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Four Cities Proclaim Women Executives Circle Day

September 15, 2026 | 0 Comments

RALEIGH, N.C. – Lt. Gov. Rachel Hunt received the inaugural Vanguard Award for Public Leadership and Service during the first anniversary celebration of Women Executives Circle at the North Carolina Executive Mansion. Hunt also accepted an honor on behalf of […]

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Black Americans Have Doubts About the U.S. Food System

September 15, 2026 | 0 Comments

HOUSTON DEFENDER – A new report from Word In Black’s Insights & Research Division reveals that Black Americans recognize the link between food and health but encounter economic and structural challenges impacting their dietary choices. Black Americans are intensely aware […]

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Johnson County Family Preserves Black Land While Building Community

September 14, 2026 | 0 Comments

By  Judaea Ingram Special To The Carolinian JOHNSTON COUNTY – On a stretch of land that has remained in one North Carolina family for more than 80 years, history is being preserved in a way that extends far beyond property […]

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The Pullman Porters and the Creation of Labour Day: Navigating Opportunity and Oppression

September 14, 2026 | 0 Comments

By: Jordan Meadows Staff Writer American engineer George Pullman began hiring formerly enslaved Black men as porters on his company’s luxury sleeping cars shortly after the Civil War. Pullman founded the Pullman Palace Car Company to capitalize on the country’s […]

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Africa’s Mother Tongues Are Finding New Life As Youth Connect With Roots and Relatives

September 14, 2026 | 0 Comments

HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) – A television game show in Nigeria’s commercial hub of Lagos has an unforgiving rule: Speak English and you lose. For a U.S.-born millennial in the audience and a student of her parents’ mother tongue, the high-stakes […]

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Celebrating Art, Music, and History: Raleigh’s 17th African American Cultural Festival

September 12, 2026 | 0 Comments

By: Jordan Meadows Staff Writer An estimated 40,000 people packed Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh over Labor Day weekend for the 17th Annual African American Cultural Festival of Raleigh & Wake County. First established in 2010, the festival has grown […]

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Album Review: PROLIFIC by Nipsey Hussle and Bino Rideaux 

September 12, 2026 | 0 Comments

By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer The world was robbed and hip hop culture was brought to its knees when visionary rapper and entrepreneur Nipsey Hussle was murdered in front of his Los Angeles store. Born Ermias Joseph Asghedom (August 15, […]

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Federal Court Says No Constitutional Right To Clean Water In Mississippi

September 11, 2026 | 0 Comments

  Victoria Bekiempis The Guardian A US appellate court has decided that the federal constitution does not guarantee a right to clean water. That legal opinion came in the form of a decision on Friday from the fifth circuit court […]

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Project Sweetpotato: Bold Farm-to-School Movement Launches in Harnett County

September 11, 2026 | 0 Comments

By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer Lillington, NC – True community wealth is measured by how well we feed our children, preserve our soil, and invest in our neighbors. This week marks the official public launch of Project Sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas), […]

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2026 Graduation Rate Reaches Historic High, Accountability Results Continue Positive Trend for North Carolina Public School Students

September 11, 2026 | 0 Comments

RALEIGH, NC-North Carolina public school students marked another year of noteworthy academic progress in 2025-26, achieving a record-high graduation rate and improving performance on most standardized tests, according to data presented Wednesday to the State Board of Education. The four-year […]

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