Author: The Carolinian

By Eli Chen WUNC The YMCA of the Triangle plans to acquire land next to the American Tobacco Campus to build a new downtown Durham facility. On a 0.79-acre property at the corner of Blackwell and W. Pettigrew Streets, the YMCA plans to build a 65,000-square-foot facility that will feature rooftop terraces with outdoor fitness areas, an indoor pool, a basketball court, an indoor track, group fitness studios, and spaces

[caption id="attachment_13675" align="alignnone" width="980"] Charlie Kirk hands out hats before speaking at Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (Tess Crowley/The Deseret News via AP)[/caption] By Stacy M. Brown Black Press USA It wasn't someone from "the radical left." It wasn't an "illegal immigrant," and it wasn't a person of color. The suspect in the assassination of right-wing activist Charlie Kirk is 22-year-old Tyler Robinson, a white

By Karl Cameron, Contributor I recently reviewed, "The Library In The Woods" by Calvin Alexander Ramsey, Illustrated by R. Gregory Christie. It is a children's book for ages 7-1, but also a journey back for many adults to a segregation time when libraries for African-Americans were a window to a world of opportunity. I distinctly remember the many times I walked from Davie Street to the Richard B. Harrison Library,

[caption id="attachment_13599" align="alignnone" width="1760"] Xavier Arellano and Bryant Davis. (Photo: Logan Cyrus)[/caption] By Julian Berger, Michael Graff  WFAE He arrives around 8:30 a.m., 65 years old, eight months sober and wearing a T-shirt that reads, "NOPE: Not going to happen." Xavier Arellano walks across Wendover Road in east Charlotte, dodging four lanes of traffic, and nodding good morning to his fellow day laborers who gather here each day, hoping for

BY  CLAUDIA LAUER (AP NEWS) After Decarlos Brown Jr. was arrested for the fatal stabbing of a Ukrainian refugee aboard a North Carolina commuter train, he was quickly sent to a state mental hospital for an evaluation. It was a sharp contrast from a January misdemeanor arrest, where it took more than six months for a court to order a mental evaluation after Brown told officers that he had been given

[caption id="attachment_13656" align="alignnone" width="980"] Members of the National Guard patrol Lafayette Park by the White House, Friday, Aug. 29, 2025, in Washington, while protester Will Roosien, of Grand Rapids, Mich., who says he hopes to inspire others of his generation to protest, holds up a sign about the MAGA movement. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)[/caption] WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump has portrayed his federal law enforcement surge in Washington as focused on tackling

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer  Last week, North Carolina Central University (NCCU) made history by hosting the IAIER × OpenAI Academy Summit: HBCUs Leading the Future-the first national AI summit ever held at a Historically Black College or University. Held on NCCU's campus, the event marked a groundbreaking collaboration between NCCU's Institute for Artificial Intelligence and Emerging Research (IAIER) and OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT. The summit spotlighted the increasingly

MAYPORT, Fla. - Petty Officer 3rd Class Niko Lawson, a native of Raleigh, North Carolina, serves aboard USS John Basilone, a U.S. Navy warship operating out of Mayport, Florida. Lawson graduated from Edward C. Reed High School in 2020. The skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are similar to those found in Raleigh. "The Navy taught me patience," Lawson said. "When faced with daily challenges, patience is

[caption id="attachment_13544" align="alignnone" width="1170"] Dr. Marcus H. Burgess (Previous St. Aug. Interim President)[/caption] By Cash Michaels Contributing Writer Tuesday, September 2nd, was supposed to be the beginning of a promising new chapter for St. Augustine's University (SAU) in Raleigh, with a virtual start to the new academic school year, and a federal court granting a preliminary injunction, allowing the small private HBCU to keep it's accreditation while it mounts its

[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="599"] Darleen Hall worships during a service at New Mount Pilgrim Missionary Baptist Church, Sunday, Sept. 7, 2025, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)[/caption] CHICAGO (AP) - The Rev. Marshall Hatch urged congregants of a prominent Black church on Chicago's West Side to carry identification, stay connected to family and protest as the city readied for an expected federal intervention. "You need to start telling people about your whereabouts,