Author: Jordan Meadows

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer The Enloe Charity Ball is one of the Triangle's most impactful student-run philanthropic traditions. Founded in 2004 by Rachel Escobar and paused only once, during the COVID year of 2020, the organization has become a defining feature of Enloe High School's culture. Each year, the event is planned, executed, and led entirely by students in Enloe's Student Council, who select a local nonprofit beneficiary, run

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer The Central Children's Home of North Carolina-originally founded as the Grant Colored Asylum-stands as one of the most significant African American child-care institutions in the state. Its origins trace back to the Reconstruction era, when the emancipation of enslaved people and the decline of the apprenticeship system created a sudden rise in homeless and neglected Black children who lacked safe and reliable care. In 1873,

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) has released the 2025-2030 North Carolina Cancer Plan, outlining an ambitious roadmap to reduce cancer incidence, improve early detection, expand treatment access and support survivors statewide. With cancer remaining the second leading cause of death in the state, the new five-year plan confronts both the biological and social factors that shape cancer outcomes, with a

By: Jordan Meadows Staff Writer The Knights of Labor (KOL)-founded in 1869 and once the nation's largest labor organization-left an imprint on North Carolina far deeper than their brief period of prominence suggests. At their peak in the 1880s, the Knights expanded from a handful of assemblies in the Raleigh-Durham area to a statewide force stretching from Asheville to the port city of Wilmington. The first North Carolina assemblies of

By: Jordan Meadows Staff Writer The Landis family of Creedmoor, North Carolina, long celebrated in the two-part documentary series A Singing Stream, represents one of the most remarkable family histories in the state-an intergenerational story shaped by land, labor, and a musical tradition passed down like an heirloom. The family story begins with matriarch Bertha Mangum Landis, born in 1898-the same year as the Wilmington Race Riot. Her lifetime would

By: Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Federal immigration authorities expanded their presence into Raleigh on Tuesday, intensifying an enforcement surge that began in Charlotte over the weekend and has already produced more than 130 arrests.  Raleigh Mayor Janet Cowell confirmed Monday that agents with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) "are already in Raleigh" and will be active throughout the week.  City leaders were given little

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer More than a decade after filing a civil lawsuit over an alleged timber fraud, a group of brothers from Martin County, North Carolina, say they are still struggling to access basic court documents and have faced repeated procedural and financial setbacks they believe reflect deeper inequities in the state's civil justice system. The case, first filed in 2009 in Martin County Superior Court, centers on

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer During the 1920s through the 1940s, Durham, North Carolina-known proudly as the Bull City-was one of the most vibrant centers of African American blues music in the South. In the tobacco town, African American musicians crafted a distinctive regional sound that would come to be known as the Piedmont blues, a syncopated, ragtime-inflected style that reflected both the struggles and the spirit of Black life

  By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey, joined by Gary Salamido, president of the North Carolina Chamber, and Fran Gary, senior vice president of Blue Cross NC, announced the launch of Carolina HealthWorks-a new health insurance initiative designed to help small businesses across the state provide more affordable and predictable health coverage for their employees. The announcement took place Tuesday afternoon at the N.C. Department

[caption id="attachment_14287" align="alignnone" width="2560"] Photo of official leaders of the negro baptists of NC[/caption] By: Jordan Meadows Staff Writer The General Baptist State Convention of North Carolina is a living legacy of faith within the African American Baptist community. Its roots trace back to the early 1600s when African ancestors were brought to America. Though their worship was not structured in the way many churches are today, their faith was