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Anatomy Fashion Show is a trademarked program of Phi Delta Epsilon Medical Fraternity, Inc. benefiting Children's Miracle Network Hospitals.  Since 2012, PhiDE students have been walking the runway in campus ballrooms to showcase different artists' renditions of the human body.  Models wear spandex and are painted head-to-toe with paint. Students from community organizations join as models, painters, performers and audience members. Those in the audience are joined by families, advisors

By: Dominique Heath, Guest Columnist For nearly a century, the Carolina Theatre has been a central part of Durham's cultural landscape. However, beyond its role as an entertainment hub, the theater also played a pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement. During the 1960s, as a city-owned institution, it became a battleground for the fight against segregation, with local activists challenging discriminatory policies and paving the way for integration. A

The Guardian - The Trump administration has publicly and privately signaled that it does not believe Russia represents a cyber threat against US national security or critical infrastructure, marking a radical departure from longstanding intelligence assessments. The shift in policy could make the US vulnerable to hacking attacks by Russia, experts warned, and appeared to reflect the warming of relations between Donald Trump and Russia's president, Vladimir Putin. Two recent incidents indicate the US is no

By: Henry Louis Gates, Jr. | The Root We've all heard the story of the "40 acres and a mule" promise to former slaves. It's a staple of black history lessons, and it's the name of Spike Lee's film company. The promise was the first systematic attempt to provide a form of reparations to newly freed slaves, and it was astonishingly radical for its time, proto-socialist in its implications. In

This article is adapted from Race and Place: The Upbuilding of Hayti and Black Wall Street. By Andre D. Vann | NCCU  "Go to Durham....You need the inspiration. Go to Durham and see Negro business with an aggregate capital of millions. Go to Durham and see twenty-two Negro men making modern history. Among your New Year's resolves, resolve to go to Durham!" - Excerpted from a 1928 article written by

BY  TIFFANY STANLEY WASHINGTON (AP) - The number of Americans who identify as Christian has declined steadily for years, but that drop shows signs of slowing, according to a new survey Wednesday from the Pew Research Center. The Religious Landscape Study finds 62% of U.S. adults call themselves Christians. While a significant dip from 2007, when 78% of Americans identified as Christian, Pew found the Christian share of the population has

By Karl Cameron | Contributing Writer WILMINGTON-Gregory Congregational Church UCC and Burnett-Eaton Museum Foundation held and African American History Month Celebration on Feb. 15th on Gregory's Grounds in Wilmington, NC. The program opened with a rhythmic Gospel Rendition by Ms. Jacqueline Brown, which was followed by Gregory Congregational UCC's Interim Pastor Rev. Walter Samuels prayer. Then everyone sang the Black National Anthem, "Left Every Voice and Sing." Ms. Islah Speller,

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1024"] A medical technologist in a molecular diagnostic lab extracts DNA from milk samples for testing at the Animal Health Diagnostic Center at Cornell University on Dec. 10, 2024, in Ithaca, N.Y. State officials worry that federal actions will harm efforts to stem the spread of bird flu. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)[/caption] BY: NADA HASSANEIN | Stateline As bird flu cases inundate more poultry and dairy farms, state

NEW YORK (AP) - Award-winning singer-musician Rhiannon Giddens has become the latest artist to call off an appearance at the Kennedy Center, which has been in upheaval since President Donald Trump forced out the center's leadership and was elected chair of the board of trustees. Trump's takeover of the center is part of his broad campaign against "woke" culture. "I have decided to cancel my show at The Kennedy Center on May 11, 2025