Author: The Carolinian

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - As actors, playwrights and theater enthusiasts prepare to gather in Winston-Salem later this month, organizers of the International Black Theatre Festival are putting the final touches on one of the nation's premier celebrations of Black theater, an event that has spent more than three decades amplifying Black voices, stories and artistic excellence. Scheduled for July 27 through Aug. 1, the biennial festival will once again transform downtown

NC NEWSROOM - Blue Cross Blue Shield will soon return as the third party administrator of North Carolina's State Health Plan, set to supplant Aetna in 2028 after a unanimous vote by the Health Plan's Board of Trustees on Friday. "Blue Cross brings deep experience, proven capabilities and a shared commitment to delivering better value and a better experience for the people who depend on the plan," State Treasurer Brad

RALEIGH, N.C. (July 2026) - Boys & Girls Clubs of Wake & Johnston Counties successfully hosted its third annual Stacks & Tracks, presented by First Horizon Bank, bringing together 125 youth and over 90 volunteers for an immersive day of financial literacy and career exploration. The event equipped teens with practical skills to make informed financial decisions while inspiring them to pursue meaningful career pathways. Stacks & Tracks combines two

NC NEWSLINE - A new nonprofit in North Carolina will focus on spreading accurate information about how elections are run at a particularly volatile time when questions about vote counting and who gets to cast a ballot are increasing. Keep Our Republic will host community conversations around the state on the "nuts and bolts" of the election process, from casting a ballot to certification, election security and even the use

CAROLINA PUBLIC PRESS - After months of uncertainty about the future of the Interest on Lawyers' Trust Accounts program, Gov. Josh Stein signed off on a new state budget with a provision that will redirect IOLTA funds away from civil legal aid and put them toward the state's criminal defense services, making North Carolina the only state in the nation to do so. The repurposing of the IOLTA funds has

VCU HEALTH - For hundreds of people living in the United States, what first felt like a minor stomach bug has turned into weeks of serious gastrointestinal problems. Federal officials are tracking outbreaks of cyclosporiasis in dozens of states. As of early July, the states hardest hit are Michigan, Ohio and New York. The parasitic illness isn't like other 24-hour stomach infections, according to Gonzalo Bearman, M.D., an infectious diseases

NC NEWSLINE - Dozens of public housing authorities, tribes, property owners and community groups have joined a new coalition organized by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to promote work requirements and time limits for people who receive federal housing help. HUD is currently finalizing a rule that would allow public housing authorities and property owners who participate in federal housing voucher programs to impose work requirements and

NEW YORK (AP) - A week ago, 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells took a boat trip with friends to celebrate the Fourth of July on an island off Mississippi's Gulf Coast. He never came back. Two days later, he was found dead. What happened, Wells' parents say, is a mystery riddled with conflicting stories, implausible explanations and missing details. It is a case shadowed by the state's fraught racial history and

DURHAM, N.C. - For Durham mother Sierra Hurdle, a trip to Hillside Pool has become more than a summer activity. It has become a way for her children to escape the heat, stay active and enjoy a safe place to cool off. "You can expect from the time that it opens there are already people waiting to jump inside," Hurdle said. As temperatures continue to climb across North Carolina, families

WASHINGTON - The long, often agonizing struggle for Black political clout in Washington faces a new, uncertain and potentially troublesome chapter. Black political power in the nation's capital is centered on the Congressional Black Caucus. In the U.S. House, the caucus has enough members to comprise roughly-one fourth of the votes needed to reach a 218-vote majority, including some of the most senior and influential Democrats in Congress. Their numbers