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By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer A multitude of county district attorneys from across the state gathered Thursday in Raleigh for a joint House meeting to press lawmakers on budget priorities, structural reforms, and law enforcement challenges. Leaders from the State Bureau of Investigation and the North Carolina State Highway Patrol also testified, detailing staffing shortages, technology initiatives, and public safety concerns. District attorneys told lawmakers that approximately $180 million is

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer At North Carolina Central University, a milestone was marked Tuesday morning with the ribbon cutting of the Peggy M. Ward Financial Education Center, a space university leaders say will shape financial futures for generations of students and families across Durham and beyond. The ceremony, held inside the university's new 76,000-square-foot School of Business building, celebrated distinguished alumna Peggy M. Ward, Class of 1974, who's initial

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer At North Carolina Central University's James E. Shepard Memorial Library, a bold banner greets visitors with three simple words: "We Built This." ​Beneath it, the exhibit explains, "Many of the historic buildings we revere in North Carolina are credited to their owners. Rarely are the people responsible for the labor and craftsmanship recognized. This exhibit seeks to acknowledge the countless African Americans who built the

By Nicole Quick Carolina Forward Following a growing national trend, the NC House introduced a bill in April 2025 that would study the state's property tax reduction programs with a goal of reform. NC House Bill 432 would direct the Revenue Law Study Committee to evaluate options to decrease property taxes for low-income elderly and disabled residents and disabled veterans. The study bill passed the House with unanimous support before

By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer No more, America, in mournful strain Of wrongs, and grievance unredress'd complain, No longer shalt thou dread the iron chain, Which wanton Tyranny with lawless hand Had made, and with it meant t'enslave the land. Should you, my lord, while you peruse my song, Wonder from whence my love of Freedom sprung, Whence flow these wishes for the common good, By feeling hearts alone best

By Karl Cameron Special To The Carolinian An Analysis The J.W. Ligon Magnet Middle School Auditorium was the scene Feb. 9 th of the Second Listening Session held by the Wake County Public School System to get input on the fate of the Middle School's building. The objective of the meeting, hosted by Wake Co. School Superintendent Dr. Robert Taylor, was to inform members of the Ligon community about the

[caption id="attachment_16215" align="alignnone" width="1536"] The entrance to the Durham County Main Library, where voters cast their primary ballots on Feb. 12, 2026, the first day of early voting. (Photo: Brandon Kingdollar/NC Newsline)[/caption] NC NEWSLINE - The Republican National Committee has settled a federal lawsuit with the state Board of Elections over missing information on voter registration forms. Under the settlement filed Monday, the state agreed to continue its Registration Repair

RALEIGH, N.C. -  On Valentine's Day and Frederick Douglass's chosen birthday- thousands of moral, faith, and community leaders gathered for the "Love Forward Together" Mass People's Assembly & Moral March at the North Carolina State Capitol. The rally follows a historic 50-mile, three-day march from Wilson to Raleigh through the recently gerrymandered 1st Congressional district, drawing attention to attempts to diminish the political power of the community. Organizers of the

By Karen Juanita Carrillo NY Amsterdam News Civil Rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr., whose career took him from his early collaboration with Martin Luther King to creating the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition to two runs for the presidency and ultimately passing the torch to a new generation died Tuesday according to his family. "Our father was a servant leader - not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless,

THE GUARDIAN - My new book Social Season opens with a poem set in the mid-1800s, a time that marked the beginning of a period of increased financial prosperity for some African Americans. Cotillion dances have European origins, but in the poem, Black New Yorkers perform classic dances such as waltzes and quadrilles and are dressed in fine outfits. These Black debutante balls go back a long way, and are