Charlotte made national headlines in May 1963 when Chamber of Commerce members led by Mayor Stan Brookshire voluntarily joined with African American leaders to go two-by-two and desegregate Charlotte’s leading restaurants.  This “eat-in” came three years after the sit-in movement had opened lunch counters. 

Charlotte Civil Rights activist Dr. Reginald Hawkins triggered the action, leading a march on May 20, 1963 from Johnson C.

Second Harvest Food Bank of Metrolina is hoping the public can help them click their way to a grant from Walmart by voting for them in the "Fighting Hunger Together" initiative.

This initiative is a national campaign where money is awarded to programs that get the most votes for their innovative and effective programs that help alleviate child hunger. The public will decide what organization will receive the grants through a voting campaign at www.facebook.com/walmart that includes more than 300 different hunger relief organizations from across the country.

The more votes a Feeding America food bank or partner agency gets, the better chances they have of winning the money.

The campaign kicked off April 1, and ends 11:59 pm ET on April 30.

The Lupus Foundation of America is holding its annual fundraising walk this weekend.

Walk To End Lupus Now is the most critical fundraiser for the Foundation's North Carolina Chapter.

Proceeds from the Walk go toward helping the 45,000 North Carolina residents living with lupus.

Lupus strikes without warning, has unpredictable and sometimes fatal effects, and has no known cure.

Symptoms range from fatigue to seizures and virtually everything in between.

Walkers are to meet on the King's Green (the Overcash Building's lawn) at Central Piedmont Community College, located at 1201 Elizabeth Avenue in Charlotte, Sunday April 28, at 2:15 p.m.