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  By: Ms Jheri Worldwide Staff Writer Growing up in North Carolina, I was taught and strongly encouraged to appreciate the beauty around us. From the vibrant wildflowers lining our highways to the kaleidoscope of colors as leaves changed each fall. We spent countless hours outdoors, running, playing, and simply absorbing the natural splendor of our state. Littering was a rare offense, a shocking anomaly. I vividly remember a friend,

By Jordan Meadows  Staff Writer Women in state legislatures across the United States have made notable progress, both in terms of the number of women holding office and the influence they wield. But North Carolina's state government still lags behind the national average in female representation. Post-2024 election, women make up 30 percent of North Carolina's General Assembly, with 51 women serving out of 170 members. While this marks a

The Guardian-"We are the culture bearers of planet Earth," Nikki Giovanni said in 1978 on American Black Journal, a Detroit TV program. Viewers watched the young poet, then just 36, establishing herself as part of Black American literary royalty in real time. She fielded a series of somewhat maudlin questions about creativity, Black identity, gender and politics with aplomb, her answers demonstrating her nascent wisdom and embrace of her role

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1536"] Judge Jerry Blackwell urged congregants not to give up hope amid America's time of anxiety and fear, and instead shine their lights to overcome it. (Photo: screengrab from service livestream.)[/caption] Judge Jerry Blackwell, a Minnesota district court judge who helped prosecute Derek Chauvin for the 2020 murder of George Floyd, urged attendees of Sunday's Martin Luther King Jr. service at Duke University to "retake your place

The Conversation - Left out of GOP debates about "the weaponization" of the federal government is the use of the FBI to spy on civil rights leaders for most of the 20th century. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the targets. As secret FBI documents became declassified, The Conversation U.S. published several articles looking at the details that emerged about King's personal life and how he was considered in

By Kevin A. Young Professor of History, UMass The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination in the U.S. based on "race, color, sex, religion, or national origin." Yet, as a historian who studies social movements and political change, I think the law's most important lesson for today's movements is not its content but rather how it was achieved. As firsthand accounts from the era make clear, the movement won

  By: Ms. Jheri Worldwide Staff Writer Cleveland "Chick" Harris, a name that would later echo through the annals of American football, began his life in the heart of Durham, North Carolina, in 1945. Born to teenage parents, Chick's early years were deeply rooted in the close-knit community near downtown Durham. He resided with his mother and aunt, a homeowner, which was a notable achievement for Black women at the

By Kaz Weida, Yahoo Finance If you've ever stared down IRS tax brackets trying to figure out where you fit, you'll notice filing status has an outsized impact on your federal income tax. Your filing status determines not only which tax forms you fill out but also your eligibility for certain tax credits, which tax deductions you can take, and other tax benefits. Let's take a close look at the

NNPA - The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) celebrated a historic milestone with its largest membership ever, as 62 Black lawmakers were sworn in ahead of the 119th United States Congress. Among them were groundbreaking figures, including two Black women Senators and two Black U.S. House members from Alabama serving simultaneously for the first time. Democrats Angela Alsobrooks of Maryland and Lisa Blunt Rochester of Delaware made history as the first

NC NEWSLINE BY: PHILLIP VANCE SMITH, II This story first appeared in Bolts, and is reprinted with permission.  "One doctor said I got two-to-four years left to live," drawled 64-year-old James Davis in a deep southern accent. "Another give me three-to-five. They don't really know. But one thing's for sure: If I don't get out, cancer'll kill me in prison." Davis, a tall white man with wispy brown hair and a chest-length