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Each year, Brookings' Center for Community Uplift analyzes the changes in Black-owned employer businesses (businesses with at least one employee) in metro areas across the country. Tracking increases and decreases in the number of these Black employers offers a glimpse into the health of the overall economy. From the first year of data, 2017, to the latest year, 2023, the number of Black-owned employer businesses grew by 62%, finally surpassing

NC Health News - Mental health is a sensitive and often stigmatized subject in many North Carolina communities that can create challenges for people who might need help but are reluctant to seek it out. Frank Sossamon knows this firsthand from his work as a pastor of Hermon Community Church in Henderson and a grief counselor at Sossamon Funeral Home. The Oxford resident also is a former member of the

NC NEWSLINE - Sunday voting is declining in North Carolina, with counties that had some Sunday hours during early voting for the 2022 midterm elections deciding to eliminate them this year. The state Board of Elections approved early voting plans for 80 counties where local boards voted unanimously on days and hours. Of those, about a dozen had early voting hours on Sunday in the 2022 general election but dropped

NEW YORK (AP) - Ms. Lauryn Hill and her Fugees' bandmate Wyclef Jean will bring their pointed and political music to Global Citizen Festival this fall. The headliners, announced Thursday, are a fitting choice. The annual gathering in New York's Central Park rallies attendees to pressure world leaders to fund a range of antipoverty initiatives at the end of the United Nations General Assembly 's yearly high-level meetings. Joining them

[caption id="attachment_19464" align="alignnone" width="1416"] Freeman Vines with a few of his Hanging Tree Guitars. Fountain, NC. Tintype by Tim Duffy[/caption] By Dr. Will Boone North Carolina State University Freeman Vines is inspired by the raw material of his work. The wood decides what it wants to be. Vines listens to it. "My ears ain't like other folks' ears," he says. "I hear stuff other folks don't." The wood has a

THE CONVERSATION - The next time you call an Uber ride or order food delivery with an app, there's a good chance that the gig worker you meet is getting government benefits. In 2025, companies such as DoorDash, Lyft and Uber had the most workers receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits among all major employers, according to a new Government Accountability Office report. This marks a major shift from 2020,

WUNC - Rows of low-lying brick buildings and corrugated tin bungalows crowd a 32-acre property in east Burlington. Photos from the 1990s reveal a silver water tower and pristine pipes glowing white in the sun. Now, these structures are rust-red. This is the former Tarheel Army Missile Plant, or TAMP. A vestigial organ of Cold War-era military manufacturing, it has changed hands several times since the Department of Defense auctioned

By Kristin Kitchen Special To The Carolinian As a passionate preservationist, Irvin Henderson made the business of saving historic structures, and preserving communities, his life's work. For those of us fortunate enough to have known him, he was a teacher, mentor, historian and a quiet force to be reckoned with when championing a project he believed in. We felt better when he was on our team. You knew  that "things

[caption id="attachment_19412" align="aligncenter" width="512"] (Photo: Alanna Joyner/Progress NC)[/caption] NC NEWSLINE - When the heat index tops 105°F, as it has this week in central North Carolina, the National Weather Service issues a heat advisory. Meteorologists warn people to limit their time in the sun and advise that hot temperatures and high humidity may cause heat-related illness. But for many workers, taking a break from summer's extreme conditions is not an

RALEIGH, N.C. - Raleigh police continued investigating the death of a 32-year-old Black man found in a downtown parking lot Saturday, as the public nature of the incident prompted concern, questions and calls for transparency from community advocates. Police Chief Rico Boyce said Monday that investigators were treating the death as a suicide. According to Boyce, surveillance footage collected from nearby businesses helped investigators determine what occurred. Boyce also shared