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By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer Durham, NC – On Friday night in downtown Durham, the North Carolina Black Alliance cultivated an atmosphere of fullness, wellness, and excellence at the Lincoln on Greer. With a tasty VIP dinner featuring area staples […]

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Inside North Carolina’s prisons, the most immediate crisis is the growing absence of the people tasked with keeping facilities safe. Severe staffing shortages have left many correctional institutions operating with barely half the officers they […]

NC NEWSLINE – The federal government released new guidance this week on how states should roll out the Medicaid work requirements that will affect  healthcare coverage for millions of Americans. The new interim rule, issued by the federal Centers for […]

THE CONVERSATION – Having Black teachers and other educators of color improves students’ classroom experiences, research shows. They often serve as role models, set high academic expectations and teach material that connects to students’ lives outside of schools. This can […]

By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer Lillington, NC – On June 1st, Harnett County NAACP Chair Benita Harrington informed the Harnett County School board and community of the following: “I stand before you today on behalf of the Harnett County NAACP, […]

NC Public Press – “Where calling meets college.” That’s the pitch of Elevation College, an offshoot of Matthews-based Elevation Church opening for students this fall. The college will offer eight four-year bachelor’s degree programs in majors like pastoral care and […]

By Cash Michaels Contributing Writer Former Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is being sued in Guilford County Superior Court for allegedly falsely suing a local Greensboro man during his 2024 Republican campaign for governor. Louis Love Money, a Greensboro musician, filed […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – Nine Native American tribes in South Dakota, North Dakota and Nebraska are suing the federal government in a bid to stop exploratory drilling for graphite near a sacred site in the Black Hills. A small […]

AP NEWS – Boots Riley holds nothing back in his audacious, surrealist social satire “I Love Boosters.” The film is a go-for-broke expression of wild imagination and social consciousness that’s impossible not to admire for its wacky, bold vision, with […]

By Judaea Ingram Special To The Carolinian GOLDSBORO, N.C. – Cheryl Lewis Alston did not plan to become a farmer. A retired educator, she first brought gardens into classrooms as a way to teach science through hands-on learning. Today, that […]