Author: The Carolinian

THE GUARDIAN - Hunter Foster, the Mississippi police officer who shot into a vehicle and killed one-year-old Kohen Wiley, has resigned from the Senatobia police department. Earlier this week, Mississippi's attorney general, Lynn Fitch, announced that the shooting was "justified". The Senatobia board of aldermen accepted Foster's resignation on 21 October and the resignation took effect immediately. Foster was placed on leave on 16 June, days after the 14 June

AP NEWS - Scam-related losses reported by North Carolina consumers topped $1 billion over five years, according to an analysis of Federal Trade Commission data provided to Enlace Latino NC by The Associated Press. The amount of money reported as lost increased every year from 2021 through 2025. It rose from about $95 million in 2021 to just over $342 million in 2025. The number of reports did not grow

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Justice Anita Earls, the North Carolina Supreme Court's senior associate justice, is asking voters to keep her on the bench for another eight-year term, arguing that the court's decisions reach everyone from public school students to ratepayers, whether or not they ever set foot in a courtroom. Earls, a Democrat, faces Republican Sarah Stevens, a longtime state legislator, in a race that will decide whether

THE CONVERSATION-The buzzword of the 2026 U.S. midterm elections may be affordability, but growing anger over inequality is behind the sentiment. A Pew Research survey released in October 2026 found that roughly 6 in 10 Americans - including 4 in 10 Republicans - believe there's too much inequality in the U.S. And a growing share from both major political parties state that the economy needs to be fundamentally rebuilt to

RALEIGH, NC - In a powerful display of community commitment, the Beta Lambda Sigma Philo Affiliate of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. visited Walnut Creek Elementary School this week to bolster the school's "Backpack Buddy" initiative. The donation event marked a significant milestone in the affiliate's ongoing efforts to support local youth and address food insecurity within the school system. The Philos arrived with a caravan of supplies, delivering 500

By Eric Curry Contributor One of Raleigh's oldest serving African-American churches recently recognized one of the church's former pastors by renaming one of its buildings with his name. Members of Martin Street Baptist Church recently held a ceremony honoring the church's Pastor Emeritus, Dr. Charles T. Bullock, by officially renaming the church's Family Life Center which was constructed during his tenure. Dr. Bullock was joined by his family, friends and

NEW YORK -- We Lift Our Voices is a modern voting anthem created to help make the stakes of the 2026 midterm elections feel immediate, and inspire more young Black voters to vote in Forsyth County and throughout North Carolina. Only 16% of Forsyth County's Black voters aged 18-40 participated in the 2022 midterm election. The We Lift Our Voices project brings together Robin Lemberg, founder of The Heart Monitors, a

[caption id="attachment_20702" align="alignnone" width="2500"] Photos by Steve Worthy[/caption] DURHAM, N.C. - Virginia State University delivered a commanding performance against Shaw University on Saturday, October 17, defeating the Bears 76-13 in a Central Intercollegiate Athletic Association (CIAA) football matchup. A devastating 35-0 scoring run in the second quarter helped Virginia State take control of the contest, leaving Shaw struggling to regain momentum. Shaw showed flashes of offensive potential early in the

NC NEWSLINE - A federal court judge ruled against challengers of new absentee ballot requirements, saying the signature and envelope sealing requirements are not undue burdens. In a ruling late Monday, Federal District Judge Thomas D. Schroeder wrote that the challengers were not likely to win after a trial and denied their request for a preliminary injunction. In a rule the state Board of Elections adopted on Sept. 4 in

NC Newsline - Tito Husband began his first week as store manager of the Food Lion on the corner of Fayetteville and Pilot streets about a week after Durham police launched "Operation Safe Passage" to remove a nearby homeless encampment, which allegedly doubled as an open-air drug market.  Husband told NC Newsline that he was already aware of the encampment and its resulting chaos before his arrival. Residents who live