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Hip-hop tells the story of how NBA All-Star became ‘The Black Super Bowl’
From Foxy Brown to Common to J. Cole, the league’s hottest weekend is documented through lyrics
The Uplift
Charlotte welcomes NBA’s Building Bridges program during All-Star Weekend
Program aims to connect community and law enforcement through basketball
The Uplift
During All-Star Weekend, the NBA supports kids in need
Events in Charlotte range from basketball clinics to packing up free school supplies
Culture
Charlotte native Anthony Hamilton to sing national anthem at NBA All-Star Game
‘I’m singing for my whole community and the people who loved me for so long’
Culture
Cherica Adams and Rae Carruth and two ghoulish North Carolina nights
Ask, if you could, the murdered Adams and Shaniya Davis: ‘The measure of any society is how it treats its women and girls’
Culture
Thanks to these four artists, Nina Simone’s childhood home is now a National Treasure
“We envision this being a physical site for people to visit and interact with, and to find out who Nina Simone was”