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(RALEIGH, NC) Judge Ashleigh is the author of From Broken to Brazen: 40-Day Devotional for Healing from Heartbreak, Loss, and Rejection. Combining her faith, personal experiences, and passion for empowering others, the book provides practical guidance and spiritual encouragement for individuals navigating difficult seasons of life. Writing the book was a deeply healing experience for her, and it reflects her commitment to helping others find hope, strength, and purpose in

  RALEIGH, N.C. (November 17, 2025) - Thank-a-Business Month is an effort to support our local businesses that make our communities better. Better Business Bureau Serving Eastern Carolinas (BBB) is hitting the road for a multi-day tour of our service area that will be underway this week. BBB encourages consumers to join in on the fun of Thank-a-Business Month by sharing tips on how to show your appreciation. "Businesses are

By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer Dunn, NC - The Omega Kappa Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated, recently hosted its highly anticipated 2nd Annual Black Business Expo at Dunn Elementary School, solidifying its commitment to economic empowerment within the local community. This year's event was a vibrant marketplace teeming with diversity, showcasing a broad spectrum of goods and services provided by Black-owned businesses. The expo served as a

By: Jordan Meadows Staff Writer The Landis family of Creedmoor, North Carolina, long celebrated in the two-part documentary series A Singing Stream, represents one of the most remarkable family histories in the state-an intergenerational story shaped by land, labor, and a musical tradition passed down like an heirloom. The family story begins with matriarch Bertha Mangum Landis, born in 1898-the same year as the Wilmington Race Riot. Her lifetime would

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