Simply Cheris. . .

Not all young people support President Barack Obama. And some of them are dumb enough to take to Twitter with death threats against the Commander in Chief. Now, for those of you who don't know, that's a federal crime. You're going to be convicted --the evidence is there, HELLO--and you will do all of your time. There is no federal parole. Well, you'll do all of your time if you're a specific race--but I'll get to that in a minute. A 21-year-old Charlotte man, Donte Jarmar Sims , is in custody after he tweeted about killing the president while the Democratic National Convention was taking place in Charlotte. What a genius. The threats were done via Sims' Twitter account on Monday morning. The first tweet was sent out at 10:06 a.m. on Monday when Sims tweeted, "Well Ima Assassinate president Obama this evening !... Gotta get this monkey off my chest while he's in town." "Ima hit president Obama with that Lee Harvey Oswald swagg,...

When 25-year-old Phillip Agnew was arrested at the Charlotte entertainment complex, The EpiCentre, last summer, he started a movement that brought praise and scorn his way. According to published reports, he was arrested because he wouldn't turn his hat around -- at an outside event. Agnew said his arrest was racially motivated, a complaint about the EpiCentre that has floated around the black community in the Queen City since the place opened. Agnew took it public, fighting the arrest and launching a protest against the EpiCentre. Then he went one step further, launching the Black Card , a movement in Charlotte to bring solidarity and economic empowerment to the city's African American-owned businesses. Agnew spoke to me about the Black Card, what it means to Charlotte and how he feel about the EpiCentre today. A note about the EpiCentre, after Agnew's high profile arrest, other groups of people reported discrimination against the establishment and the EpiCentre fac...

My city is really a great place to live. Charlotte, North Carolina is a beautiful city. Clean streets. Nice neighborhoods. Friendly people. But where have all the copy editors gone? The city's daily paper, The Charlotte Observer , made national news yesterday because of a herniated dick. Yes, a herniated dick. Here's the back story : Going all the way back to his last few seasons with the New Orleans Hornets , Knicks point guard Baron Davis has dealt with a frustrating series of back issues. Those issues, more specifically a herniated disc in his lower back, have prevented him from playing his first game with New York in the 2011-12 season. He's expected back sometime in late February. The Charlotte Observer? It's not expected to recover from this typo surrounding Davis' herniated disc anytime soon. Take a modified look at what showed up in its sports section on Wednesday morning: Way to go Charlotte. Other things about my city that could use a copy ed...