{"id":52084,"date":"2021-10-02T20:27:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-03T00:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=52084"},"modified":"2021-10-02T20:27:22","modified_gmt":"2021-10-03T00:27:22","slug":"mr-charlotte-black-gay-pride","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=52084","title":{"rendered":"Mr. Charlotte Black Pride"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/238573607_10101128197062676_6893660242462398914_n.jpg\" alt=\"Charlotte Black Pride logo\" class=\"wp-image-119541\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/238573607_10101128197062676_6893660242462398914_n.jpg 500w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/238573607_10101128197062676_6893660242462398914_n-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/238573607_10101128197062676_6893660242462398914_n-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Charlotte Black Gay Pride Celebration was started in 2005 to celebrate and recognize diversity within the Charlotte LGBT Community. The Mr\/Miss Charlotte Black Pride Pageant System was also created in 2005, by D-Man Productions, in conjunction with the Pride Celebration. D-Man promoted the Pageant from 2005-2009. Quandrico Rutledge Wade revived the pageant in 2013 and has remained the Promoter since then. The Sweetheart Division was added in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Mr. Charlotte Black Pride Titleholders<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery aligncenter columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/163215_1701344500938_3536839_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"478\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/163215_1701344500938_3536839_n.jpg\" alt=\"Ontario St. James\" data-id=\"50186\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/163215_1701344500938_3536839_n.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=50186\" class=\"wp-image-50186\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/163215_1701344500938_3536839_n.jpg 478w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/163215_1701344500938_3536839_n-100x150.jpg 100w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/163215_1701344500938_3536839_n-199x300.jpg 199w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/163215_1701344500938_3536839_n-326x491.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Ontario St. James<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/60672_4061834059167_296235293_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"528\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/60672_4061834059167_296235293_n.jpg\" alt=\"Devon Iman Dickerson Diamond - Photo by Kristofer Reynolds\" data-id=\"32899\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/60672_4061834059167_296235293_n.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=32899\" class=\"wp-image-32899\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/60672_4061834059167_296235293_n.jpg 528w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/60672_4061834059167_296235293_n-110x150.jpg 110w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/60672_4061834059167_296235293_n-220x300.jpg 220w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/60672_4061834059167_296235293_n-326x445.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Devon Iman Dickerson Diamond <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/17918820_223254511493882_1608988923_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/17918820_223254511493882_1608988923_n.jpg\" alt=\"Armon Brooks\" data-id=\"52092\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/17918820_223254511493882_1608988923_n.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=52092\" class=\"wp-image-52092\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/17918820_223254511493882_1608988923_n.jpg 720w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/17918820_223254511493882_1608988923_n-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/17918820_223254511493882_1608988923_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/17918820_223254511493882_1608988923_n-326x435.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/17918820_223254511493882_1608988923_n-700x933.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Armon Brooks<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/17918481_223258561493477_784617897_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"480\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/17918481_223258561493477_784617897_n.jpg\" alt=\"Terroge Hall Frantz\" data-id=\"52097\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/17918481_223258561493477_784617897_n.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=52097\" class=\"wp-image-52097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/17918481_223258561493477_784617897_n.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/17918481_223258561493477_784617897_n-113x150.jpg 113w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/17918481_223258561493477_784617897_n-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/17918481_223258561493477_784617897_n-326x435.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 100vw, 480px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Terroge Hall Frantz<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/17888901_223254618160538_1038446457_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"481\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/17888901_223254618160538_1038446457_n.jpg\" alt=\"Damoni Hall Dickerson\" data-id=\"52103\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/17888901_223254618160538_1038446457_n.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=52103\" class=\"wp-image-52103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/17888901_223254618160538_1038446457_n.jpg 481w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/17888901_223254618160538_1038446457_n-120x150.jpg 120w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/17888901_223254618160538_1038446457_n-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/17888901_223254618160538_1038446457_n-326x406.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 481px) 100vw, 481px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Damoni Hall Dickerson<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/0121.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"170\" height=\"254\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/0121.jpg\" alt=\"Taylor Knight Addams St. James - Photo by After Six Photography\" data-id=\"5114\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/02\/0121.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=5114\" class=\"wp-image-5114\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Taylor Knight Addams St. James<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/14184516_1066283666760735_4945564486791365080_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"927\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/14184516_1066283666760735_4945564486791365080_n.jpg\" alt=\"Aijiuan Dickerson\" data-id=\"52119\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/14184516_1066283666760735_4945564486791365080_n.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=52119\" class=\"wp-image-52119\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/14184516_1066283666760735_4945564486791365080_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/14184516_1066283666760735_4945564486791365080_n-150x145.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/14184516_1066283666760735_4945564486791365080_n-300x290.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/14184516_1066283666760735_4945564486791365080_n-768x742.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/14184516_1066283666760735_4945564486791365080_n-326x315.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/14184516_1066283666760735_4945564486791365080_n-700x676.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Aijiuan Dickerson<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/14224889_10157334049525244_6789399450343496957_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"708\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/14224889_10157334049525244_6789399450343496957_n.jpg\" alt=\"Artez Bonet - Photo by Tios Photography\" data-id=\"43325\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/14224889_10157334049525244_6789399450343496957_n.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=43325\" class=\"wp-image-43325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/14224889_10157334049525244_6789399450343496957_n.jpg 960w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/14224889_10157334049525244_6789399450343496957_n-150x111.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/14224889_10157334049525244_6789399450343496957_n-300x221.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/14224889_10157334049525244_6789399450343496957_n-768x566.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/14224889_10157334049525244_6789399450343496957_n-326x240.jpg 326w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/14224889_10157334049525244_6789399450343496957_n-700x516.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Artez Bonet y<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/18951027_1929980317260399_5520759581735315582_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"636\" height=\"636\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/18951027_1929980317260399_5520759581735315582_n.jpg\" alt=\"Cory Caleb Chanel Iman\" data-id=\"75125\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/18951027_1929980317260399_5520759581735315582_n.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?attachment_id=75125\" class=\"wp-image-75125\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/18951027_1929980317260399_5520759581735315582_n.jpg 636w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/18951027_1929980317260399_5520759581735315582_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/18951027_1929980317260399_5520759581735315582_n-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/18951027_1929980317260399_5520759581735315582_n-326x326.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Cory Caleb Chanel Iman<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Mr. Charlotte Black Pride Titleholders<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>2005<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=50184\">Ontario St. James<\/a><\/li><li><strong>2006&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=16147\">Devon Iman Dickerson Diamond<\/a><\/li><li><strong>2007&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=52091\">Armon Brooks<\/a><\/li><li><strong>2008<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=44053\">Terroge Hall Frantz<\/a><\/li><li><strong>2009&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=3000\">Damoni Hall Dickerson<\/a><\/li><li><strong>2015&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=5113\">Taylor Knight Addams St. James<\/a><\/li><li><strong>2016&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=52117\">Aijiuan Dickerson<\/a><\/li><li><strong>2017&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=43323\">Artez Bonet<\/a><\/li><li><strong>2018&nbsp;<\/strong>&#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=29666\">Cory Caleb Chanel Iman<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Notes:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>No pageant was held from 2010 through 2014<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><b>Related&nbsp;Pageants:&nbsp;<\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=52050\">Miss Charlotte Black Pride<\/a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=52123\">Miss Charlotte Black Pride Sweetheart<\/a>&nbsp;| <a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=75139\">Mr. Charlotte Black Pride Sweetheart<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Charlotte Black Gay Pride Celebration was started in 2005 to celebrate and recognize diversity within the Charlotte LGBT Community&#8230;. <span class=\"gridview-grid-post-read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=52084\">read more<span class=\"gridview-sr-only\"> Mr. Charlotte Black Pride<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":119541,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[28],"class_list":["post-52084","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-events","tag-north-carolina","wpcat-15-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52084","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=52084"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52084\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/119541"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=52084"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=52084"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=52084"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}