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By Dr. Joynicole Martinez Special To The Carolinian We've gone from tar and feathering to typing a hashtag. We publicly ostracize and cancel people, organizations, and mindsets we find offensive. But, is this hypocrisy in the midst of calls for restorative justice and reparations? A popular influencer apologized this week for racist posts on social media she made more than 10 years ago, prompting outrage from some Black social media

KANYARUCHINYA, Congo (AP) - Children sit on the dirt, their clothes ragged and torn, their shoes punctured with holes, but their eyes bright and fixed on what's playing out in front of them. In a corner of a refugee camp in conflict-wracked eastern Congo, about a dozen chess games are going, each one with its own fascinated audience. The Soga Chess Club for children doesn't have enough tables and chairs.

NEW YORK (AP) - Microplastics have been found in the ocean and the air, in our food and water. They have been found in a wide range of body tissues, including the heart, liver, kidneys and even testicles. But are they actually harming you? Evidence suggests they might, but it's limited in scope. Some researchers are worried, but acknowledge there are lots of unanswered questions. Dr. Marya Zlatnik, a San

  By: Steve Worthy Special To The Carolinian Dr. Jose Celso Barbosa (1857-1921) was a Puerto Rican scholar, doctor, publisher and known as the father of Puerto Rican Statehood. Served in the first Puerto Rican Senate formed after the United States acquired Puerto Rico in a treaty with Spain in the Spanish-American War of 1898. Dr. Jose Celso Barbosa Alcala was born in Bayamon Puerto Rico on July 27, 1857

CHICAGO (AP) - Crowds of activists are expected to gather in Chicago for protests outside the Democratic National Convention this week, hoping to call attention to such issues as economic injustice, reproductive rights and the war in Gaza. While Vice President Kamala Harris has galvanized the party as she gears up to accept the Democratic nomination, activists say their plans to demonstrate haven't changed. They're ready to amplify their progressive message before the nation's top Democratic

  WASHINGTON (AP) - President Joe Biden is zeroing in on the policy goals closest to his heart now that he's no longer seeking a second term and will visit New Orleans on Tuesday to promote his administration's "moonshot" initiative aiming at dramatically reducing cancer deaths. The president and first lady Jill Biden will tour medical facilities, then, at Tulane University, will help announce $150 million in awards from the

By Cash Michaels Contributing Writer County boards of elections don't begin mailing out absentee ballots to eligible voters in North Carolina until Sept. 6th, and in-person early voting doesn't begin until Oct. 11th, so there are no ballots cast as of yet. But if recent voter registration numbers for both Democrats and Republicans across the state are any indication, the November 5th general election may see one of the largest

Kannapolis-Maurice Williams, the iconic R&B musician and lead singer of Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs, passed away on August 6, 2024, at the age of 86. Born on April 26, 1938, in Lancaster, South Carolina, Williams began performing in church at the age of six and went on to form his first group, The Royal Charms, during his high school years. Williams' first major hit came in 1957 with the

NC Newsline - Gov. Roy Cooper announced Monday that 2 million North Carolinians will have their medical debt forgiven after all the state's 99 acute hospitals signed up for a landmark program designed to wipe out debt for low- and middle-income patients. The announcement comes after last month's federal approval of the Cooper administration's plan to forgive up to $4 billion in hospital debt for millions of people in the

Richmond, VA - The Metropolitan Junior Baseball League (MJBL) concluded its 33rd annual Inner City Classic national championships Sunday, August 4, defying the hazardous weather and crowning eight winning teams.  All of the action followed the week's 20th Annual Bobby Bonds Memorial Symposium Tuesday, July 30, held at the Congressional Auditorium in Washington, DC hosted by Representative Jennifer McClellan (VA-04).  Following the 3:00pm symposium, two games were played at nearby