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Pittsburgh - A historic new slate of officers will take over leadership of the United Steelworkers (USW) in March following the union's regular four-year nomination and election process that took place this fall. Roxanne Brown, currently serving as USW international vice president at large, will be sworn in March 1, 2026, as the union's next international president. Brown replaces David McCall, who did not seek reelection, having served as USW

Carl Carlton, the Detroit-born singer whose voice helped shape generations of soul, funk, and R&B, has died at the age of 72. His death was confirmed by family members on December 14, 2025. Carlton had experienced ongoing health issues in recent years following a stroke in 2019. Carlton, born Carlton Hudgens on May 21, 1953, showed musical talent early. Raised in Detroit, he began singing as a child and entered

The Conversation - Rising energy costs consume a bigger and bigger chunk of family budgets in the United States. Our research has found that for many African American families, those costs take an extra big bite out of their incomes. This bite, the percentage of a household's income used to pay energy bills, is called a household's "energy burden." Households with high energy burdens struggle to adapt to rising prices.

AP NEWS - Kwanzaa has become a nationally recognized celebration of African culture and community in the United States since its founding in 1966 and also is celebrated in countries with large African descendant populations. The holiday, which serves as a nationwide communal event reinforcing self-determination and unity in the face of oppression, spans seven days from the day after Christmas through New Year's Day. It is observed in large,

By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer Durham, N.C. - Mayor Leonardo Williams is not interested in code-switching, I'm glad because we are exhausted. Recently the teacher of the year-turned, restaurateur-turned-politician, was asked by a reporter about a comment Williams had made at a town hall meeting. In a moment of candid frustration regarding youth violence, the Mayor had used the acronym "YN." For the uninitiated, it stands for "Young N*****." "She

RALEIGH, NC - Along a quiet tributary to Marks Creek, 28 acres of pines, hardwoods and streambanks are now protected in perpetuity and connected to a growing network of open space thanks to new conservation easements completed by Wake County's Farmland Preservation Program, Wake County's Open Space Preservation Program and Triangle Land Conservancy. This is the first project to combine funding from the Wake County Farmland Preservation Program and the

By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer Durham, N.C. - The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced this week that it has permanently housed 51,936 homeless veterans across the country in Fiscal Year 2025, marking the largest number of veterans housed in a single year since 2019. This national milestone had a significant impact here in North Carolina. According to recent data, 1,379 North Carolina veterans were permanently housed this fiscal year.

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Holiday shoppers across Wake County had no shortage of festive options over the weekend as two major vendor markets brought together local businesses and unique gifts for the holidays. The weekend kicked off Friday in Cary with the Cary Vintage Holiday Market, which marked the final vintage market of theirs for the year. Hosted by Vicious Fishes Brewery, South Line Brewing Company, and Hummingbird Collective

[caption id="attachment_15174" align="alignnone" width="2048"] Ernest C. Withers, I Am A Man, Sanitation Workers Strike, Memphis, Tennessee, March 28, 1968[/caption] The National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., is presenting the first exhibition to explore photography's impact on a cultural and aesthetic movement that celebrated Black history, identity, and beauty. The exhibition, titled Photography and the Black Arts Movement, 1955-1985, focuses on the contributions of American and Afro-Atlantic diaspora photographers in

By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer Durham, N.C. - In a major victory for North Carolina's biotechnology sector, global pharmaceutical giant Novartis and DPR Construction broke ground this week on a massive expansion of its manufacturing capabilities in Durham and Morrisville. The event, attended by Governor Josh Stein, FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary, and Novartis CEO Vas Narasimhan, marked the beginning of a $771 million investment projected to bring 700 new,