Author: Jordan Meadows

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer  In a pivotal move toward addressing long-standing transportation challenges, the Raleigh City Council has endorsed a proposal that could reshape one of the city's busiest corridors. In a 7-1 vote during the May 6 council meeting, members supported a plan to implement tolls on Capital Boulevard (U.S. 1) - a key arterial road connecting I-540 in North Raleigh to Wake Forest - as part of

By Jordan Meadows  Staff Writer  In June 2023, the Raleigh City Council voted unanimously to approve a resolution acknowledging the enduring consequences of slavery and Jim Crow laws on Black families. The resolution affirms that African American residents have been unjustly "enslaved, lynched, segregated, and incarcerated." Among the injustices explicitly named in the document: housing discrimination by banks, governments, and the real estate market. But just a year later, new

Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Southeast Raleigh's Old Towne subdivision is at the center of mounting tensions between residents, city officials, and developers, as frustration over a contentious street construction project continues to grow. What began three years ago with property flagging and dynamite blasts for a new road-Primrose Bank-has evolved into a flashpoint for complaints of property damage, community neglect, and possible civil rights violations. The construction, which aims to

By  Jordan Meadows Staff Writer More than 180 days after North Carolina voters cast their ballots, Democrat Allison Riggs was officially certified as an Associate Justice of the North Carolina Supreme Court on Tuesday morning in a ceremony inside the state House chambers at the Capitol in Raleigh. Riggs, who was originally appointed to the Supreme Court in 2023 by Democratic Governor Roy Cooper to replace Justice Mike Morgan, won

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer  Long before the Civil Rights Movement reshaped the American legal and cultural landscape, four pioneering African American athletes shattered the NFL's color barrier in 1946. This moment occurred a full year before Jackie Robinson broke into Major League Baseball, yet their names remain far less recognized in the national memory. The National Football League had briefly seen African American players in its early years, most

By: Jordan Meadows Staff Writer  In October 2023, a five-member team of higher education professionals arrived at St. Augustine University (SAU) on behalf of its accreditor-the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACS)-to evaluate the university's finances and leadership. Their findings: the university faced "dire and fundamental financial challenges," and its board of trustees lacked even the most basic systems for risk evaluation and fiscal oversight. The

[caption id="attachment_11647" align="alignnone" width="1170"] North Carolina A&T State University | NC A&T[/caption] By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Former President Donald Trump signed an executive order establishing the White House Initiative to Promote Excellence and Innovation at HBCUs. While not the first executive action of its kind-every president since Jimmy Carter has issued HBCU-related orders-Trump's new directive arrives as Harvard University sued the Trump administration after it froze $2.3bn in federal

By Jordan Meadows  Staff Writer North Carolina's 2024 Supreme Court race has morphed into a sprawling legal and constitutional battle that now spans state and federal courts. On Tuesday, a three-judge panel from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a 2-1 ruling blocking North Carolina from launching its planned ballot-curing process. This halt immediately affected roughly 1,400 military, overseas, and "Never Resident" voters whose ballots remain in legal

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Joseph Philippe Lemercier Laroche, a 25-year-old Haitian engineer, was the only known Black passenger, along with his children, aboard the ill-fated Titanic. His story, buried for decades beneath the weight of history, has recently re-emerged. Born on May 26, 1886, in Cap-Haïtien, Haiti, Joseph Laroche was a gifted student. At just 15 years old, he was sent to Beauvais, France, to pursue a formal education

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer The 19th Annual NC Black Summit was held last Thursday and Friday at the Raleigh Marriott Crabtree, bringing together Black elected officials, public policy advocates, community stakeholders, strategic partners, and constituents from across the state. Under the theme Charting OUR Course Through a Crisis, the sold-out event served as a vital gathering point for Black leadership to navigate the post-election climate, address pressing community concerns,