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[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1228"] The North Carolina Legislative Building (Photo: Clayton Henkel)[/caption] By: Rob Schofield In a move that raised eyebrows and drew criticism from members of the public and Democratic lawmakers, the North Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday - the day of the national Juneteenth holiday - advanced a controversial bill to ban diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in state government. Juneteenth has been a federal holiday since President Joe Biden

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer The 19th Annual North Carolina Minority Farmers & Landowners Conference began Monday morning at the Raleigh Hilton in North Hills. Archie Hart, a small farms representative with the North Carolina Department of Agriculture (NCDA), opened the event with a welcome and introduction, followed by remarks from Shauna Williams, Executive Director of the Legislative Black Caucus. The conference opened with a policy-focused session titled "Ag Policy

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Southeast Raleigh's Olde Towne subdivision remains the focal point of growing controversy as mounting complaints from residents on the east side of the neighborhood reveal a troubling pattern of exclusion, confusion, and possible civil rights violations. As previously reported in The Carolinian, the east side of the development-particularly near Holiday Drive, Primrose Bank Road, Bowmont Grove Street, and Karsota Lane-has been the site of intense

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1536"] This workforce/teacher housing development in Bertie County opened last summer. Dream Point can house as many as 40 people. (Photo: Bertie County Schools)[/caption] Even as teachers' salaries have risen in some states, the changing housing market has left many of them "priced out" of communities where they work, according to a recent paper by the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) titled "Priced Out: The Growing

By Ms Jheri Worldwide Staff Writer Glen Anthony Harris in his 2023, biography of prolific photojournalist and public relations expert Alexander McAllister Rivera Jr., mentioned, "By 1920, African Americans in the south began to have confidence in the NAACP's ability to act as a national political force." With the confidence of the people and the strength of its members, Dr. Alexander McAllister Rivera, president of the Greensboro branch of the

By Ms Jheri Worldwide Staff Writer In the heart of Moore County, a battle is brewing that pits a small, historically Black town against the formidable forces of corporate developers and political pressure. Taylortown, named for its founder an emancipated enslaved man who traced his roots to Nigeria, Remus Taylor. A favored caddy on the Pinehurst greens, Taylor obtained land and founded a community that has long carved its own

[caption id="attachment_12377" align="alignnone" width="683"] Iran Israel Military Crisis and armed confrontation or Israeli Iranian proxy war conflict with two opposing governments in a dispute as a persian gulf and armed middle east.[/caption] By Chris Stein The Guardian As Donald Trump publicly threatens to join Israel in attacking Iran, an unlikely coalition of lawmakers has moved to prevent the president from involving US forces in the conflict without Congress's approval. On

NC Newsline - Advocates representing the group Advance Carolina and a coalition of progressive nonprofits gathered in front of the North Carolina Legislative Building Tuesday morning to raise awareness about the mental health of Black people. Speakers from a variety of backgrounds targeted the state budget, asking lawmakers to support increased funding for mental health services in schools and communities and halt the dismantling of mental health resources in public

By Ms Jheri Worldwide Staff Writer A controversial bill that would enlist state and local agencies in federal immigration enforcement has passed the North Carolina Congress and now awaits a decision from the Governor, who may sign it into law or issue a veto. The bill, SB 153, mandates a significant shift in the responsibilities of numerous state agencies, requiring them to actively determine the immigration status of individuals in

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1536"] A map of new proposed congressional districts appears at North Carolina Senate Redistricting Committee meeting - Photo: Lynn Bonner[/caption] NC Newsline - Former state Rep. Earl Jones said Monday that Republicans' plan for congressional districts in Greensboro looked like a glass smashed against the pavement. Jones testified on the first day of the federal trial of North Carolina's congressional and state legislative districts. He is a