Author: The Carolinian

NEW YORK (AP) - It would have been the largest-ever private gift to a historically Black college or university: $237 million - far beyond the recipient's endowment. The money was promised by a 30-year-old who had recounted his rise from a childhood in foster care to becoming, as he put it, Texas' "youngest African American industrial hemp producer." And so, the first weekend of May, Florida A&M University celebrated Gregory

WASHINGTON (AP) - The Biden administration is announcing new steps to increase access to affordable housing as still-high prices on groceries and other necessities and high interest rates have dramatically pushed up the cost of living in the post-pandemic years. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will promote the new investments on Monday during a visit to Minneapolis. The investments include providing $100 million through a new fund over the next three years to support affordable housing financing,

RALEIGH, N.C. - IONNA, LLC, an electric vehicle charging station developer, will create more than 200 jobs in Durham County, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The company will invest more than $10 million to establish its global headquarters in the City of Durham. "IONNA's decision to make Durham County its home validates our global reputation for the Electric Vehicle industry," said North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper. "This cutting-edge company and

Carolina Public Press  - As Dollar Tree looks for a buyer for the North Carolina-founded Family Dollar franchise, what comes next for shoppers relying on its cheap goods remains unclear. Based in the Charlotte area since Family Dollar's foundation in 1959, Virginia-based Dollar Tree purchased the chain in 2015 for $8.5 billion, then shuttered its North Carolina headquarters in 2018. Dollar Tree, which has struggled to incorporate Family Dollar into

STATELINE-For decades, state legislators and criminal justice advocates have worked to change the juvenile legal system, striving to expand access to rehabilitation and keep young people from returning to crime. During this year's legislative session, nearly every state has considered some form of juvenile justice legislation, according to a National Conference of State Legislatures database. These efforts across at least 43 states plus Washington, D.C., have seen varied levels of

By Henry Louis Gains (The Root) "The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of property between former masters and slaves, and the connection heretofore existing between them becomes that between employer and hired labor. The freedmen are advised to remain quietly at their present

According to research from the Entertainment Software Association, 70% of families have at least one child who plays video games. Mobile is becoming a critical segment of the game industry. NPD Group reports that 59% of U.S. gamers age 2+ play across devices, on dedicated gaming consoles, desktops, laptops or mobile devices. And 34% of gamers who play exclusively one system do so on a mobile device. While online gaming

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated ® Alpha Theta Omega Chapter's Build Our Economic Wealth and Empower Our Families Initiatives and Disaster Relief sponsored a program for May's Mental Health Awareness month entitled "Prioritizing the Mental Well-Being of Women in the Workforce" on May 16, 2024. The program included three panelists who shared their insight and expertise. The first panelist who was anonymous spoke from the heart about her serious condition,

By Kevin Shafer (Brigham Young University) When my oldest son was born in July of 2008, I thought I could easily balance my career and my desire to be far more engaged at home than my father and his generation were. I was wrong. Almost immediately, I noticed how social policies, schools and health care systems all make it difficult for dads to be highly involved and engaged at home.

NC NEWSLINE-Latonya Agard, executive director of NC Coalition to End Homelessness, is anxiously awaiting the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Grants Pass v. Johnson, an Oregon case testing a city ordinance that prohibits people experiencing homelessness from sleeping in public. An unfavorable ruling in the case, which is expected to be decided by the end of the month, could have severe consequences for the nearly 10,000 people in North Carolina