Author: The Carolinian

RALEIGH, N.C. - On Saturday, March 28, 2026, the Raleigh Graduate Chapter of SWING PHI SWING SFI officially launched the Dr. Gwen Keith Newsome Foundation for Mental Wellness at Christian Faith Baptist Church, located at 509 Hilltop Drive. The church, led by Pastor Reverend Keith A. Darlington, served as the gathering place for community leaders, healthcare professionals, and residents united in advancing mental health awareness. Established in honor of the

RALEIGH, NC-Historic percentages of North Carolina public school students are enrolling and succeeding in college-level courses while still in high school, according to new data presented to the State Board of Education today. Data from the Class of 2025 shows that 54% of graduates successfully completed at least one college-level course/exam through Advanced Placement (AP), the Career and College Promise (CCP) program, International Baccalaureate or other college-level courses during high

THE CONVERSATION - The 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence isn't the only important anniversary in 2026. This year also marks the 75th anniversary of an extraordinary case of student activism that helped lead to the Supreme Court's decision outlawing segregated schools. In April 1951, 16-year-old Barbara Rose Johns organized a student strike to protest the shabby conditions and inadequate education at her segregated Black high school in Prince

By Quiana Shepard NCCU In parts of rural North Carolina, an expectant mother may drive more than an hour to reach a hospital that delivers babies. For families living in small towns in the eastern region of the state, access to maternity care often means navigating long distances, limited services and a shrinking number of hospitals.    But pregnancy does not pause for geography.  That reality is driving a new

[caption id="attachment_17126" align="alignnone" width="960"] Asiaha Butler, the co-founder of the Resident Association of Greater Englewood, poses for a photo outside her office in Chicago, Monday, April 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)[/caption] NEW YORK (AP) - The racial reckoning that followed George Floyd 's murder in 2020 carried hopes of new support for disproportionately underfunded, Black-led nonprofits. American companies stepped up donations to historically Black colleges and universities. Major climate

Canary Media - If the war in the Middle East has proved anything over the last month, it's that fossil fuel prices are extraordinarily unstable. But global conflict isn't the only catalyst that can send the cost of oil and natural gas reeling. Factors such as extreme weather, policy changes, and pipeline outages can also set off a price roller coaster. In North Carolina, all this volatility is prompting calls

[caption id="attachment_17091" align="alignnone" width="1250"] Damion Farrow, 49, who works for a contract security firm, speaking from his hometown of Powellsville, N.C., on March 12, 2026, says he hears from Democratic political campaigns only at election time. But he's been a reliable Democratic voter anyway, he says. (AP Photo/Bill Barrow)[/caption] (AP) - Ricky Brinkley has lived in rural North Carolina nearly all of his 65 years, and he likes it "out

National Fair Housing Month celebrates the passage of the Fair Housing Act in April, 1968, a national law that prohibits discrimination in the sale, rental and financing of housing based on race, color, national origin, religion, and gender. The Act was later amended to include protections for people with disabilities and families with children. In the State of California, there are additional protections for marital status, sexual orientation, ancestry, source

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - Descendants of a father and daughter featured in what are believed to be the first photographs taken of enslaved people say they are happy their family members are finally going back to South Carolina. Harvard University turned the photos over to the International African American Museum in Charleston after a seven-year legal fight, the museum announced Wednesday. The 1850 daguerreotypes, a precursor to modern-day photographs, are

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer In the late 18th century, Henry Evans, a free Black cobbler and Methodist preacher from Virginia, became one of the most influential religious figures in early Fayetteville.  Born around 1760 to free parents, Evans arrived in Fayetteville around 1780 while traveling to Charleston, South Carolina. Struck by the spiritual needs of the local Black community-many of whom were enslaved-he chose to remain in the town.