Author: The Carolinian

LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) - When in 1976 teenager Yunusa Yau and his friends grew tired of Nigerian soldiers' high-handedness in their school, they turned to a satirical song - "Zombie," by Fela Kuti, the title track of his album released that year. By then, the military had been in power for a decade, following a coup. A brutal civil war killed at least three million people, rocking the fledgling democracy

CAROLINA PUBLIC PRESS - When history repeats itself, it's usually not so quickly. During the lead up to the primary election, students at Western Carolina University, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and University of North Carolina-Greensboro raised alarms about the exclusion of campus early voting sites from county plans. At WCU, it was a break from longstanding tradition. NC A&T and UNCG hadn't hosted midterm primary early voting

[caption id="attachment_18188" align="alignnone" width="1231"] Screenshot[/caption] Richard Luscombe, Joseph Gedeon and Aram Roston The Guardian The US defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, stripped nine navy officers including women and Black service members from a promotion list last month, according to a person familiar with the matter, resulting in an all-male, overwhelmingly white slate of 22 advancing as nominees to become one-star admirals. Hegseth's unusual intervention violated promotion rules designed to be merit-based

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="880"] The mother of 14-year-old Cyrus Carmike-Belton stands with her attorney Todd Rutherford, National Action Network, NAACP and Richland County pastors opposed to the not guilty verdict.[/caption] South Carolina Public Radio | By Rochelle Dean National and local civil rights activists and preachers speak out on the not guilty verdict for Rick Chow. The Richland County store owner was acquitted Monday in the 2023 shooting death of a

NC NEWSLINE - The mother of a Durham man who died of heart failure after he became trapped in the laundry room of her downtown apartment building has sued the property owner and management firm. Debra Davies seeks compensatory damages for the estate of Jason Pulliam, who was 39 at the time of his death. Davies also asked the court to award her damages for the "infliction of emotional distress"

THE CONVERSATION - A father is worried about his toddler, who has been running a fever for two days and pulling at one ear. A 65-year-old woman has been getting winded on her morning walks and feeling more fatigued than usual. Both reach for their phones and type their symptoms into an AI chatbot. "Your child likely has an ear infection," the father learns. "Your symptoms could indicate a cardiac

AP NEWS - The New World screwworm fly is threatening the $113 billion U.S. cattle industry for the first time in more than half a century, as officials race to eradicate a deadly flesh-eating parasite not seen in Texas since 1966. The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced two new cases Monday, including the first outside Texas in a dog from just across the state line in Lea County, New Mexico.

NC NEWSLINE - The federal government released new guidance this week on how states should roll out the Medicaid work requirements that will affect  healthcare coverage for millions of Americans. The new interim rule, issued by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, is intended to give states more details on how they're supposed to verify the work status for about 20 million adults enrolled in Medicaid, the publicly

THE CONVERSATION - Having Black teachers and other educators of color improves students' classroom experiences, research shows. They often serve as role models, set high academic expectations and teach material that connects to students' lives outside of schools. This can lead to higher standardized test scores, better school attendance and more classroom engagement - particularly when it comes to students who share their teacher's racial or ethnic background, but also

NC Public Press - "Where calling meets college." That's the pitch of Elevation College, an offshoot of Matthews-based Elevation Church opening for students this fall. The college will offer eight four-year bachelor's degree programs in majors like pastoral care and counseling, production, biblical studies and digital media and design, as well as two-year associate degrees in general education and ministerial leadership. Elevation is the largest church in North Carolina by