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February 10, 1988 - Scarborough speaks at a Black History Month program.
August 1, 1988 - The World Conference of the AME Zion Church is held in Charlotte.
The procession of bishops enters the Charlotte Convention Center as more than 4000 people from around the globe gather for the World Conference of the AME Zion Church.
1989 - Bynum organizes SAVE - Students Against Violence Everywhere.
After Alex Orange from West Charlotte is killed when he tries to break up an off-campus fight, his friend Angie Bynum organizes SAVE. It soon becomes a national organization.
September 1989 - Hurricane Hugo hits Charlotte.
Tillman Baldwin helps clean up Johnson C. Smith University campus after the hurricane.
December 6, 1989 - Hattie Leeper is inducted into the Black Radio Hall of Fame.
As "Chatty Hattie" on radio station WGIV, she was one of the few black women to find a spot in broadcasting in the 1950s and 1960s.
August 24, 1990 - 15-year-old Marcus Grier, Jr. dies from a gunshot wound.
November 1990 - Gantt runs for the U. S. Senate.
Harvey Gantt runs for the US Senate and is defeated by Republican incumbent Senator Jesse Helms.
During a campaign stop, Harvey Gantt meets Meri Ruth Alexander, who records the event with a camcorder.
November 1990 - Isaiah Tidwell becomes Regional Vice-President of Wachovia.
March 21, 1991 - Stephanie Counts is named North Carolina Principal of the Year.
May 6, 1991 - West Charlotte High School is featured in the Wall Street Journal.
June 5, 1991 - First Lady Barbara Bush and Muggsy Bogues promote the "Stay in School" program.
First Lady Barbara Bush and Charlotte Hornet Muggsy Bogues share a light moment during a visit to Piedmont Open Middle School during part of the NBA's "Stay in School" program.
July 28, 1991 - Barnett organizes the Stop the Killing March.
July 28, 1991 - Barnett organizes the Stop the Killing March.
