Author: The Carolinian

For many Americans, Donald Trump's head-spinning array of executive orders in the early days of his second term look like an unprecedented effort to roll back democracy and the rights and liberties of American citizens. But it isn't unprecedented. As we have written, American history is not a steady march toward greater equality, democracy and individual rights. America's commitment to these liberal values has competed with an alternative set of illiberal values that hold

Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr, a decorated World War II pilot who broke racial barriers as a Tuskegee Airmen and earned honors for his combat heroism, has died. He was 100. Stewart was one of the last surviving combat pilots of the famed 332nd Fighter Group also known as the Tuskegee Airmen. The group were the nation's first Black military pilots. The Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum confirmed his

Edmond Dédé's "Morgiane" is the world premiere of a long-lost masterpiece WASHINGTON, DC- Opera Lafayette, in partnership with OperaCréole, presents RE|STORE: Edmond Dédé's Morgiane, a concert opera production of the never-performed, long-lost masterpiece believed to be the earliest extant opera by a Black American. This world premiere tour will take place in four cities across the United States including New Orleans, Washington, DC, New York City, and then College Park,

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="2400"] Shopping carts sit at the ready in the brand new Target store in the Cross County Center in Yonkers, which is set to officially open on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023.[/caption] By: Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY Consumers are rallying to speak through their wallets - or lack of spending - as a way to protest the retreat by some companies from DEI initiatives and President Trump's actions

Around the globe, the U.S. Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report estimates 27 million people are exploited for labor, services, and commercial sex. Through force, fraud, and coercion, traffickers prey on the vulnerable. North Carolina ranks among the top 10 states in the U.S. for human trafficking. To address this issue, The Salvation Army of Wake County launched its Project FIGHT (Freeing Individuals Gripped by Human Trafficking) case management

NEW YORK (AP) - A new coalition of nonprofits came together overnight to challenge a seemingly sweeping order from the Trump administration last week pausing trillions of dollars in federal funding. They succeeded in blocking that order, at least for now. It's the start of what nonprofits expect will be a deluge of court actions, as civil litigation promises to be a powerful tool civil society groups plan to use

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1536"] Photo: Getty Images[/caption] NC Newsline - North Carolina lawmakers are weighing an uptick in unemployment payments, proposing a bill that would raise the cap from $350 to $450 weekly. House Bill 48, which was heard and approved by the House Finance committee on Tuesday, comes months after an executive order boosted unemployment payments to a $600 weekly cap following Hurricane Helene. That increase is set to expire on

By: Wendy R. Weiser & Andrew Garber Brennen Center for Justice This is adapted from a piece that first appeared on Election Law Blog. Last month, congressional Republicans pledged to fast-track the SAVE Act, a bill that would require all Americans to provide a birth certificate, passport, or one of a few other citizenship documents every time they register or re-register to vote. If enacted, it would devastate voter registration while

EAST GREENSBORO, N.C. (Jan. 31, 2025) - After North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University freshmen Ezell Blair Jr., Joseph McNeil, Franklin McCain and David Richmond seated themselves at Woolworth's whites-only lunch counter in downtown Greensboro on Feb. 1, 1960, many others joined in and supported their peaceful protest that reinvigorated the Civil Rights Movement. N.C. A&T paid tribute to those countless unsung heroes whose contributions were instrumental in the

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1536"] Organizers rally across from Garner's Amazon warehouse on Saturday February 8, 2025 - two days prior to the start of a union election that could make it the first to unionize in the South. (Photo: Brandon Kingdollar/NC Newsline)[/caption] NC Newsline - Voting opened at 4 a.m. Monday morning in an election that will determine whether workers in Garner form the first Amazon warehouse union in the