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N.C. Lawmakers Exit Democratic Party

April 30, 2026 | 0 Comments

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Two outgoing state lawmakers out of Mecklenburg County have changed their political affiliation to unaffiliated after losing their Democratic primaries by wide margins. State Reps. Carla Cunningham and Nasif Majeed announced their departures from the […]

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North Carolina Expands LEAD Programs Across 

April 30, 2026 | 0 Comments

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer A quarter century in law enforcement led one Fayetteville officer to a conclusion that is now shaping policy across North Carolina: arresting people struggling with addiction was not solving the problem. For 25 years, Lars […]

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New bill seeks financial penalties for schools that violate the ‘Parents’ Bill of Rights’

April 30, 2026 | 0 Comments

WUNC – The majority leader of the North Carolina House has filed a bill to withhold state funding from school districts or charter schools that violate the previously passed “Parents’ Bill of Rights.” That law bars public schools from teaching […]

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Elizabeth City Seeks Healing Five Years After Andrew Brown Jr.’s Death

April 30, 2026 | 0 Comments

WUNC – Five years ago, 42-year-old Andrew Brown, Jr. died in his car a few yards away from his home in Elizabeth City, with a deputy sheriff’s bullet in the back of his head. Brown Jr.’s death in 2021 made […]

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The Carolinian Announces Office Relocation While Continuing 86-Year Legacy of Serving North Carolina Communities

April 29, 2026 | 0 Comments

After 86 years of serving the African American community across North Carolina, The Carolinian continues to grow and evolve while remaining committed to its mission of informing, uplifting, and connecting the communities it serves. Beginning Monday, May 4, 2026, The […]

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NC Lawmakers Pass Medicaid Funding

April 29, 2026 | 0 Comments

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer North Carolina lawmakers have approved a sweeping Medicaid funding measure that will keep the state’s program operating through the end of the fiscal year while introducing a series of new eligibility requirements and oversight provisions. […]

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Two Years After His Death, A Vietnam Era Marine Gets His Honorable Discharge

April 29, 2026 | 0 Comments

WUNC – For more than half a century, his bad-conduct discharge made it hard for Vietnam veteran Raymond Dick to find work doing anything but manual labor and prevented him from getting VA health care. More than that, it kept […]

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“Put Down the Hose”: Raleigh Moves to Water Restrictions Amid The Ongoing Drought

April 28, 2026 | 0 Comments

By Judaea Ingram Special To The Carolinian RALEIGH, N.C. – Raleigh Water is implementing water-use restrictions beginning Monday, April 20, in response to ongoing severe drought conditions in central North Carolina that have reduced water levels in the watershed feeding […]

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Ingersoll Rand Life Sciences Technologies Charts New Course

April 28, 2026 | 0 Comments

By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer Lillington, NC – To the uninitiated, the name Ingersoll Rand often conjures images of heavy-duty power tools and humming air compressors. But inside a pristine, 60,000-square-foot facility in Lillington, the narrative is shifting from mechanical […]

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Harvard’s Slavery Researchers Are Quitting, Being Fired

April 27, 2026 | 0 Comments

THE GUARDIAN – Christopher Newman remembers seeing campus police officers as he walked into a human resources office at Harvard University, but he didn’t imagine that they were there for him. It was July 2024, and Newman had just turned […]

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