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Mother Finds Success On Third try at employment, life skills training program

September 24, 2026 | 0 Comments

NC NEWSLINE – The third time was a charm for Brooke Jackson. The mother of three finally completed self-improvement programs at StepUp Ministry that she first began in 2023, but dropped out of twice. “Things went well for a while […]

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North Carolina Business Continuity & Employee Ownership Conference

September 24, 2026 | 0 Comments

By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer Raleigh, NC – Across North Carolina, a quiet demographic shift is heading toward Main Street. Dubbed the “Silver Tsunami,” more than 82,000 business owners in the state are age 55 or older, facing an inevitable […]

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$2B WakeMed-Atrium Merger Was Approved

September 24, 2026 | 0 Comments

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer  The Wake County Board of Commissioners voted 5-2 Monday evening to let the proposed $2 billion merger between WakeMed and Atrium Health move forward, capping a five-hour meeting that ended with sheriff’s deputies clearing a […]

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Wages, Economic Worries Take Center Stage At NC AFL-CIO Convention

September 23, 2026 | 0 Comments

NC NEWSLINE – Like a lot of people who’ve moved to North Carolina in recent years, Christa Jackson was looking for a lower cost of living. These days, she’s not finding it. “I moved here three years ago from Los […]

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From The Mollie Huston Lee Collection: Review Of The Book Titled Black Jacob

September 23, 2026 | 0 Comments

By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer Mollie Huston Lee was the first African American librarian in Wake County and the founder of the  Richard B. Harrison Wake County  Library Branch. Not only did she leave behind a legacy of helping others […]

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Nation’s Lynching History On Display As Cases Of Blacks Found Hanging Grows

September 23, 2026 | 0 Comments

AP NEWS – The death of a Black Mississippi woman found hanging from a tree has stirred distressing memories of the grim history of lynchings across the U.S. South. The body of Tasia Fortune, 29, was found behind an abandoned […]

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Unpacking The Reality Of Sexual Exploitation, Trafficking

September 23, 2026 | 0 Comments

By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer In August, a 12-year-old girl was taken during an overnight sleepover at a friend’s house by 38-year-old Daniel Francis Gear, the uncle of her friend. Harnett County Sheriff Wayne Coats stated that automated Flock cameras […]

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Converse Pulls Sneaker Ad On Social Media After Racist Imagery Criticism

September 23, 2026 | 0 Comments

AP NEWS – The sneaker company Converse has removed a social media ad that sparked outrage among critics who viewed it as evoking the Ku Klux Klan and lynching. The Instagram ad photo showed K-pop singer Karina wearing a skirt […]

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Black Children In SC Are More Likely To Be Detained Than Their White Peers, Report Finds

September 22, 2026 | 0 Comments

SC DAILY GAZETTE – South Carolina locks up Black children at a higher rate than white children, found a report from a civil rights group released Wednesday. The American Civil Liberties Union’s report, which drew from public records, came amid […]

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Tuskegee Airmen Won The First Air Force ‘Top Gun’ Aerial Gunnery Competition

September 22, 2026 | 0 Comments

Military.com-Lt. Col. James Harvey had one wish for much of his Air Force career. He wanted the 332nd Fighter Group – the Tuskegee Airmen – to be recognized for winning the Air Force’s first-ever aerial gunnery competition. “We were the […]

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