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By Dominique Heath Guest Columnist Each April, Sexual Assault Awareness Month returns with a familiar call to attention. Teal ribbons appear, statistics are shared, and conversations begin to surface again. But awareness, in practice, is often misunderstood. According to the […]

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Hundreds of members of historically Black fraternities and sororities filled Halifax Mall in downtown Raleigh on Wednesday, turning the North Carolina Black Alliance’s annual Divine 9 Legislative Day into what organizers called the largest such […]

THE GUARDIAN – Afrika Bambaataa, who has died of prostate cancer aged 68, was an influential figure in the development and rise of early hip-hop. Often bracketed with Kool Herc and Grandmaster Flash as one of the art form’s initial […]

By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer From the Richard B. Harrison Branch of the Wake County Library, through Durham, Harnett, and beyond, you’ll find blue and silver pinwheels swirling to spread awareness regarding Child Abuse Prevention Month. Now more than ever, […]

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Dozens of educators, parents, and community members gathered outside the North Carolina General Assembly Wednesday morning to rally in the wake of the state Supreme Court’s April 2nd decision to dismiss the Leandro case, a […]

Dana Hunsinger Benbow Indianapolis Star In football, they’re called unicorns – those extraordinary players who have a toolbox of skills that make them not only versatile on the field, but a rare phenomenon to witness. Football unicorns make people stop […]

NC NEWSLINE – A North Carolina House committee voted on Tuesday to approve interim recommendations to improve public safety in the state, but lawmakers say they’re a long way from finishing their work on involuntary commitment. The House Select Committee […]

NC Newsline – Millions of women could face new challenges to voting under President Donald Trump’s SAVE America Act, which would require voters to prove their citizenship before casting a ballot. The federal legislation would mandate that most Americans show […]

AP NEWS – A blockade of Iranian ports that President Donald Trump said began Monday could further disrupt oil prices, has spurred questions about international law and leaves doubts about whether the pressure tactic will force Tehran to reopen the […]

(Reuters) – Ghana’s President John Dramani Mahama, speaking in New York in March, criticised the U.S. administration for what he described as normalising the erasure of Black history, warning such policies could have ‌ripple effects elsewhere. Since his return to […]