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By Ms Jheri Worldwide Staff Writer A significant new initiative from the NAACP North Carolina State Conference truly resonates with our belief in the power of education and community. Under the leadership of President Deborah Maxwell, the NAACP is launching a robust campaign to celebrate and promote academic excellence among Black students across our state. This isn't just another program; it's a strategic, statewide effort - approved by the NAACP

[caption id="attachment_12337" align="alignnone" width="980"] Karen Ortiz, an administrative judge at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, poses for photos, Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, file)[/caption] (AP NEWS) The federal agency tasked with protecting workers' civil rights has moved to terminate a New York administrative judge who has resisted compliance with directives from the White House, including President Donald Trump's executive order decreeing male and female as two

BELLE PLAINE, Minn. (AP) - The man suspected of killing a Minnesota lawmaker and wounding another crawled to officers in surrender Sunday after they located him in the woods near his home, bringing an end to a massive, nearly two-day search that put the entire state on edge. Vance Boelter was arrested and charged with two counts of murder and two of attempted murder. He is accused of posing as a police officer and

(AP NEWS) A man who was believed to be part of a peacekeeping team for the "No Kings" protest in Salt Lake City shot at a person who was brandishing a rifle at demonstrators, striking both the rifleman and a bystander who later died at the hospital, authorities said Sunday. Police took the alleged rifleman, Arturo Gamboa, 24, into custody Saturday evening on a murder charge, Salt Lake City Police Chief

LONDON (AP) - The world may be rethinking the American dream. For centuries, people in other countries saw the United States as place of welcome and opportunity. Now, President Donald Trump's drive for mass deportations of migrants is riling the streets of Los Angeles, college campuses, even churches - and fueling a global rethinking about the virtues and promise of coming to America. "The message coming from Washington is that you are

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1536"] North Carolina State Treasurer Brad Briner (left) and Gov. Josh Stein at a bill signing ceremony at the governor's mansion in Raleigh on June 13, 2025. (Photo: Galen Bacharier/NC Newsline)[/caption] NC Newsline - Gov. Josh Stein signed a bundle of bills into law Friday, including one that overhauls how the state's investments are managed. Under House Bill 506, a five-person board of appointees would oversee North Carolina's $127

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Charles Jackson French, a name once confined to forgotten pages of history, is now being rightfully recognized as a national hero.  Born on September 25, 1919, in Arkansas, French rose from humble beginnings-an orphan who moved to Omaha, Nebraska, to live with his older sister-to become the embodiment of bravery and sacrifice during World War II. French first enlisted in the United States Navy in

(AP) President Donald Trump's plan to cut taxes by trillions of dollars could also trim billions in spending from social safety net programs, including food assistance for lower-income people. The proposed changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program would make states pick up more of the costs, require several million more recipients to work or lose their benefits, and potentially reduce the amount of food aid people receive in the future. The

Hundreds of North Carolinians gathered at the State Capitol fothe June 14th No Kings Day protest. (Photo: Clayton Henkel) By: Clayton Henkel  NC Newsline - As President Donald Trump celebrated his 79th birthday and the Army's 250th birthday with a massive military parade, demonstrators held 'No Kings' day protests across the country. Hundreds gathered Saturday afternoon at the NC State Capitol to voice support for democracy, due process, and immigrants rights.

[caption id="attachment_12272" align="alignnone" width="980"] A sign is displayed on a Google building at their campus in Mountain View, Calif., Sept. 24, 2019. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)[/caption] MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. (AP) - Google has offered buyouts to another swath of its workforce across several key divisions in a fresh round of cost cutting coming ahead of a court decision that could order a breakup of its internet empire. The Mountain View,