Author: Jordan Meadows

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Raleigh's streets came alive Sunday afternoon as La Fiesta del Pueblo, the Triangle's largest celebration of Latin American culture, returned for its 31st year.  Held annually as part of Hispanic Heritage Month, the cultural event transformed six blocks of Fayetteville Street into a vibrant hub of music, food, art, and community connection. Organized by El Pueblo, a Raleigh-based nonprofit dedicated to leadership development in Wake

By: Jordan Meadows Staff Writer In 1909, a group of African American women came together in North Carolina with a shared goal: to uplift Black communities through organized service and leadership. Their effort led to the founding of the North Carolina Federation of Colored Women's Clubs (NCFCWC)-an organization that, for over a century, has remained devoted to improving the lives of women, youth, and families across the state. The NCFCWC

By: Jordan Meadows Staff Writer In July 2025, President Donald Trump signed the "Opportunity for a Big, Beautiful Bill" (OBBB) into law - a sweeping legislative package that included the widely discussed "No Tax on Tips Act." The provision, passed unanimously in the Senate (100-0), marks a rare moment of bipartisan agreement and delivers a long-promised tax break to America's tipped workers. For many of the nearly 4 million U.S.

By: Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Timothy B. Prince, a youth violence prevention specialist and community leader, passed away on September 4, 2025, at the age of 51. Prince was born and raised in Raleigh, graduated from Broughton High School in 1992, and later pursued Criminal Justice at Wake Technical Community College. For over 17 years, he worked in customer service and retail, where he developed leadership and communication skills.  In

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Moses Grandy was a Black abolitionist, seaman, and author born into slavery around 1786 in Camden County, North Carolina. As Grandy recounted in his autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Moses Grandy; Late a Slave in the United States of America, he did not know his exact birth date-a reality for many enslaved people, whose births were rarely recorded. His first enslaver, Billy Grandy, was

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer  At just 20 years old, former Enloe High School star Larry Pickett Jr., now U.S. Military Academy cadet and Army football player, is being celebrated for an act of real-life heroism that reflects the core values of West Point Military Academy. On the heels of Army's narrow 30-27 double-overtime loss to Tarleton State on Friday night, Pickett-still just a college sophomore-found himself in a life-or-death

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer The North Carolina Department of Public Instruction released new data last week on student graduation rates, test scores, and grade-level proficiency across the state. Gains remain uneven across regions and demographics, and officials are calling for more targeted support and reform. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Maurice "Mo" Green presented the 2024-2025 school year data to the State Board of Education last week, highlighting that

[caption id="attachment_13611" align="alignnone" width="1781"] Screenshot[/caption] By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Last Wednesday and Thursday, the Raleigh Convention Center became a hub of innovation, strategy, and reflection as the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) hosted its sixth annual North Carolina Transportation Summit. The two-day event brought together over 1,000 attendees and 70 vendors, aiming to tackle some of the state's most pressing transportation challenges-from disaster recovery to cutting-edge technology, workforce

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Southeast Raleigh community leader Rev. Isaiah Green has filed a class action lawsuit against Raleigh Mayor Janet Cowell, alleging violations of the 14th and 15th Amendments of the U.S. Constitution-specifically concerning equal protection and voting rights. Green filed the suit around September 23, 2025, and there are 90 days to serve the summons. On Tuesday, Green told The Carolinian that Mayor Cowell had requested a

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Anna Julia Cooper, born into slavery in Raleigh, North Carolina, in 1858, emerged as one of the most influential Black scholars and activists in American history.  [caption id="attachment_13530" align="alignleft" width="308"] Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History. Smithsonian Institution[/caption] The daughter of Hannah Stanley Haywood and likely the enslaver Fabius J. Haywood, Cooper's early life was marked by the inhumanity of slavery.