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On the evening of May 25, 2020, George Floyd was murdered by police outside a grocery store in Minneapolis. From the outset, the incident became a battle of narratives. The local police initially reported Floyd was experiencing "distress" and died from a medical incident. A day later, bystander Darnella Frazier uploaded a video that showed the graphic details, including the police's excessive use of force leading up to Floyd's death. Floyd's murder, and Frazier's

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer  In a pivotal move toward addressing long-standing transportation challenges, the Raleigh City Council has endorsed a proposal that could reshape one of the city's busiest corridors. In a 7-1 vote during the May 6 council meeting, members supported a plan to implement tolls on Capital Boulevard (U.S. 1) - a key arterial road connecting I-540 in North Raleigh to Wake Forest - as part of

By Karl Cameron Special To The Carolinian The J.W. Ligon Media Center was the scene of a lively community meeting on May 15th at 6:00 p.m. that seemingly the local African-American Community wasn't told about. The topic of the meeting was the fate of the J.W. Ligon Building, which now houses a Middle School. J.W. Ligon Senior High School Alumni attendees were particularly concerned, because no public notice of the

By Jordan Meadows  Staff Writer  In June 2023, the Raleigh City Council voted unanimously to approve a resolution acknowledging the enduring consequences of slavery and Jim Crow laws on Black families. The resolution affirms that African American residents have been unjustly "enslaved, lynched, segregated, and incarcerated." Among the injustices explicitly named in the document: housing discrimination by banks, governments, and the real estate market. But just a year later, new

WASHINGTON (AP) - Two Navy SEALs based in Virginia are facing disciplinary action for racist conduct, and several of their platoon and team leaders are being disciplined for leadership failures, according to a defense official. The two enlisted Team 4 members are being punished for developing racist memes targeting a Black sailor in their platoon and circulating them in a group chat with other team members, according to the official,

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1017"] Katherine Mitchell in wheelchair is joined by her mom, Michelle Mitchell (Left) and BAYADA staffers as they prepare to visit lawmakers to advocate for better pay for caregivers. (photo: Greg Childress)[/caption] NEWSLINE - Melissa Mitchell and her daughter Katherine Mitchell were among dozens of home health care advocates who came to Raleigh on Wednesday to ask lawmakers to invest more in home health aide services. The

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="880"] Cornell Watson / for WUNC[/caption] By Brianna Atkinson | WUNC The North Carolina Senate's proposal for the upcoming biennial state budget includes more than $180 million in cuts to the state's public universities. The reductions could impact several higher education initiatives, ranging from tuition and academic centers to scholarship programs. One proposal, a $9.5 million cut to the UNC Campus Scholarship Program, could have an outsized impact

[caption id="attachment_11917" align="alignnone" width="2560"] Black man with physical disability sitting in his bedroom and browsing laptop working remotely[/caption] NEWSLINE - Private equity companies have gobbled up group homes and other services for people with disabilities, attracting the attention of state and federal regulators across the nation and alarming advocates. People with intellectual or developmental disabilities have suffered abuse, neglect and even death while under the care of private equity-owned providers,

May 18 (Reuters) - Former U.S. President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with an "aggressive form" of prostate cancer that has spread to his bones, his office said in a statement on Sunday. Biden, 82, was diagnosed on Friday after experiencing urinary symptoms, and he and his family are reviewing treatment options with doctors, according to the statement. "Cancer touches us all. Like so many of you, Jill and I

Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Southeast Raleigh's Old Towne subdivision is at the center of mounting tensions between residents, city officials, and developers, as frustration over a contentious street construction project continues to grow. What began three years ago with property flagging and dynamite blasts for a new road-Primrose Bank-has evolved into a flashpoint for complaints of property damage, community neglect, and possible civil rights violations. The construction, which aims to