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NC Health News - Since she was a child volunteering at soup kitchens and food pantries with her parents, Maggie Kane has carried a question: "Why was I on this side? Why am I so lucky?" The invisible line that separated those who served and those who received inspired her to create a space where no one has to stand on either side. "My work and life passion is working

WUNC - Wake County broke ground at Kellam-Wyatt County Park recently in its latest effort to expand green spaces in the area. The 59-acre property located near the border of Raleigh and Knightdale will have community and demonstration gardens, nature trails, a renovated farmhouse and educational and recreational programs, among other features. According to Wake County Parks, Recreation and Open Space director Chris Snow, the main thing community members wanted

By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer Durham, NC - The Durham Chapter of the NAACP recently hosted their 49th Annual Freedom Fund banquet at the Durham Hilton near Duke. Attendees were dressed in their Sunday best attire. The event began with an awe-inspsiring and moving crowd rendition of "Lift Every Voice and Sing." While this song is a staple at many NAACP gatherings, it seemed to resonate with particular power this

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1536"] Driftwood Apartments, a 15-unit permanent supportive housing apartment complex in Wilmington, recently reopened after being closed for renovations. (Photo: Greg Childress/NC Newsline)[/caption] By Greg Childress NC Newsline A coalition of municipal and nonprofit organizations has taken legal action to thwart the Trump administration's move to restrict the amount of federal grant money nonprofits can spend on permanent housing and subsidized rents for formerly homeless people. The

NEW YORK (AP) - "Times are tough. We take care of us." In early November, Kashish Ali posted those words to her Instagram story as part of a yearslong practice she's had to fundraise for food and drop it off at community fridges in Atlanta, where she's from, and now in New York, where she lives. Ali, who is 32 and a first generation Pakistani immigrant, estimated that her friends

By Cash Michaels Contributing Writer In an extremely emotional five-paragraph handwritten letter addressing charges that he allegedly sexually abused a 15-year-old male teenager last summer, Cecil Brockman, former six-term Democratic NC House member from High Point wrote, "My life has already been ruined. The career and legacy that I have work (sic) so hard for, always trying to do the right thing taken in a instant because someone lied to

By Karl Cameron Special To The Carolinian (More Photo's Available on Facebook and Instagram) The J.W. Ligon Middle School Building Listening Session held Monday, Nov. 24th at the Southeast Raleigh YMCA on Rock Quarry Road in Raleigh, left attendees with more questions about what would the fate of the building be. District 4 Representative Toshiba Rice laid out the agenda for the evening, asking for one representative from the tables

Lillington, NC - Jheri Hardaway officially filed her Notice of Candidacy today with the North Carolina State Board of Elections, formally announcing her bid for the North Carolina State Senate, District 12. Hardaway, a dedicated journalist for The Carolinian News and a community event organizer, is challenging three-term Republican incumbent Jim Burgin. Writer, educator, and current Third Vice Chair of the Harnett County Democratic Party, Hardaway is running on a

NC Health News - North Carolina is seeking $1 billion from the federal government for a wide-ranging plan that could reshape rural health care across the state. The N.C. Department of Health and Human Services hopes to secure the funding through the Rural Health Transformation Program, an initiative created under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act signed by President Donald Trump in July. The program allows states to compete for

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="880"] Peyton Sickles / For WUNC[/caption] WUNC - Barring any last-minute legal snafus, North Carolina is a week away from the official start of the 2026 elections - the candidate filing period. From Dec. 1 to Dec. 19, candidates running for a spot in Congress, the state legislature, courts and various local offices must file documentation with election boards in order to appear on the ballot. Here's