http://www.crossroadscharlotte.org/blog/ Read about important events, information and Crossroads activities. http://www.crossroadscharlotte.org/blog/347/Weekly-Round-Up-Local-Mother-Honored-Census-Counts-Homeless-New-Crop-For-Farmers/ 1. Judy Williams, the co-founder of Mothers of Murdered Offspring, has been nominated for the highest civilian honor. Her...]]> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:35:16 -0500 http://www.crossroadscharlotte.org/blog/347/Weekly-Round-Up-Local-Mother-Honored-Census-Counts-Homeless-New-Crop-For-Farmers/ http://www.crossroadscharlotte.org/blog/346/Dress-For-Success-Charlotte-Celebrates-New-Space-In-Style/ Dress for Success Charlotte served more than 500 women in an 853-square foot office. It was intimate. A little too intimate. On March 9, the organization christened its new 5,000 square-foot facility on Clanton Road. It makes the old one look like a closet. The new location is a crowning achievement for an organization that...]]> Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:48:32 -0500 http://www.crossroadscharlotte.org/blog/346/Dress-For-Success-Charlotte-Celebrates-New-Space-In-Style/ http://www.crossroadscharlotte.org/blog/345/XChange-Sermons-Finding-A-Lesson-In-An-Offensive-Story/ Mon, 08 Mar 2010 03:55:19 -0500 http://www.crossroadscharlotte.org/blog/345/XChange-Sermons-Finding-A-Lesson-In-An-Offensive-Story/ http://www.crossroadscharlotte.org/blog/344/Xchange-Sermons-We-Really-Are-Part-Of-The-Same-Community/ University Park minister Nicole Massie drives past First Christian Church everyday on her way home, but until Feb. 28, she’d never set foot in the church on East Boulevard. Massie delivered the sermon at First Christian Church as part of the Sat, 06 Mar 2010 12:22:26 -0500 http://www.crossroadscharlotte.org/blog/344/Xchange-Sermons-We-Really-Are-Part-Of-The-Same-Community/ http://www.crossroadscharlotte.org/blog/343/Peoples-Lives-Are-At-Stake-3-Tips-For-Surviving-Being-Jobless/ Fri, 05 Mar 2010 08:12:18 -0500 http://www.crossroadscharlotte.org/blog/343/Peoples-Lives-Are-At-Stake-3-Tips-For-Surviving-Being-Jobless/ http://www.crossroadscharlotte.org/blog/342/Weekly-Round-Up-Math-Dances-Gloria-Steinem-And-Enterprising-Teens/ 1. A college application that requires students to be creative, turns into a YouTube sensation for a Charlotte...]]> Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:27:29 -0500 http://www.crossroadscharlotte.org/blog/342/Weekly-Round-Up-Math-Dances-Gloria-Steinem-And-Enterprising-Teens/ http://www.crossroadscharlotte.org/blog/341/More-Than-Talk-A-Community-Conversation-Continues/ a conversation at International House that drew about 60 Charlotteans of varying ethnic and national backgrounds. It touched off an energetic discussion about the role of immigrants in the community, whether Charlotte’s doing...]]> Thu, 25 Feb 2010 11:27:31 -0500 http://www.crossroadscharlotte.org/blog/341/More-Than-Talk-A-Community-Conversation-Continues/ http://www.crossroadscharlotte.org/blog/340/XChange-Sermons-Preview-Rev-Gregory-Moss-Sr-and-Dr-H-Stephen-Shoemaker/ The Rev. Gregory Moss Sr. of Saint Paul Baptist Church believes that in working to reconcile the community across the great divides of race and religion, we shouldn’t dwell on our differences. The cause of reconciliation should first celebrate what...]]> Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:35:24 -0500 http://www.crossroadscharlotte.org/blog/340/XChange-Sermons-Preview-Rev-Gregory-Moss-Sr-and-Dr-H-Stephen-Shoemaker/ http://www.crossroadscharlotte.org/blog/339/Weekly-Round-Up-From-A-Blow-Up-in-Ballantyne-To-Coverage-Of-The-CIAA/ On Wednesdays, Crossroads Charlotte Correspondent Meaghan Clark will give you a round-up of community-building news and events (click items for full stories): 1. Public housing in the Ballantyne area scratched as developer pulls out from the project. Concerns about how the...]]> Wed, 24 Feb 2010 12:05:18 -0500 http://www.crossroadscharlotte.org/blog/339/Weekly-Round-Up-From-A-Blow-Up-in-Ballantyne-To-Coverage-Of-The-CIAA/ http://www.crossroadscharlotte.org/blog/338/XChange-Sermons-Be-Generous-With-Your-Life-And-Your-Love/ On Feb. 21,  the Xchange Sermons featured a pulpit swap between Pastor Floretta Watkins of Seigle Avenue Presbyterian Church and the Revs. Christy Snow and Reneé Leboa of the Spiritual Living Center of Charlotte. Posts By Wed, 24 Feb 2010 11:23:02 -0500 http://www.crossroadscharlotte.org/blog/338/XChange-Sermons-Be-Generous-With-Your-Life-And-Your-Love/ http://www.crossroadscharlotte.org/blog/337/Refugees-Celebrate-Birthdays-Friendships/ Tue, 23 Feb 2010 03:37:25 -0500 http://www.crossroadscharlotte.org/blog/337/Refugees-Celebrate-Birthdays-Friendships/ http://www.crossroadscharlotte.org/blog/336/A-Night-In-Rio-In-NoDa/ Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:55:03 -0500 http://www.crossroadscharlotte.org/blog/336/A-Night-In-Rio-In-NoDa/ http://www.crossroadscharlotte.org/blog/335/XChange-Sermons-I-Found-A-Place-Where-All-Are-Truly-Welcome/ Mon, 22 Feb 2010 01:42:57 -0500 http://www.crossroadscharlotte.org/blog/335/XChange-Sermons-I-Found-A-Place-Where-All-Are-Truly-Welcome/ http://www.crossroadscharlotte.org/blog/330/Everybodys-A-Person-Crossroads-Goes-To-School/ Teach For America. The Charlotte branch of the national organization, which recruits college graduates to teach in schools with high numbers of at-risk students, held Teach For America Week in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. That meant 25 leaders from politics, business...]]> Fri, 19 Feb 2010 05:45:34 -0500 http://www.crossroadscharlotte.org/blog/330/Everybodys-A-Person-Crossroads-Goes-To-School/ http://www.crossroadscharlotte.org/blog/325/Actor-Hopes-Play-Motivates-Viewers-To-Act/ ImaginOn’s McColl Family Theatre to see Mike Wiley’s adaptation of “Blood Done Sign My Name.” The play examines how the murder of Henry “Dickie” Marrow in Oxford, a town northeast of Durham, in 1970 nearly ripped the town...]]> Thu, 18 Feb 2010 10:49:21 -0500 http://www.crossroadscharlotte.org/blog/325/Actor-Hopes-Play-Motivates-Viewers-To-Act/ http://www.crossroadscharlotte.org/blog/324/XChange-Sermons-Celebrating-Gods-Love-On-Valentines-Day/ By Ayofemi Kirby and Tonya Jameson On Valentine’s Day, while couples around the country expressed their love for each other, two faith leaders encouraged congregations to explore the ways they could express their love for God. As a part of the XChange Sermons program, on Feb. 14,...]]> Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:04:13 -0500 http://www.crossroadscharlotte.org/blog/324/XChange-Sermons-Celebrating-Gods-Love-On-Valentines-Day/ http://www.crossroadscharlotte.org/blog/323/Xchange-Sermons-A-Minister-Goes-To-A-Masjid/ Mon, 15 Feb 2010 09:37:59 -0500 http://www.crossroadscharlotte.org/blog/323/Xchange-Sermons-A-Minister-Goes-To-A-Masjid/ http://www.crossroadscharlotte.org/blog/322/XChange-Sermons-Preview-Rabbi-Murray-Ezring-Dr-Ricky-Woods/ Two Charlotte houses of faith that long have stood for reconciliation will swap...]]> Fri, 12 Feb 2010 07:59:03 -0500 http://www.crossroadscharlotte.org/blog/322/XChange-Sermons-Preview-Rabbi-Murray-Ezring-Dr-Ricky-Woods/ http://www.crossroadscharlotte.org/blog/321/Xchange-Sermons-Lessons-Learned-Over-Lunch/ Thu, 11 Feb 2010 10:13:24 -0500 http://www.crossroadscharlotte.org/blog/321/Xchange-Sermons-Lessons-Learned-Over-Lunch/ http://www.crossroadscharlotte.org/blog/320/Weekly-Round-Up-From-Hockey-To-New-Energy-Capital/

Admission of disparity in Advanced Placement courses between poorer, inner-city schools and wealthier suburban schools raises...]]> Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:09:24 -0500 http://www.crossroadscharlotte.org/blog/320/Weekly-Round-Up-From-Hockey-To-New-Energy-Capital/