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Bakari Sellers Speaks at Harnett County NAACP Banquet

October 22, 2026 | 0 Comments

By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer Dunn, NC – Saturday, October 17th, gathering under the resolute theme “Standing on the Shoulders of Freedom: Advancing Civil Rights in Critical Times,” the Harnett County Branch of the NAACP (Branch 5473-B) hosted its 56th […]

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Bishop Barber Leads “March to the Polls” 

October 22, 2026 | 0 Comments

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Bishop William J. Barber II and a coalition of civil rights, faith, and voting rights organizations started an early voting mobilization effort Thursday, leading marches to polling places across North Carolina. The marches marked the […]

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‘Shakespeare Was A Black Woman’: The Playwright’s Under-Recognized Connection To The Black Culture

October 21, 2026 | 0 Comments

THE GUARDIAN – “William Shakespeare was a black woman.” In 1985, Maya Angelou spoke these words as part of a keynote speech at a convention in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. There, she spoke of the role poetry played in her transition […]

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Charlotte Police Department Under Review After Racist Texts Messages

October 21, 2026 | 0 Comments

WFAE – The news conference was supposed to be an update on the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department’s third-quarter crime statistics. But when Chief Estella Patterson stepped to the lectern, she had something else to address first: reports that six CMPD officers […]

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Wake County Public Libraries helps residents uncover family history

October 21, 2026 | 0 Comments

Tracing a family tree or curious about the stories behind the people and places that shaped the community? Wake County Public Libraries offers resources to help residents explore family histories and connect with the community’s past. Olivia Raney Local History […]

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Wake Co. Launches Resilient Homes Program to Help Homeowners make needed repairs

October 21, 2026 | 0 Comments

RALEIGH, NC – For many people, owning a home is a source of pride and a foundation for putting down roots in a community. At the same time homeownership comes with the ongoing cost of keeping that home safe and […]

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The ‘We’ Behind the Green: Raleigh Celebrates 50 Audacious Years of the Capital Area Greenway System

October 20, 2026 | 0 Comments

By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer Raleigh, NC  – If you take to the paved paths of Raleigh’s Capital Area Greenway network, you can journey more than 120 miles without ever leaving dedicated parkland, a distance that rivals traveling from downtown […]

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Hospitals Have a Little-Known Tool To Prevent Medical Debt For Patients

October 20, 2026 | 0 Comments

KFF Health News-If you have medical debt, there’s a good chance you owe money to a hospital. One way patients can avoid medical debt is through hospital financial assistance, also known as charity care. Most of the nation’s hospitals offer […]

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Wilson Celebrates G.K. Butterfield with Museum Portrait

October 19, 2026 | 0 Comments

By: Jordan Meadows Staff Writer On September 26, former United States Congressman George Kenneth “G.K.” Butterfield was honored with the unveiling of a portrait at the Oliver Nestus Freeman Round House and African American Museum in Wilson, NC, recognizing his […]

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What’s Happening in High Point: Growth, Equity, and Investing in People

October 19, 2026 | 0 Comments

By Jheri Hardaway  High Point, NC – When people outside the Triad think of High Point, the immediate association is almost always furniture. Now, as North Carolina’s second fastest-growing city behind Charlotte, High Point is writing a vibrant new chapter […]

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