WUNC – The story of school integration in Wake County begins with a young boy who was not the first to desegregate a local school. But he was the first Black student to try. Now 83, Joseph H. Holt, Jr. […]
Read MoreBy 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 […]
Read MoreBy 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 […]
Read MoreTHE 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 […]
Read MoreWFAE – 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 […]
Read MoreTracing 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 […]
Read MoreRALEIGH, 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 […]
Read MoreThe ‘We’ Behind the Green: Raleigh Celebrates 50 Audacious Years of the Capital Area Greenway System
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 […]
Read MoreKFF 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 […]
Read MoreBy: 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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