subscription) | 06/19/2009
(By Jim Morrill, jmorrill@charlotteobserver.com) Adding police? Moving a bookstore? Those were among the ideas that Charlotte mayoral candidates Anthony Foxx and John Lassiter outlined Thursday morning to help overcome Charlotte's economic barriers. The two spoke at a breakfast for the Charlotte Chamber's Inter City Visit at Johnson C. Smith University. Foxx, a Democrat, talked about the importance...
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Charlotte Observer: Breaking News (Free subscription) | 06/18/2009
(By Jim Morrill, jmorrill@charlotteobserver.com) Adding police? Moving a bookstore? Those were among the ideas that Charlotte mayoral candidates Anthony Foxx and John Lassiter outlined Thursday morning to help overcome Charlotte's economic barriers. The two spoke at a breakfast for the Charlotte Chamber's Inter City Visit at Johnson C. Smith University. Foxx, a Democrat, talked about the importance...
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The HBCU Blog (Free subscription) | 06/05/2009
Shaw University named former Johnson C. Smith University President Dorothy Cowser Yancy as interim president this morning, making her the first female to head the historically black school in its 144 year history. Yancy, who was also Johnson C. Smith's first female president, headed the Charlotte-based historically black school from 1994 until June 2008, according to the school's Web site. According...
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The Charlotte Business Journal (Free subscription) | 06/02/2009
Shaw University in Raleigh has named Dorothy Cowser Yancy as its interim president. Yancy, former president of Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, replaces Clarence Newsome, who stepped down from the post in mid-May.
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