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Lewis Hamilton By Matt Maltby, MIRROR From the moment he breezed off the line from pole at Barcelona's Circuit de Catalunya, there was no stopping the Briton from romping to his 88th triumph. The Mercedes star led every lap and took the chequered flag a mighty 24.1 seconds ahead of Max Verstappen, with Valtteri Bottas in third. He even lapped the entire field up to third and this lights-to-flag precession

By Dr. Kimberly Muktarian Staff Writer People of color have been on the wrong end of the tobacco trade since Sir Walter Raleigh introduced the drug to England in the 1500s. When Raleigh introduced this new leisure to England it created a cash crop that would later bail England out of debt, and make the first demands for labor to harvest tobacco in America.  Though Raleigh never ventured to North

By Phyllis Boykin and Fredette West Director, African-American Health Alliance It is plain to see that there is a new movement afloat that has awakened the consciousness of not only American citizens, but also citizens around the world. The televised murder of George Floyd brought about unforeseen protests that have continued relentlessly for the past eight weeks, with no end in sight. Protesters of all ages, from different ethnic backgrounds, genders,

By Reginald L. Woods, IIStaff writer So you have been pulled over by the police for what they state to be a “routine traffic stop”… now what? Overview The current state of our nation has caused many black and brown people to find themselves unnerved by the current policies, procedures, and practices being utilized by law enforcement officers across our nation, and rightfully so.  For many, this unnerving feeling continues

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump used Twitter on Friday to call for the arrest of protesters involved in this week’s attempt to pull down the statue of Andrew Jackson from a park directly in front of the White House. He also tweeted that he had signed an executive order to protect monuments, memorials and statues. Trump retweeted an FBI wanted poster showing pictures of 15 protesters who are wanted

By Paris Dennard, RNC Senior Communications Advisor On Wednesday June 24, 2020, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced the agency’s headquarters building in Washington, D.C., will be named after Mary W. Jackson, the first Black American female engineer at NASA.  Jackson started her NASA career in the segregated West Area Computing Unit of the agency’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. Jackson, a mathematician and aerospace engineer, went on to lead programs

It is said that if you do what you love, then you will never work a day in your life. If you are a farmer that statement needs to be amended because farming is work. But if you love it, you will never want to do any other thing in your life. There is no doubt that Julius Tillery loves farming. He has to. How else can someone be a

NEW YORK (AP) — Alexis Johnson figures she wasn't the loser when the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said she couldn't cover protests triggered by George Floyd's death. Her readers were — denied the perspective of a black woman with family roots in law enforcement working in her hometown. Nobody anticipated it would lead to a staff revolt and become a national story, part of an extraordinary week where the news media's sluggishness

By Dr. Joy Martinez, Staff Writer Hundreds of protestors gathered outside the General Assembly Tuesday morning. Governor Roy Cooper and his legal team assured the residents of North Carolina that they would be allowed to protest his Executive Order to stay-at-home as long they adhered to social distancing guidelines.  This week’s protest began minutes after North Carolina announced the largest single-day increase of deaths due to COVID-19 to date.  In

By Nicholas Curry Special To The Carolinian On Thursday, November 22, 2017, I got down on one knee as my girlfriend entered our one-bedroom apartment after a long day at work. Once she opened the door and entered the apartment, she immediately was met by me staring nervously into her eyes as I uttered the words “Will you marry me?” She was at a loss for words and happily accepted