Author: The Carolinian

A suspended North Carolina sheriff has resigned in the aftermath of a leaked audio recording in which he called Black employees by derogatory names and said they should be fired, his attorney announced Monday. Attorney Michael Mills made the announcement during a hearing on whether Jody Greene, who was elected Columbus County sheriff in 2018, should be removed from office, according to news outlets. “Jody Greene loves Columbus County and

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats have held both chambers of Congress and the presidency for the last two years, but they may not have such consolidated power for much longer.  Republicans are favored to win the House in the Nov. 8 midterm elections,, bolstered by frustration over the economy and advantages in the redistricting process that takes place every 10 years. But Democrats are working to hold their ground, campaigning on maintaining access to abortion and

America’s “Black Attorney General,” Civil rights attorney Ben Crump on Wednesday, October 12, announced a class action suit against the United States government on behalf of the National Black Farmers Association. The lawsuit comes amid findings that Black farmers lost about $326 billion of land in America because of discrimination during the 20th century. During the announcement of the suit on the National Mall in Washington, Crump and the farmers

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and STEFANIE DAZIO Law enforcement officers congregate outside an armored vehicle at the Aldi on New Bern Avenue in Raleigh after five people were shot and killed in the Hedingham Neighborhood and Nuese River Trail area in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022. (Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP) Five people were killed by a shooter who opened fire along a walking trail in North Carolina’s

DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — Dr. Ada Fisher, a retired physician who was one of North Carolina’s members on the Republican National Committee for over a decade, has died at age 74, a funeral home said Tuesday. Fisher, who gained prominence as a Black Republican who pushed for more diversity within the GOP, died Friday in Salisbury, according to Fisher Memorial Funeral Parlor in Durham. Christopher C. Fisher, a parlor staff

By JOSH BOAK FILE - President Joe Biden smiles in the Oval Office of the White House, Sept. 16, 2022, in Washington. The White House is reaching out to local governments. It's hosting officials from North Carolina on Thursday to highlight funding opportunities and hear firsthand how coronavirus relief, infrastructure dollars and other policies are faring in communities. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File) The White House has a new effort to

By DREW COSTLEY Deneka Samuel, of Jackson, Miss., cannot hide her disappointment and frustration at the problems with the city's water system, that she partially blames on racism shown by state and federal governments at the Black-majority city, Sept. 7, 2022, as she stands in the parking lot of Mount Nebo Baptist Church during a meeting of some African American community leaders with Environmental Protection Agency administrator Michael S. Regan,

By DANICA KIRKA A piper plays during the funeral of Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, in London, Monday Sept. 19, 2022. (Phil Noble/Pool Photo via AP) I couldn’t see the lone piper. But it didn’t matter. As the sounds of the Scottish lament, “Sleep, Dearie, Sleep,” faded into the silence of Westminster Abbey, it finally struck me that Queen Elizabeth II was really gone. The queen loved bagpipes so much that

CARY—#7 seed Michael Mmoh defeated #8 seed Dominik Koepfer 7-5; 6-3 in the final round of the Atlantic Tire Championship today. The tournament was held at the Cary Tennis Park from September 11 to the finals today.  Mmoh won 74% of his first serve points and saved 67% of breakpoints throughout the match to carry him to victory. Many of you may be familiar with the name Mmoh because Michael’s

“Like, how are people surviving?” That is the question that was posed to millions of followers on social media by Cardi B regarding this economy that is still not showing the signs of real recovery. For someone in her shoes, a millionaire several times over, there might not be a significant change in her lifestyle or bank account, but that is not the case for most Americans, especially those in