Author: The Carolinian

A shooting at a a Special Olympics spring carnival in North Carolina has prompted authorities to cancel the last day of the event. Police in Knightdale said gunfire broke out about 9 p.m. Saturday after a large fight erupted among people near a crowded concession stand.  As police worked to break up the fight and disperse the crowd, several shots were fired in a nearby parking lot, sending people scrambling

Every year as Chairwoman of the Republican National Committee, Ronna McDaniel has hosted the annual RNC Black Republican Trailblazers Awards to honor Black Republican leaders. Last year, out of an abundance of caution and restrictions in Washington DC the event was virtual, with hundreds of viewers tuning in to watch Dr. Ben Carson and Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams receive awards for their work on President Trump’s Coronavirus Task Force.

By DAVE SKRETTA Duke head coach Mike Krzyzewski, left, walks off the court with his wife, Mickie, after Duke defeated Arkansas in a college basketball game in the Elite 8 round of the NCAA men's tournament in San Francisco, Saturday, March 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski refused to let his players ponder the possibility of facing North Carolina for the first time in the NCAA

By Stacy M Brown, NNPA According to the Los Angeles Times, the Black News Channel, which launched just before the pandemic, has ceased operations.The newspaper said that the Tallahassee, Fla.-based outlet, whose majority stakeholder is Jacksonville Jaguars owner Shad Khan, failed to meet payroll on Friday after telling employees that paychecks would be delayed.The Black News Channel reported has a staff of 230, and some current and former employees had

By GARY D. ROBERTSON Lawmakers point at Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., after President Joe Biden delivered his first State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress at the Capitol, Tuesday, March 1, 2022, in Washington. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via AP) An 1868 amendment to the U.S. Constitution best known for protecting the due process rights of previously enslaved Americans has resurfaced in certain congressional races this

FILE - Pandora Harrington, right, cries as she holds a sign with an image of Jason Walker during a demonstration in front of the Fayetteville Police Department, Jan. 9, 2022, in Fayetteville, N.C. An autopsy released Thursday, March 24, 2022, by North Carolina’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said that 37-year-old pedestrian Jason Walker had wounds to his head, chest, back and thigh in the Jan. 8 shooting. The

By MARK KENNEDY FILE - This image released by O&M shows Myles Frost as Michael Jackson in the musical "MJ." (Matthew Murphy/O&M via AP, File) The new, splashy Broadway musical about Michael Jackson is going to moonwalk across America next year. “MJ,” packed with dozens of songs by the King of Pop and others, plans to hit 17 major cities over two years starting in 2023. It kicks off in

By MEG KINNARD FILE - House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn of South Carolina speaks at a campaign rally for Democratic U.S. Senate hopeful Jaime Harrison on Saturday, Oct. 17, 2020, in North Charleston, S.C. On Monday, March 21, 2022, Clyburn filed for his 16th term representing South Carolina's 6th District, saying that he is in good health and feels best positioned to represent his constituents and aid President Joe Biden,

Three people were killed and two others wounded following reported shootings in the parking lot of a North Carolina hotel, police said.  Fayetteville officers responding shortly before 9 p.m. Saturday arrived at the parking lot of the Baymont Ramada and found four people who had been shot, according to a police department news release. A fifth shooting victim also was located and was being treated at a local hospital.  Of

By DOUG FEINBERG FILE - Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner is shown during the first half of Game 2 of basketball's WNBA Finals against the Chicago Sky, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, in Phoenix. A Moscow court announced it has extended the arrest of WNBA star Brittney Griner until May 19, according to the Russian state news agency Tass. Griner was detained at a Moscow airport in February after Russian authorities