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[caption id="attachment_19216" align="alignnone" width="1536"] Arian Simone, left, and Ayana Parsons of the foundation The Fearless Fund saw their grant program for Black women entrepreneurs affected after the Supreme Court ruled against affirmative action.[/caption] Ben Rosa University of Michigan President Donald Trump made headlines early in his second term when he ordered that affirmative action programs be dismantled. Less noticed was the fact that quite a few states had already eliminated

JOHANNESBURG (AP) - When most people think of prison, they picture steel bars, locked gates and lost freedom. But at a correctional facility in Johannesburg, South Africa's largest city, visitors are greeted by something unexpected: an art gallery. The exhibition of inmates' artwork is part of the country's effort to reduce repeat offending through rehabilitation programs behind bars. The Department of Correctional Services has opened nine prison arts-and-crafts galleries since

By Judaea Ingram Special To The Carolinian RALEIGH, N.C. - From neighborhood markets to award-winning restaurants, Black-owned businesses have long been a cornerstone of North Carolina's economy and culture. As August marks Black Business Month, communities across the state are recognizing the entrepreneurs whose businesses continue to create jobs, preserve culture and invest in local neighborhoods. Black Business Month, established in 2004 by historian John William Templeton and engineer Frederick

KFF HEALTH NEWS - MISSOULA, Mont. - Tywon Pugh has seizures that make it hard to find and keep a job. "They called me a 'liability to the job site,'" Pugh said, recalling the words of his manager when a seizure cost him his last job at a fast-food restaurant in this western Montana city. When the 46-year-old lost work in the past, his wife of 10 years covered their

By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer For decades, North Carolina's political story was written in shades of deep red and classic blue. A traditional battleground defined by the push and pull between registered Democrats and Republicans. Today, the state's political map is being quietly reconfigured by a different group altogether: the unaffiliated voter. This voter is an unpredictable, often hard-to-read wild card. Representing nearly 40% of the state's total electorate, unaffiliated

[caption id="attachment_19151" align="alignnone" width="1536"] The first protester rises at the House Rules Committee on Wednesday, June 24, 2026, moments before members of the public are ejected from the auditorium. (Photo: Brandon Kingdollar/NC Newsline)[/caption] By: Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Gov. Josh Stein chastised state Republicans at the state Democratic Party's Unity Dinner in Raleigh on Saturday, escalating a months-long feud with GOP lawmakers and Republican State Auditor Dave Boliek over control

RALEIGH - The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is requesting proposals for research projects through the North Carolina Agriculture Innovations & Research (NCAIR) grant program. Around $1 million in grant funding is available to support innovative research that strengthens agriculture and the agricultural economy across North Carolina. Individual research projects are limited to $100,000 each and should address challenges or opportunities facing North Carolina agriculture while demonstrating the

By: Jordan Meadows Staff Writer The Trump administration has halted plans to place abolitionist Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill, ending a decade-long effort that began under President Barack Obama's administration and was revived under President Joe Biden. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said last Monday that the department is "not at present" moving forward with the redesign, prompting criticism from Democratic lawmakers who argue the decision abandons years of bipartisan

THE CONVERSATION - As the U.S. celebrates its 250th anniversary, its citizens commemorate a democracy more diverse, free and inclusive than it's ever been. The path to this milestone was imperfect and paved in blood and suffering. Still, few of the revelers will likely pay heed to the anniversary of another historic event: the 150th anniversary of the July 1876 Hamburg massacre. The massacre, which took place in Hamburg, South

NC NEWSLINE - As Democratic lawmakers rose to attack the recent state budget plan put forth by the Republican leadership of the North Carolina General Assembly, they repeatedly brought up a somewhat obscure legal acronym vital to legal aid across the state: IOLTA. "We put more money into our indigent defense system, and that's great. It needs it. But it's come at the expense of IOLTA funding going to legal