WELCOME TO CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA
Charlotte sits in the Appalachian foothills with mild winters and moderate summers. A view from the air reveals greenery throughout the region. That said, the “Queen City” has all the amenities of shopping, dining, and cultural sites. And whatever you do, don't call it a "Baby Atlanta" ... More
BLACK GENESIS
The discovery of a 17-pound gold nugget in 1799 began an influx of prospectors. The boom was short-lived and opportunists followed the louder call to California a few years later. After the gold bust, the cotton industry brought prosperity to slaveholders in the region ... More
CULTURAL SITES
With the new Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts & Culture, Johnson C. Smith University campus, Afro-American Children's Theatre, and Latibah Collard Green Museum, Charlotte makes a splash ... More
RESTAURANTS and NIGHTCLUBS
Simmons' 4th Ward Restaurant, Coffee Cup, and Excelsior Club represent the best of old Charlotte, while House of Jazz, Addie's Jamaican, Mert's Heart & Soul Restaurant represent a new and broader dining and nightlife options ... More
SHOPS and GALLERIES
Charlotte has a small, but growing collection of Black-owned bookstores, African craft, artifact and gift shops, a natural foods store and an art gallery to visit ... More
INNKEEPER and SPA
Charlotte is fortunate to have one of the best Bed & Breakfasts in the South and a choice day spa for professionals as well ... More
THE LEGACY OF SWEET DADDY GRACE
Charles Emmanuel Grace was born in Cape Verde, off the coast of West Africa. He immigrated to the US in the early 1900s and lived in New Bedford, Massachusetts where he was Influenced by Pentecostal and Evangelic ministers ... More
CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT - CHARLOTTE
The Alexander Family exemplified Charlotte’s role in the Civil Rights Movement. Zechariah Alexander owned Alexander Funeral Home, a center of community and political activity in Charlotte’s Brooklyn/Second Ward ... More
PLACES OF WORSHIP
Charlotte hosts the Mother Church of the United House of Prayer for All People. It is also home to notable AME Zion, COGIC and Baptist churches ... More
HISTORIC SITES
Queen City has historic sites that range from Black church foundings, Black bank foundings, Black publisher foundings and shotgun houses in the historically Black Biddleville and Cherry districts ... More
FAMILY ATTRACTIONS
With pro football and pro basketball options, Discovery Place science center, ImaginOn, Charlotte Nature Museum, Paramount Carowinds theme park and Carolina Raptor Center, the city presents many options for families ... More
GENERAL ATTRACTIONS
An increase in corporate philanthropy the last decade has enriched Charlotte with state-of-the-art concert halls and amphitheater to combine nicely with the region's rich heritage in horse and NASCAR racing ... More
ART and HISTORY MUSEUMS
Levine Museum of the New South, Mint Museum of Craft & Design, McColl Center for Visual Art, and Mint Museum of Art are responding to the expanding appetite for sophisticated museums in this financial center ... More
BLACK CULTURAL TRAVEL MADE EASY