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By: Jordan Meadows | Staff Writer The story of Martin Luther King Jr. is widely known, but the influences of the pioneers who came before him are still unfamiliar to many. The spirit of justice and activism that King Jr. embodied was not something he created on his own; it was passed down to him through generations of religious and civic leaders in his own family. MLK Jr.'s maternal side

By Ms. Jheri Worldwide | Staff Writer A one-man play is a massive undertaking. Add to that an impactful player from every major American conflict since the American Revolution. Sonny Kelly of Legacy Heirs Productions with the support of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resouces' America 250 NC initiative was able to execute this artistic expression flawlessly. The presentation is based on historical research yet is empowered

BlackWallStreet.org Contributors: Larry Hill, BWSUSA; Antoine Gara Forbes; Janice Gerda, Case Western Reserve University; Karen Sapp, BWSUSA; Just around the start of the 20th century Ottawa W. Gurley, a wealthy African American land-owner from Arkansas, traversed the United States to participate in the Oklahoma Land run of 1889. The young entrepreneur had just resigned from a presidential appointment under president Grover Cleveland in order to strike out on his own. In

By Liz Schlemmer | WUNC  What José Oliva remembers most about Mo Green, when he was Superintendent of Guilford County Schools a decade ago, is that he was patient. Oliva, then 15, had recently arrived from Guatemala, when he was invited to be on Green's student advisory council. The group of mostly valedictorians and student body presidents would gather in a school library. "Then there was me," Oliva recalled. "Who

By: James L. Perry, Professor of Public and Environmental Affairs Emeritus, Indiana University | The Conversation On top of efforts to fire potentially tens of thousands of federal workers, an early executive order from President Donald Trump's second term seeks to reclassify the employment status of as many as 50,000 other federal workers - out of more than 2 million total - to make them easier for the president to fire as well. The order

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1536"] The alcove of a vacant building in downtown Raleigh provides temporary shelter for North Carolina's homeless population. (Photo: Clayton Henkel/NC Newsline)[/caption] NC NEWSLINE - An 8% reduction in the number of veterans experiencing homelessness on a given night in January 2024 is the lone bright spot in an otherwise grim U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) report documenting homelessness in America. The report found

Action Recommended Make preparations per the instructions Issued By Raleigh/Durham - NC, US, National Weather Service Affected Area Coastal Plain into a portion of the northern Piedmont Description ...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THURSDAY... WHAT...Heavy mixed precipitation. Additional snow and sleet accumulations up to one inch and ice accumulations around one tenth of an inch. WHERE...Coastal Plain into a portion of the northern Piedmont. WHEN...Until

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Black women in the United States continued to face the highest maternal mortality rates, dying at a rate more than three times higher than white women, according to a newly released report from the National Center for Health Statistics. The report, published on February 6, 2025, found that 669 women died from maternal causes in 2023, down from 817 in 2022. The overall maternal mortality

HAMTRAMCK, Mich. (AP) - Leslie Knox was a young girl in the 1960s when her Detroit-area city was accused of destroying neighborhoods to get rid of Black residents. Decades later, the retired nurse has returned to Hamtramck, settling into a new two-story home on Gallagher Street and watching TV from a fold-up chair while she figures out how she wants to furnish it. She has no mortgage to pay, just

DURHAM, NC (February 18, 2025) Due to the approaching winter storm, which is forecasted to significantly impact the area, GoTriangle will not operate service on Wednesday, February 19. We expect snow and sleet throughout the Triangle area, leading to treacherous road conditions. Thursday, February 20, GoTriangle plans to begin service at Noon until 6 pm if road conditions allow. Road conditions have the potential to become icy and dangerous, which creates