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Posted: February 21st, 2009 Tracy Russ

EVENT TIME: 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Conversations @ the Crossroads is an interactive community session that allows you an opportunity to discuss relevant community issues related to the four Crossroads stories. These sessions are open to individuals, family members, neighbors, and other groups and are designed to stimulate and encourage intentional dialogue. RSVP.

Posted: February 18th, 2009 Tracy Russ

WTVI - 42 will broadcast premiere Crossroads Charlotte: The Movie on Thursday night, February 19th at 8:00 p.m.

This special broadcast includes reactions and commentary from movie cast members as well as audience members from the film's screen premiere on February 3, 2009.

Viewers will also learn what they can do to get involved in Crossroads Charlotte.

Posted: February 16th, 2009 Tracy Russ

Changing Places: From Black and White to Technicolor®

Exhibit Dates:
2/14/2009 -
2/28/2010

Charlotte today stands at a critical juncture in U.S. history. The South – historically one the United States' most isolated regions – has become a magnet for newcomers from across the U.S. and around the globe. People are arriving daily from New York, Ohio, Mexico, El Salvador, Vietnam, Bosnia, Somalia and hundreds of other places. African Americans are returning to the South in record numbers. In 1990, Mecklenburg County had 500,000 residents. By 2010, it will hold more than a million. Future historians may well look to Charlotte as the national bellwether for how the United States addresses issues of growth and community in the early 21st century. The cultural challenges are great. Newcomers bring their own traditions, habits and assumptions – their own cultures. The combination of old and new enriches a city, but also creates tensions.

Beginning February 14, 2009, Levine Museum will present a multipart, year-long project exploring how people in the Charlotte region are dealing with the growing cultural diversity and change created by the influx of newcomers from across the U.S. and around the globe.

Posted: February 9th, 2009 Tracy Russ

Crossroads Charlotte co-chair Darrel Williams and Executive Director Patricia Zoder will appear as guests on FlashPoint with Dave Wagner on WCNC News Channel 36 on Sunday, February 15th.

FlashPoint is a local news and events discussion show. The 30-minute show airs at 10:30 a.m. EST every Sunday.

The show will feature clips and commentary from the film. Viewers will also learn more about how to get involved with Crossroads Charlotte, including an invitation to host Crossroads Out Of The Box sessions.