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UNC – Carolina’s National Pan-Hellenic Council Legacy Plaza has been a long time coming for the founders of the first historically Black sororities and fraternities on campus. “When I arrived on Chapel Hill’s campus in 1971, there were no Black […]

WENDELL, NC – The Town of Wendell is excited to announce Gregory Kipyego as the organization’s first Information Technology (IT) Director. Kipyego, whose tenure as Director began Jan. 12, 2026, has previously served several years as both a specialist and […]

WASHINGTON (AP) – The press gallery overlooking the U.S. House chamber has been renamed after the abolitionist, writer and presidential adviser Frederick Douglass in a bipartisan move brokered by Black lawmakers. The renaming of the press gallery, spearheaded by Rep. […]

North Carolina Central University School of Law alumnus Hassan Kingsberry ’04 has been appointed as the first Black county attorney for Prince George County, Virginia, marking a historic milestone for the county. Kingsberry brings extensive experience in municipal government and […]

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Opened in 2001, the Oliver Nestus Freeman Round House Museum stands as one of eastern North Carolina’s most distinctive historic landmarks, and as a tribute to the life and craftsmanship of Oliver Nestus Freeman. Born […]

NC NEWSLINE – A nonprofit organization is launching a $9.25 million program in North Carolina to help train electricians across the state. Gov. Josh Stein and the Siemens Foundation announced Careers Electric on Tuesday, a national initiative kicking off in […]

NC Health News – Sunlight pours through stained glass windows onto rows of wooden pews that, on occasion, still hold hymnals. But Milner Memorial Presbyterian Church, where those same windows once illuminated weekly worship, is gone. In its place stands […]

NC Newsline – The Durham Housing Authority’s Board of Commissioners has announced that interim CEO Anthony Snell has retired after just 14 months on the job to spend more time with his family. Snell joined the agency in 2020 as […]

THE GUARDIAN – A landmark house in Manhattan preserved as a museum to New York’s 19th-century history has revealed an even more intriguing secret: its previously unknown status as a refuge for people who escaped slavery before and during the […]

By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer Despite 10 head coaching vacancies this year, no Black head coaches were hired. The only person of color hired for a head coaching role during this 2026 cycle was Robert Saleh, who is of Lebanese […]