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[caption id="attachment_12807" align="alignnone" width="2500"] NC Courage's Aline Gomes (77) challenges Tigres Feminil's Alexis Delgado (8) during the first half of their exhibition game held at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C. on July 9, 2025. The Courage and Tigres played to a 0-0 tie in a rain-shortened game. Photo by Steve Worthy.[/caption] By Ms Jheri Worldwide  Staff Writer A new chapter has begun for the North Carolina Courage, one of

NC Newsline-Across the country, public school enrollment has failed to rebound to pre-pandemic levels - and data suggests the decline is far from over. According to projections from the National Center for Education Statistics, public K-12 enrollment peaked at 50.8 million students in autumn 2019, but is expected to fall by nearly 4 million students to 46.9 million by 2031, a 7.6% nationwide drop. The steepest enrollment losses are in

NC Newsline -The latest federal trial over claims that North Carolina's election district plans dilute Black voting power in violation of federal law concluded Wednesday with competing expert testimony. Lawyers for civil rights groups and voters told a panel of three judges that they'd proven their points, while a lawyer for Republican legislators argued that election lines were drawn for partisan reasons to advantage GOP candidates. "It doesn't make sense

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Saint Augustine's University (SAU) finds itself at a pivotal crossroads as it battles to preserve its accreditation status following the final ruling from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). An arbitration panel recently upheld the accreditor's decision to remove SAU from its membership, marking the university's second failed appeal in less than a year. Despite the blow, SAU remains open

  By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Bill Pickett, born on December 5, 1870, in the Jenks Branch community of Williamson County, Texas, was a legendary African American cowboy, rodeo performer, and actor. He was the second of 13 children born to Thomas Jefferson Pickett, a formerly enslaved man, and Mary "Janie" Gilbert. Pickett's ancestry was a blend of African American and Cherokee heritage. He left school after the fifth grade

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer On Monday, North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Mo Green announced joining a coalition of 24 states and the District of Columbia in a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration, challenging the abrupt freeze of more than $6.8 billion in federal education funds. The funding freeze, enacted without warning on June 30-just hours before schools expected disbursement-is already having

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - It's the summer to sue in NASCAR, the sport where the on-track bumping and banging is in danger of being overshadowed by the action in the courtroom. Two teams -- one owned by retired NBA great Michael Jordan -- are suing NASCAR over antitrust allegations. 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports are awaiting a federal court ruling before Sunday's race in Delaware that could impact their

By Ms Jheri Worldwide  Staff Writer This week in Charlotte, NC with the powerful theme, "The Fierce Urgency of Now," the NAACP officially kicked off its 116th National Convention, transforming the city into a hub for civil rights leaders, activists, and community members from across the nation. For the first time in it's history the NAACP elected not to invite the president of the United States. The convention began with

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer William DeHart Hubbard was the first African American to win an individual gold medal in the Olympic Games, claiming victory in the long jump at the 1924 Paris Olympics. Born on November 25, 1903, Hubbard showed early promise both academically and athletically while attending Walnut Hills High School in Cincinnati. It was there that his story began to intersect with Lon Barringer, a University of

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Pettis Burch Norman, former Dallas Cowboys tight end, civil rights activist, and pioneering businessman, passed away on July 7, 2025. He was 86. Born on January 4, 1939, in Lincolnton, Georgia, Norman was the youngest of ten children raised by Fessor and Elease Norman. After his father's death when Pettis was ten years old, his family moved to Charlotte, North Carolina. Norman planned to enlist