Sheriff: US soldier killed grandfather; great-grandmother
A U.S. Army soldier has been brought back to South Carolina from Germany to face charges he killed his grandfather and great-grandmother 16 months ago. Gene Alexzander “Alex” Scott, 24, was indicted last week on two counts of murder in […]
Read MoreRace-blind redistricting? Democrats incredulous at GOP maps
By BRYAN ANDERSON and NICHOLAS RICCARDI A decade ago, North Carolina Republicans redrew their legislative districts to help their party in a way that a federal court ruled illegally deprived Black voters of their right to political representation. A state […]
Read MoreA Patriot, An Inspiration, A Hero
By Chad Williams Colin Powell knew where he fit in American history. The former secretary of state – who died on Oct. 18, 2021, at 84 as a result of COVID-19 complications – was a pioneer: the first Black national […]
Read MoreTim O’Neal Expects More African Americans In Golf
By Stacy M Brown If anyone understands the notion that good things — even the right things — take time, it’s Tim O’Neal.More than twenty years ago, the 49-year-old appeared poised to take the reign as the PGA Tour’s next […]
Read MoreBiden Administration To Cut HBCU Funding From $45 Billion Down To $2 Billion
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Optimism for transformational funding for the nation’s historically Black colleges was running high after the Biden administration included $45 billion for the schools in its massive multitrillion dollar spending plan. That outlook quickly soured as the […]
Read MoreFourtee Acres Farm Shows Power Of Legacy
By Tyria McCray, Staff Writer One word, Legacy. That alone encompasses Fourtee Acres family farm. Legacy is walking on soil that a grandfather and grandmother bought and worked on. Legacy is witnessing the hard work and diligence of Black farmers. […]
Read MoreIn R. Kelly verdict, Black women see long-overdue justice
By DEEPTI HAJELA For years, decades even, allegations swirled that R&B superstar R. Kelly was abusing young women and girls, with seeming impunity. They were mostly young Black women. And Black girls. And that, say accusers and others who have […]
Read MorePetito case renews call to spotlight missing people of color
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST, TERRY TANG and ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON In the three months since 62-year-old Navajo rug weaver Ella Mae Begay vanished, the haunting unanswered questions sometimes threaten to overwhelm her niece. Seraphine Warren has organized searches of the vast […]
Read More1 in 3 NC workers in Cooper order still not fully vaccinated
By BRYAN ANDERSON More than one-third of the 56,000 North Carolina government employees included in Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive order compelling them to get a COVID-19 shot or face weekly testing have not been fully vaccinated, according to new […]
Read MoreN. Carolina officials: Prep sports governing deal reached
By GARY D. ROBERTSON Legislation that would lead to new controls upon the nonprofit body governing North Carolina high school sports has been agreed to in principle, state officials said Thursday. But there’s still uncertainty, as all the details haven’t […]
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