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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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The Fulfilling Life Of Mr. Phil Spence

October 18, 2026 | 0 Comments

Phillip Arthur Spence peacefully transitioned from labor to reward on September 21, 2026, a the age of 72, leaving a legacy rooted in faith, family, education, basketball, and a lifelong commitment to helping young people recognize the greatness within themselves. […]

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Congregants Celebrate Reconstruction of One of America’s Oldest Black Churches

October 18, 2026 | 0 Comments

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) – The reconstruction of one of the nation’s oldest Black churches, where congregants gathered in secret before building a meeting house in Virginia, was celebrated Friday. Hundreds of residents gathered for a community-wide re-dedication of the original […]

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Southeast Raleigh Promise Celebrates 10 Years of Community Impact with the Inaugural “Love Is Local” Raleigh Sunday Supper Event 

October 18, 2026 | 0 Comments

RALEIGH, N.C. (October 11, 2026) – What is possible when people who live, work, learn, build and invest in themselves and their families in the same community take the time to break bread together and get to know one another? […]

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Book Review: Invisible Generals by Doug Melville

October 17, 2026 | 0 Comments

By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer When was the last time you read a book that made you feel like you were there? The type of text where you felt the energy of those in the story and walked in their […]

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HBCUs are underfunded. A legal effort starting in Missouri seeks to fix it

October 17, 2026 | 0 Comments

AP NEWS – An effort to address decades of underfunding at some historically Black colleges and universities kicked off Wednesday with a lawsuit against the state of Missouri. Students and graduates of Lincoln University in the state’s capital of Jefferson […]

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NCICU Launches Statewide Transfer Pathways Platform in partnership with NCCCS to Streamline Degree Completion

October 16, 2026 | 0 Comments

RALEIGH, NC – North Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities (NCICU), in partnership with the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS), today announced the official public launch of NCICU Transfer Pathways, a digital platform designed to streamline the transfer process for […]

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