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By Aaron Sánchez-Guerra WUNC Brenda Bradshaw thought she'd die before anything would ever be done about Fayette Place. The vacant, city-owned lot on Merrick St. brushing up against the Durham Freeway in the heart of her native Hayti has been an eyesore for thirty years, she said. For all that time, it's been a sad reminder of what was built and demolished there twice in history - single-family homes and

By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer NC General Assembly - Durham Senator Natalie Murdock held a hearing regarding Medicaid on November 17th. The political standoff over fully funding North Carolina's Medicaid system is pushing healthcare providers to a devastating breaking point, threatening to dismantle critical services for the state's most vulnerable citizens. This stark reality was presented during a recent emergency hearing hosted by Senator Natalie Murdock, where clinic owners and

[caption id="attachment_7747" align="alignnone" width="2560"] NC Central University[/caption] The Conversation - Black student unions have been a vital part of many Black college students' lives for more than 60 years. But since 2024, Black student unions have lost their institutional support, campus space and funding with the rise of anti-diversity, equity and inclusion laws in Utah and Alabama. Black student unions now face a new wave of pressure, as more than

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

CAIRO (AP) - A few weeks before the fall of her hometown to Sudan's paramilitary group, Nadra Mohamed Ahmed, seven months pregnant at the time, trekked for nearly 40 kilometers (25 miles) across unsafe roads, along with her two children, until she found safe transportation to a shelter across the country. "By the time I arrived here, I had lost a lot of blood," said Ahmed from her tent at

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

[caption id="attachment_14624" align="alignnone" width="1280"] U.S. immigration agents arrested more than 130 people in a weekend sweep through North Carolina's largest city. Gregory Bovino of US Border Patrol was seen Monday in Charlotte. He declined comment to a reporter at a scene where at least one person had been detained. (AP video/Erik Verduzco)[/caption] (AP NEWS) U.S. immigration agents have arrested more than 130 people across Charlotte, North Carolinaduring the first days

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Dr. Shamira A. Brown and Dr. Lewis Ross Brown are longtime scientists and environmental advocates whose work has had a profound impact on communities across Louisiana, Virginia, North Carolina, and beyond. The Browns founded the National Environmental Action Network (NEAN) to address pressing environmental health issues, assist individuals affected by chemical pollution, and hold institutions accountable for environmental safety. The focus of NEAN's work is

By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer Raleigh, NC - Students at Meredith College in Raleigh. North Carolina have walked out of classes and solidarity with staff. After a major layoff, there's been a consolidation and students feel staff are overworked. There are also issues with sanitary living conditions in the dorms. One sign painted by a protester read "maintenance is not optional." The Instagram page "Justice for Meredith" has brought to