Author: The Carolinian

THE GUARDIAN - In 1862, while the American civil war spread across the country, formerly enslaved people on Hilton Head Island in South Carolina were imagining a new future and envisioning new possibilities. They began organizing themselves and eventually created one of the first self-governed, autonomous city for freed people. It was called Mitchelville, named for the Union army Maj Gen Ormsby Mitchel, who led what would become known as

WASHINGTON (AP) - With hundreds of millions of people turning to chatbots for advice, it was only a matter of time before tech companies began offering programs specifically designed to answer health questions. In January, OpenAI introduced ChatGPT Health, a new version of its chatbot that the company says can analyze users' medical records, wellness apps and wearable device data to answer health and medical questions. Currently, there's a waiting

The African American Cultural Celebration (AACC)-presented by the North Carolina Museum of History with support from its community partner, the North Carolina African American Heritage Commission-celebrated Black History Month with engaging demonstrations, inspiring presentations, and powerful performances. For 25 years, this celebration has brought together African American community members, organizations, authors, artists, musicians, filmmakers, scholars, and more around a central theme to highlight the contributions that African Americans, past and

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - As people awoke to headlines over the weekend about deadly U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran and potential of widening conflict, alerts, social media and conversations at the dining room table were consumed by the news. While medical experts say it is normal for people to experience stress and anxiety - or feeling that the world descended into chaos overnight - it is important to find coping

SELMA, Ala. - Civil Rights TV, the world's first 24-hour television network dedicated exclusively to civil rights history, education, and future equity, has officially launched on the Connect To Your City OTT platform powered by Connect2OTT. The network debuts from Selma, Alabama - one of the most historically significant cities in the American civil rights movement - marking a new chapter in how civil rights stories are preserved, amplified, and

By Cash Michaels Contributing Writer The party standard-bearers of the all-important November 2026 North Carolina midterm elections were elected Tuesday night. Candidates must have won more than 30% of the vote in their respective races to secure their party's nomination to run in November and avoid a May runoff. The results from the Tuesday primary contests are unofficial and preliminary, to be certified at a later date. In the Democratic

NC Newsline -The Democratic primary for North Carolina's 4th Congressional District is heading to a likely recount, with incumbent Valerie Foushee leading by one percentage point. In unofficial results, Foushee won 49.22% of the vote, just 1.01% more than the 48.21% for Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam. Mary Patterson won 2.6%. Foushee leads Allam by 1,202 votes out of nearly 122,000 primary votes cast. Provisional ballots and some military and

SC DAILY GAZETTE - Thousands of mourners came to South Carolina's capital Monday to say "thank you" to the Rev. Jesse Jackson, the iconic civil rights figure whose activism helped change a nation. Jackson died Feb. 17 at his home in Chicago at age 84. Though never an elected official himself, he inspired generations of Americans through his historic 1984 and 1988 campaigns for president. Two of his sons became

FAYETTEVILLE, NC -- Local businessman Frederick Surgeon, owner of Sweet Valley Ranch and Surgeon & Associates, Inc., has been appointed to the North Carolina Ports Authority Board of Directors by Governor Josh Stein. The appointment was announced by the Governor's office in late 2025, and Surgeon will serve a six-year term. "It is an honor to serve the state of North Carolina on the North Carolina Ports Authority Board of