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Ms Jheri Worldwide Staff Writer In a compelling interview, Dr. Bell, a distinguished academic and social worker, shared profound insights on parenting, community, and navigating the intricate tapestry of modern society. His perspectives, deeply rooted in experience and a commitment to social justice, offer a guiding light for families and communities striving for positive change. Dr. Bell, whose extensive teaching career spans institutions like several local school systems, Capella University,

By: Robbie Sequeira Stateline State lawmakers across the country filed more bills to restrict or protect libraries and readers in the first half of this year than last year, a new report found. The split fell largely along geographic lines, according to the report from EveryLibrary, a group that advocates against book bans and censorship. Between January and July 2025, lawmakers introduced 133 bills that the organization deemed harmful to

By: Ms Jheri Worldwide  Staff Writer Recently PBS North Carolina's CEO, David Crabtree, went on record regarding federal funding cuts and what's at stake following federal funding cuts to public media. Crabtree discussed the impact on our community  and how we move forward together. While the interview can be searched on YouTube, several important points were:  1. Significant Funding Loss: PBS North Carolina is scheduled to lose over $9 million

By: Amanda Hernández Stateline Amid recent political rhetoric about rising crime and violence in American cities, a new analysis shows that violent crime has continued to decline this year. Homicides and several other serious offenses, including gun assaults and carjackings, dropped during the first half of 2025 across 42 U.S. cities, continuing a downward trend that began in 2022, according to a new crime trends report released Thursday by the

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Francine Everett, born Franciene Williamson on April 13, 1915, in Louisburg, North Carolina, was an actress, singer, dancer, and model whose career in Black cinema during the 1930s and 1940s left a lasting mark on American film history. Raised in the segregated South by her father, a tailor named Noah Williamson, Everett's early life in North Carolina exposed her to the deep-rooted racial inequalities that

By: Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Early Friday morning, a modest but resolute group of Southeast Raleigh and broader Triangle residents gathered outside a home on Barwell Road to protest a new road construction project they say is unfolding without transparency, community consent, or regard for civil and property rights. The protest was led by Reverend Isiah Green, a prominent voice in the neighborhood who has been championing community concerns around

By: Ms Jheri Worldwide Staff Writer Raleigh City Council member Jonathan Lambert-Melton is embarking on a new chapter in public service, announcing his candidacy for the Wake County Board of Commissioners. With three terms on Raleigh City Council under his belt, Lambert-Melton is ready to bring his comprehensive approach to pressing issues like affordable housing, transit, and public safety to a county-wide level, all while emphasizing greater collaboration between city

NEW YORK (July 25, 2025) - Youth delegates from 38 nations joined distinguished veteran human rights advocates at the United Nations Headquarters to deliver a powerful indictment of global injustices - from state-sanctioned discrimination and human trafficking to nuclear threats and systemic violence - at the 19th International Human Rights Summit.  The three-day event, held under the theme, "Education for Peace," was hosted by United for Human Rights and Youth

[caption id="attachment_12964" align="alignnone" width="912"] Photo from Raleighnc.gov[/caption] By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer North Carolina has experienced one of its most extreme years of weather in recent history, beginning with an unseasonably dry winter and spring that sparked a wave of wildfires, and now culminating in record-breaking rainfall, deadly flash floods, and a devastating tropical storm season. Through late 2024 and early 2025, North Carolina was entrenched in drought. Between October

[caption id="attachment_12950" align="alignnone" width="1536"] Photo of Shantel Arnold (Kathleen Flynn/Special to ProPublica)[/caption] By Richard A. Webster Verite News Louisiana passed a new police accountability law following allegations of civil rights violations against a sheriff's deputy caught on video dragging a Black woman by her hair and slamming her head into the ground. The woman, Shantel Arnold, sued the deputy and the sheriff, accusing the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office of conspiring