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Carolinian Exclusive: RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel

February 25, 2021March 17, 20210

Ronna McDaniel By Dr. Joy Martinez, Staff Writer The Black Republican Trailblazer Award is an annual award given during Black History Month to celebrate outstanding achievements of Black Republican leaders and to recognize them for their leadership and commitment to paving the way. This year’s honorees were Dr. Ben Carson, Former U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, and Jerome Adams, the 20th U.S. Surgeon General and VADM, U.S. Public

Bennett Hosts Virtual Open House In March

February 25, 2021February 26, 20210

Bennett Belles Graduation Bennett College is sponsoring a virtual College Open House on March 13, 2021, 11 a.m. The College is inviting all high school and middle school students. Interested prospective student may register at: http://beabelle.bennett.edu/springvirtualopenhouse The Office of Admissions goal is to admit/recruit young women that are intelligent, talented and inspire to become strong female leaders. At Bennett you can look forward to engaging with respected scholars who provide

UNCF, Upswing Partner To Support Students In STEM

February 25, 2021February 25, 20210

Upswing, an online student engagement organization, is partnering with UNCF(United Negro College Fund) to provide academic support for UNCF’s Fund II Foundation – UNCF STEM Scholars Program (STEM Scholars Program), connecting STEM students with an online academic advising platform, tutoring, advising and mental health services. UNCF is awarding over 500 African American undergraduate students scholarships that are pursuing careers in STEM fields through the STEM Scholars Program. Selected scholars receive

Impeachment Vote Becomes Defining Moment For Burr

February 21, 2021February 21, 20210

Sen. Richard Burr on Capitol Hill WASHINGTON (AP) — When Sen. Richard Burr stood and said “guilty” there were hushed gasps in the Senate chamber. But the North Carolina Republican’s vote to convict former President Donald Trump should not have come as a shock. In a way, he had been telegraphing his willingness to hold Trump accountable for several years. Explaining his vote to convict Trump of inciting an insurrection

NC Courage Co-Owner, Osaka, Wins In Australia

February 20, 2021February 21, 20210

Naomi Osaka wins 4th Grand Slam at Australian Open Naomi Osaka already is a star at age 23. She has the four Grand Slam titles, the record-breaking endorsement deals and the willingness to speak her mind to prove it. Now the question is: Where does she go from here? It was telling that the second question posed to Osaka at the news conference following her 6-4, 6-3 victory over Jennifer Brady

Black NC Firefighters File Discrimination Lawsuit

February 19, 2021February 21, 20210

Thomas Penn (center) with other firefighters at a kickoff event for OMNIBUS August 2020 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — A group of Black firefighters in North Carolina has filed a lawsuit against their city and their fire chief, alleging that he has not made an effort to prevent racial discrimination, harassment and retaliation within his department. A Charlotte consulting group hired to conduct a “climate study” in the wake of the

Letter To The Editor Revisionist Black History

February 19, 2021February 25, 20210

By Ada M Fisher The recent action taken by the Quaker Oats family of products to change the name of Aunt Jemima to the Pearl Milling Company (which in 1888 developed self-rising flour), was a supposed bid to redress complaints of racism from the perceived belittling name for their best pancake mix taking it away from its legacy of good home cooking. The face of Aunt Jemima was originally depicted by

Boxer, Spinks Dies At 67

February 7, 2021February 7, 20210

Former world heavyweight boxing champion Leon Spinks, who took the crown from Muhammad Ali in 1978 before losing a rematch, died on Friday, according to his publicists. He was 67. Spinks died with his wife, Brenda Spinks, at his side, after a five-year battle with cancer. He had been admitted to a Las Vegas hospital in December, according to a statement from The Firm PR to Las Vegas television station

Jackson Released Post Therapy, Surgery

February 7, 2021February 7, 20210

Jesse Jackson CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson has been released to a Chicago physical therapy center following gallbladder surgery and medical observation, a spokesman said Sunday. The 79-year-old civil rights leader experienced “abdominal discomfort” on Jan. 29 and was admitted to Northwestern Memorial Hospital where he underwent an undisclosed surgery, according to a late Saturday statement from Jackson’s Rainbow PUSH Coalition. Jackson’s longtime spokesman Frank Watkins confirmed Sunday

Yellen Warns Of COVID’s Lasting Toll On Blacks

February 6, 2021February 7, 20210

US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen United States Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said on Friday that economic crises hit people of colour harder and longer, and the current crisis caused by the coronavirus pandemic would have a lasting impact on Black Americans unless action was taken. “During the early days of the pandemic, African Americans were the first to lose their small businesses. They were the first to lose their jobs,”