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Dr. Melva Wilson Costen, a leading voice in church worship and song, died Friday at the age of 90. Her funeral services will be held Saturday, September 16, at 1:00 pm EST at Central Presbyterian Church in Atlanta. In a news release from Johnson C. Smith Theological Seminary, a school where Costen had longstanding career and personal connections, her passing on Sep. 8 was announced and her influence around the globe memorialized.

After Friday’s come-from-behind win over Independence, West Charlotte hits it highest ranking in 17 years

Henry Louis Wallace left seven children without their mothers. Barbara Rippy stepped in to raise two of them.

High school notes include new coaches in Cabarrus, track stars giving back and a CMS parents’ symposium this week

The racial equity initiative started in November 2021 with a kickoff event at Johnson C. Smith University that included commitments of $196 million from private and public sources.

Valerie Kinloch, dean of the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh, has been named president of Johnson C. Smith University.

The University of Pittsburgh will be searching for a successor to School of Education Dean Valerie Kinloch, who is leaving to become the president of Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, N.C. She will assume the role of president of the historically Black college on Aug. 1 Kinloch has been

The Alabama State Hornets came into the game leading the nation in turnovers forced. But it was Alabama A&M that won. Alabama A&M flipped the script on top-ranked Alabama State in the ...

Anthony Hamilton received an honorary doctorate degree from Johnson C. Smith University.

Grammy Award-winning singer and Charlotte native Anthony Hamilton was on the receiving end of an honorary degree.