About Qcitymetro

What is Qcitymetro?
We are an independent, locally owned website offering news and information specific to Charlotte’s African American community.

What can I find here?
We focus on four areas of coverage: news, sports, lifestyles and faith/churches. Where we go from here depends on you. We want you, our readers, to tell us what you want and need. The words in our logo (Your Source. Your Voice) are more than just a slogan.

Why is such a website needed?
We believe that all people deserve to see themselves – and the issues that matter to them – accurately presented in the media they consume. Qcitymetro is devoted to this belief.

Where does Qcitymetro get its content?
We rise early and work late to cover the news and events that matter to you.

We also encourage citizen journalists. So, if you fancy yourself a reporter/writer, we welcome your submissions.

We also scour the World Wide Web, linking you to the most relevant news and opinions found on the Internet. So stop wasting your hours searching dozens of online sites; Qcitymetro does it for you.

What types of content does Qcitymetro seek?
Almost anything you can imagine.

• News about your church or religious group.
• News about your sorority, fraternity or community organization
• Political, social and religious commentary
• Movie and album reviews
• Sports columns and features
• Blogs
• News tips
• Event photos
• And much, much more.

What company or individuals are behind this site?
Qcitymetro is wholly owned by GlennOaks Media, LLC, a Charlotte, N.C., company registered in 2008. It is the brainchild of the husband-wife team of Glenn Burkins and Patsy Burkins.

Glenn is a former business editor and deputy managing editor at the Charlotte Observer, where he worked for eight years. He was a labor and White House correspondent for the Wall Street Journal and a foreign correspondent for the Philadelphia Inquirer, based in Johannesburg, SA. He covered the historic election of Nelson Mandela, the genocide in Rwanda and the 2005 Ebola outbreak in the former Zaire. Glenn began his career at the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times, covering tourism and personal finance and went to the Philadelphia Inquirer as a Personal Finance Columnist. He is a native of McConnells, SC, and holds a degree in journalism from the University of South Carolina.

Patsy Pressley Burkins is a former newspaper reporter who worked for The State (Columbia, SC), the St. Petersburg Times and the Orlando Sentinel. For the past 20 years, she has worked as a program coordinator, development officer/director and executive director of nonprofit organizations. She is a native of Columbia, SC, and holds a degree in journalism from Howard University in Washington, DC.

Can my company or organization advertise on Qcitymetro?
We accept paid advertising from all reputable companies, individuals or organizations.