Author: The Carolinian

By Greg Childress NC Newsline At the top of Fayetteville Street in Durham, about a mile from the city's bustling downtown, a Walgreen's has closed. It sits idle in a mostly low-income, historic part of town whose prosperous edges are dotted with expensive, modern apartments and homes. Not too far from the empty Walgreen's, the former Heritage Square Shopping Center is also idle. All stores are shuttered. The former retail

By Susanna Ashton and Mollie Barnes  The Conversation From the ages of 12 to about 22, Harriet Jacobs lived under the watch of her enslaver, a wealthy physician named James Norcom Sr. During that decade, as Jacobs grew from a child to a young woman, Norcom psychologically and physically terrorized her. Once, when she was a teenager, he threw her down the stairs of his Edenton, North Carolina house. He

By Jaymie Baxley North Carolina Health News Efforts to prevent cuts that could significantly lower reimbursement to providers for services for North Carolinians on Medicaid stalled last week amid a three-way standoff between the state's Senate, House of Representatives and governor. Lawmakers are at odds over dueling proposals to fully fund the state's Medicaid rebase, an annual budget adjustment that accounts for changes in the number of people enrolled in

(AP)-Native American communities that had long wanted the removal of military honors for the soldiers involved in the 1890 Wounded Knee Massacre had their hopes dashed by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, in his effort to root out what he calls a "woke culture" in the armed forces. "The era of politically correct, overly sensitive, 'don't-hurt-anyone's-feelings' leadership ends right now at every level," Hegseth said Tuesday to hundreds of military officials

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Last Thursday, the Sonja Haynes Stone Center for Research in Black Culture and History at UNC-Chapel Hill hosted an edition of its Diaspora Festival of Black and Independent Film, continuing a tradition that began in 2004. Since its inception as a film series, the festival has grown into an essential cultural event, spotlighting stories from across the African diaspora and offering a platform for independent

By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA  The passing of Assata Shakur has left a deep void in those who saw her as more than a revolutionary. She was a mother, poet, and symbol of liberation whose life embodied struggle and sacrifice. On Black Press USA's Let It Be Known morning news show, journalist and commentator Thandisizwe Chimurenga spoke about Shakur's death and her legacy. "My heart literally skipped a

NCHealth News-In early September, video of a man stabbing 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee Iryna Zarutska to death on a light rail car in Charlotte shocked the country. People from across the political spectrum demanded answers: How does a horrific, unprovoked attack occur between two strangers? What needs to change so something like it doesn't happen again? Law enforcement officers say the man was Decarlos Brown Jr., whose criminal and mental health

[caption id="attachment_13886" align="alignnone" width="2560"] Photo by Marcin Jozwiak[/caption] North Carolina natural gas customers are one step closer to potentially having higher bills. Enbridge Gas North Carolina is asking for a 12.37% increase to its residential natural gas rates, which it says would result in a $6.30 increase in the average residential customers' monthly bill. Last week, the North Carolina Utilities Commission heard expert testimony from Enbridge employees on the need

[caption id="attachment_13881" align="alignnone" width="1160"] WEAPONIZING WORDS - During the 2020 election, the Trump campaign was WOKE when they launched the Platinum Plan for Black people in America. By the 2024 election, WOKE was a dirty word that represented the things that were wrong in America.[/caption] (AP)-The expression "stay woke" started out as an affirmation for African Americans. In the past decade it has been used by some Republicans - and

It is a common myth that important elections only take place every 2 or 4 years. Local elections often take place every year, and because turnout is lower, your vote can actually make even more of a difference.  America has 19,000 cities, towns, and villages with different governmental structures. But they all elect officials to carry out 3 government functions: Executive, Legislative and Legal. The Mayor or City Manager implements