Author: The Carolinian

(AP) The history of the justice department's civil rights division is the product of lynchings, aged patients dying of neglect, and police officers murdering people in the street. It is the legacy of Matthew Shepard and Breonna Taylor and Emmett Till. When local authorities would not investigate civil rights violations - or were violating rights themselves - communities have had to rely on federal investigators to fill the gap in

[caption id="attachment_10142" align="aligncenter" width="576"] Winta Zesu has made a business out of rage-baiting[/caption] BBC-"I get a lot of hate". The words of content creator Winta Zesu, who last year made $150,000 from posting on social media. What separates Winta from other influencers? The people commenting on her posts and driving traffic to her videos are often doing so out of anger. "Every single video of mine that has gained millions

NNPA NEWSWIRE - President Joe Biden's commitment to diversifying the federal judiciary has culminated in a historic achievement: appointing 40 Black women to lifetime judgeships, the most of any president in U.S. history. Biden has appointed 62 Black judges, cementing his presidency as one focused on promoting equity and representation on the federal bench. His record surpasses previous efforts by his predecessors. President Jimmy Carter appointed 37 Black judges, including

NC Health News - Marian Spicer, 72, was treated for a kidney stone at Duke Health in late October. During the procedure, the doctor accidentally tore her bladder, and she didn't get out of the hospital until early November.  The pain of the experience was compounded by stress over the possibility of losing her insurance coverage. Spicer was on a Medicare Advantage plan from UnitedHealthcare, a Medicare-approved insurance plan from

The Guardian - Ketanji Brown Jackson is set to fulfill a long-held dream this Saturday, stepping on to Broadway in a one-night performance of the musical & Juliet. The 54-year-old liberal supreme court justice will take on an ensemble role in the show, realising a goal she first articulated in her Harvard University application essay. Jackson will appear in the 8pm ET performance and participate in a post-show talkback with

NC Newsline - The town of Carrboro filed a lawsuit against Duke Energy on Wednesday, accusing the energy and utility giant of harmfully contributing to climate change and deceiving customers. Mayor Barbara Foushee and city council members from the town of 21,000 located immediately west of Chapel Hill and the University of North Carolina's flagship campus pointed fingers at Duke Energy for knowing about the dangers associated with climate change

(AP NEWS) A federal appeals court on Friday left in place a mid-January deadline in a federal law requiring TikTok to be sold or face a ban in the United States, rejecting a request made by the company to halt enforcement until the Supreme Court reviews its challenge of the statute. Attorneys for TikTok and its China-based parent company, ByteDance, are expected to appeal to the Supreme Court. It's unclear if

Rameen Naviwala Strike Magazine Boca Analysis - As people often like to say, children are our future. It's important to nurture them, to teach them, and to guide them. But most importantly, they need to actually be taught how to read.  Some devastating new statistics show that thirty-three percent of fourth-grade students performed at or above the NAEP Proficient (which is a performance standard that describes what students should know

RALEIGH, N.C.- Governor Roy Cooper announced that Amgen Inc., the pioneering biotechnology company, will expand its biologics manufacturing operation in Holly Springs, creating 370 additional jobs. The company intends to invest $1 billion in Wake County. "North Carolina's reputation as one of the world's leading centers for biotechnology soars even higher with today's decision by Amgen," said Governor Cooper. "North Carolina offers everything an innovative biotech company needs to succeed,

[caption id="attachment_10051" align="alignnone" width="1360"] President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One in Morristown, N.J., Aug. 15, 2019. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)[/caption] NEW YORK (AP) - For the press heading into a second Trump administration, there's a balancing act between being prepared and being fearful. The return to power of Donald Trump, who has called journalists enemies and talked about retribution against those he feels have wronged him,