Author: The Carolinian

ROWAN COUNTY, NC - State officials yesterday unveiled a new highway marker in Rowan County to honor Piedmont Credit Union, the first African American credit union established in the United States. Founded in Rowan County in 1918 by local farmer Thomas B. Patterson and a handful of neighbors, Piedmont Credit Union gave Black farmers fair access to credit in an era defined by Jim Crow laws and economic exploitation. For

By Judaea Ingram Special To The Carolinian DURHAM, N.C. - Triangle Performance Ensemble, the same company behind Black Nativity Durham, brought its world premiere stage drama The Third Day to Hillside High School in Durham from April 17 through April 19, 2026. The Saturday, April 18 at 3:00 p.m. showing reached a sold-out crowd, setting the tone for a weekend of strong community turnout and emotional engagement. The production, hosted

WUNC - More than 70 years since its founding, the Ar-Razzaq Islamic Center is officially being recognized by North Carolina with a Highway Historical Marker as the state's first mosque. Cheers and yells of "Allahu akbar!", or "God is greater!" broke out when the marker was unveiled on Friday afternoon, commemorating state recognition of the historically Black mosque in Durham's West End. Established in 1956 by Imam Kenny Muhammad from

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Eddie Murphy took a moment to look out at the star-studded room at the American Film Institute ceremony - at his family, his peers, the people who have shared his journey - and let it all sink in. "Seeing all of my family, all my kids, my beautiful wife, and seeing all the different people I worked with, I'm just really filled up," said Murphy, who

By Jasmine Deloatch Special To The Carolinian An Analysis-Either you're in the dating pool, you've heard the horrors of the dating pool, or you've run away from the dating pool. Regardless of your stance, I'm sure that we can agree, whether you are a woman or a man, that feelings are controlling our dating world. Could this be the result of daters having different needs? Historically, dating has been seen

The Conversation - On a Saturday morning, you head to the hardware store. Your neighbors' Ring cameras film your walk to the car. Your car's sensors, cameras and microphones record your speed, how you drive, where you're going, who's with you, what you say, and biological metrics such as facial expression, weight and heart rate. Your car may also collect text messages and contacts from your connected smartphone. Meanwhile, your

NC Newsline - WASHINGTON - The U.S. Customs and Border Protection tariff refund system went live Monday, marking what small business advocates call a "complex" first step for entrepreneurs to recoup $166 billion in import taxes accrued under President Donald Trump's emergency tariffs, which the U.S. Supreme Court struck down in February. Importers and brokers can now upload a detailed list of each tariff paid under Trump's now illegal order

[caption id="attachment_12841" align="alignnone" width="1536"] (Photo: Clayton Henkel)[/caption] CAROLINA FOWARD - Members of a special NC House Committee voted Wednesday to advance a new constitutional amendment that would, if passed, require the General Assembly to set limits on the property taxes levied by local governments. State law already limits local governments to a maximum property tax of $1.50 per $100 value. The only way for local governments to exceed that limit

Gov. Josh Stein stood with advocates at the Executive Mansion on Wednesday to mark Black Maternal Health Week, and used the event to call on the General Assembly to close a $319 million Medicaid funding gap when they return to Raleigh next week. "If we do not fully fund Medicaid soon, health care for millions of North Carolinians could be in jeopardy, and the entire health care system weakens," Stein