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By: Jordan Meadows Staff Writer The dynamics between law enforcement agencies and the broader communities they serve, particularly in North Carolina and the City of Raleigh, has been a longstanding issue, especially where accountability is swept under the rug. This is particularly concerning when it involves Black males, who are disproportionately affected by excessive force, wrongful arrests, and suspicious deaths. The case of Tyrone Mason highlights this pervasive issue. In

In a historic move for both the world of hockey and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), a prominent civil rights attorney has stepped forward with a significant donation to support the first-ever HBCU hockey program. This milestone marks a pivotal moment in diversifying the sport and providing new opportunities for Black student-athletes. The donation, made by attorney Ben Crump, will go towards funding scholarships, equipment, and operational costs for

By Paul R. Jervay, Jr. Publisher An untold story in the history of The Carolinian is the impact of the late Brenda Hazel Yancey had on the building of the business. A native of Atlanta, Ga., she met P. R. Jervay, Sr. at Hampton University when he was an instructor in the trade school in Linotype operation. My father once told me when he saw my mother descend the stairs

GLOBE NEWSWIRE-Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration and SCORE, mentors to America's small businesses and an SBA resource partner, set the dates for the 2025 National Small Business Week virtual summit. The free two-day online event will take place May 6 and 7 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. ET and registration is required. The virtual summit will feature educational workshops presented by cosponsors, access to federal resources, and networking

(AP)-In the Trump administration's quest to "Make America Healthy Again," there may be no bigger target than ultraprocessed foods. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the nation's new health secretary, has cited "highly chemically processed foods" as a chief culprit behind an epidemic of chronic disease in the U.S., including ailments such as obesity, diabetes and autoimmune disorders. Such foods are "poisoning" people, particularly children, Kennedy said during Senate confirmation hearings. He

By: Jordan Meadows | Staff Writer Eva Clayton, born on September 16, 1934, in Savannah, Georgia, is a pioneering American politician who made history as the first African American to represent North Carolina in the United States House of Representatives since George Henry White in 1898. Clayton graduated with a Bachelor of Science in biology from Johnson C. Smith University in Charlotte, North Carolina, in 1955. In 1956, she married

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1256"] A storm-damaged home in western North Carolina. (Photo: North Carolina Department of Commerce HUD CDBG-DR Helene recovery Action Plan)[/caption]   NC Newsline - North Carolina has submitted its Action Plan for $1.4 billion in federal disaster recovery money to address unmet housing, infrastructure and economic revitalization needs in western North Carolina, Gov. Josh Stein's press office reported Thursday. The plan was submitted to the U.S. Department

NC Newsline - The North Carolina House Agriculture and Environment Committee approved on Wednesday a bill to regulate labels for meat alternatives, moving it to the House Rules Committee. HB 134, "Prohibit Misbranding of Certain Food Products," requires manufacturers to mark alternative protein products differently from meat. Specifically, a label for a "manufactured-protein food product" with an "identifying meat term" would be required to have an "appropriate qualifying term" such

BY: BRIAN WITTE ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) - A federal judge who had ordered the Trump administration to reinstate fired federal probationary employees across the country at more than a dozen agencies has narrowed the scope of his ruling so it now applies to workers in the 19 states and the District of Columbia that challenged the mass dismissals. U.S. District Judge James Bredar in Baltimore issued a preliminary injunction Tuesday

[caption id="attachment_11330" align="alignnone" width="2560"] Photo by Ivan Samkov / Pexels[/caption] BY: KELCIE MOSELEY-MORRIS  STATELINE - The decades-old federal law protecting the privacy of individual health information is threatened by multiple lawsuits that seek to throw out a rule restricting disclosure of information in criminal investigations, including for those seeking legal abortion and other reproductive health care. In one of the cases, the Texas federal judge who has been at the center