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  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

(NC NEWSLINE) Vice President Kamala Harris introduced a broad economic plan at her presidential campaign stop in Raleigh on Friday that focused on day-to-day economic issues many people face such as high grocery bills, the cost of raising a family, and affording a home. Voters rank the economy as their top priority. Polls have shown that voters prefer former President Donald Trump on the economy, though Harris has cut into his

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Congressman Don Davis (NC-01) announced Kayla Lassiter, a Bertie High School senior, won first place in the North Carolina First Congressional District Artistic Discovery Contest. Lassiter won first place with her piece "Rainbow-Hued." "Kayla is a shining example of the remarkable artistic talent in eastern North Carolina. I commend all of our participants and was pleased to host this year's congressional art competition," said Congressman Don

EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (July 30, 2024) - The Andrew Goodman Foundation (AGF) will honor North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University students and twin brothers, Brandon L. Daye and Bryan L. Daye of Burlington, North Carolina, as it commemorates the 60th anniversary of Freedom Summer 1964. Brandon Daye, who is working toward a B.S. in agribusiness, B.S. in supply chain management and professional certificates in Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Business Analytics,