Author: The Carolinian

[caption id="attachment_18419" align="alignnone" width="980"] In this Nov. 25, 2019 file photo, Alderman Robin Rue Simmons, 5th Ward, proposes a reparations fund during a City Council meeting in Evanston, lll.[/caption] (AP)-The federal government on Tuesday asked a judge to halt the United States' first reparations program that offered Black people in a small Illinois city $25,000 for 20th century race-based housing discrimination, joining an existing lawsuit that called the program unconstitutional.

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday accelerated its dismantling of the Education Department, delegating much of its work to protect the nation's at-risk students in a move that carves away the vast majority of its functions for other agencies to handle. The Department of Justice will take on enforcement of civil rights in education, while the Department of Health and Human Services will oversee special education, administration

New York (AP) - It's been nearly 30 years since Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens wrote the music and lyrics for the musical "Ragtime," an American epic tracking the intertwining lives of three families in New York at the turn of the 20th century. Staged at Lincoln Center's Vivian Beaumont Theater, the musical is in its third run on Broadway - and earned 11 Tony nominations, including for best revival.

FORTUNE - The most comprehensive independent study of AI-powered hiring algorithms ever conducted has found stark racial disparities embedded in the tools used to screen millions of job applicants, with more than one in four applications submitted by Black job seekers directed to positions where the algorithm produces outcomes that trigger federal discrimination scrutiny. The paper, "Algorithmic Monocultures in Hiring," was authored by researchers at Stanford University, Chapman University, and

NC Newsline - For the first time in nearly two decades, Congress missed a deadline for reauthorization of a key surveillance authority, raising questions about whether the U.S. government can continue to monitor certain communications. Lawmakers have regularly approved short- and long-term extensions for Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act since 2008, clearing the way for intelligence agencies to collect and analyze electronic communications from people living in

WASHINGTON (AP) - El Nino, Nature's chaotic climate agent, has formed in a warmed-up Pacific Ocean and is expected to grow to historic strength, meteorologists announced Thursday. Experts said the El Nino, a natural warming cycle, should further heat a globe already warming from fossil fuel pollution and will likely turbocharge extreme weather across the planet. Meteorologists forecast it will rival - or exceed - a record El Nino that

NC NEWSLINE - A proposal to regulate the growing cryptocurrency ATM industry in North Carolina is moving forward in the state House - but not without some concessions to the industry. Crypto kiosks are ATMs that allow a user to convert currency to blockchain cryptocurrency. They're currently unregulated in North Carolina, and they're often used in criminal scams because cash converted to crypto can't be traced or retrieved. For example,

WUNC - In the first successful veto override of this year's legislative session, North Carolina lawmakers are opting the state into a new federal tax credit program. The federal program lets taxpayers get a dollar-for-dollar tax credit up to $1,700 for making a donation to North Carolina non-profits that grant scholarships to K-12 students. The federal bill that originally proposed the tax credit was designed to support scholarships for private

Raleigh, NC - Cisco Connected Black Professionals (CBP) RTP, in partnership with the National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) Raleigh-Durham Chapter, proudly hosted the "AI Readiness Summit", bringing together more than 165 professionals, executives, entrepreneurs, educators, and emerging leaders for a day of learning, collaboration, and future-focused conversations centered on artificial intelligence. The summit was designed to move beyond the headlines and hype surrounding AI, equipping attendees with practical insights on how

CHARLOTTE, N.C.- The Duke Energy Foundation today announced $500,000 in grants to support nonprofit-led programs that help small businesses start, grow and thrive across North Carolina. Zoom in: Nonprofit organizations can apply for $25,000 grants, which will then fund microgrants of up to $5,000 to individual small businesses. Funding can be used by local businesses like restaurants and retail stores to complete renovations, buy equipment or technology, purchase inventory or