Author: The Carolinian

By  Sara Weissman Inside Higher Ed Tuskegee University recently ignited an online firestorm after the historically Black university in Alabama announced new dress code guidelines for students, banning bonnets, du-rags and slippers in classrooms and the cafeteria. Tuskegee leaders, and other advocates of the policy, say the new dress code prepares students for the professional world post-college. Critics argue the standards are overly restrictive and target clothing associated with Black

THE GUARDIAN - Target, the US retail corporation, said it pulled a controversial Halloween costume off its shelves after criticism across social media that it resembled a racist caricature. The ad image for the costume, sold as the "Kids' Glows Under Blacklight Circus Clown Halloween Costume," depicted a Black child in a bright orange and black top with solid black gloves and a mask with a wide, toothy smile. Both

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - U.S. Rep. Byron Donalds won the Republican nomination for Florida governor and former Rep. David Jolly picked up the Democratic nod in Tuesday's primaries, setting the stage for a fall campaign to replace outgoing Gov. Ron DeSantis and decide the state's future political direction. November's election will test President Donald Trump's grip on his adopted state and Democrats' ability to resurrect Florida as a national political

(AP)-An arbitrator has ordered The Washington Post to reinstate a Black opinion writer fired over social media posts about violent white men following last year's killing of Charlie Kirk. The ruling last Thursday said the newspaper did not have sufficient cause to terminate Karen Attiah, who at the time was the last Black full-time member of the Post's opinion desk. The arbitrator, Sarah Miller Espinosa, also ordered the Post to

Early Motown songwriter Janie Bradford Hobbs, who helped pen hits including "Money (That's What I Want)" and "Too Busy Thinking About My Baby," has died following an extended illness at a Los Angeles hospital, her family said Saturday. She was 87. Bradford Hobbs was born in Charleston, Missouri, and later moved to Detroit. She was introduced in the late 1950s to Motown founder Berry Gordy by neighbor and singer Jackie

THE GUARDIAN - The Trump administration has been accused of delivering a "slap in the face" to US military veterans after reports that a navy aircraft carrier set to honor a Black war hero may, instead, be named after Donald Trump. The US navy had previously announced that the carrier under construction would be called the USS Doris Miller, in tribute to a sailor celebrated for his heroism during the attack on

There are moments in history when an individual becomes the name attached to a movement. For Black farmers in America, one of those names is Timothy Pigford. Long before his name became synonymous with one of the largest civil rights cases involving the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Pigford was simply a North Carolina farmer trying to do what generations of Black farmers had done before him: work the land, make

NC HEALTH NEWS - The notation of a city incinerator on a 1937 map of Durham that hung in Daniel Richter's lab was originally just a hint. Richter, a soils and forest ecology professor at Duke University, noticed that the waste-burning site had been at an intersection near what is now a city park, sparking concerns of potential contamination. In 2021, Richter started working with Enikoe Bihari, a master's student

DURHAM, N.C. - Educators, researchers, game developers and industry professionals gathered at Duke University Aug. 5-7 for the 19th annual Serious Play Conference, exploring how games and interactive technology can be used in education, healthcare, research and social change. Held at Duke's Pratt School of Engineering, the three-day conference featured more than 120 speakers and 80 sessions, along with workshops, demonstrations, panels, networking opportunities and playable digital, tabletop and virtual

CHARLOTTE, NC, August 14, 2026 - The C.W. Williams Community Health Center, Inc. (CWWCHC) hosted its 12th Annual Back to School Community Health Fair on Saturday, August 8th to mark the end of National Health Center Week (NHCW) 2026, with the theme "Building Innovative Care Where It Matters Most." Held at the health center's main campus on Wilkinson Boulevard, the event was part of a national campaign to recognize the