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NCNewsline-In 2010, the year North Carolina Republicans won control of both houses of the state legislature, Site Selection Magazine - the self-described "leading publication in corporate real estate, facility planning, location analysis and foreign direct investment" - ranked North Carolina as the nation's fourth "most competitive state." It was a familiar accolade. Throughout most of the previous decade, things like solid infrastructure, low-to-moderate tax rates, forward-looking state leaders, rapidly improving

By: Jordan Meadows, Staff Writer Chief Estella D. Patterson, the 30th police chief of Raleigh, is retiring on March 1st, marking the end of an impactful three-year tenure at the helm of the Raleigh Police Department (RPD). Patterson has served in law enforcement for nearly 30 years, including 25 years with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department before heading Raleigh’s in 2021.  “It’s bittersweet. I love Raleigh. We’ve done a lot here

RALEIGH, N.C. -- Committed to meeting North Carolina's workforce development needs, the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) announced NC Community Colleges Boost, a new program designed to quickly move students into the high-wage, high-demand careers that will drive our state's future prosperity. Arnold Ventures, a philanthropy that supports research into America's most pressing problems-and evidence-based solutions to address them-is funding this launch with a grant of more than $35.6

During the 1900s, Durham's Black Wall Street was one of the most thriving commercial areas throughout the south. Known as the capital of the Black middle class in America and the Bull City, Black Wall Street became nationally renowned for fostering Black entrepreneurship.  Durham, known as the Mecca of the Black South, birthed the oldest and largest black-owned life insurance company in the United States; N.C. Mutual Life Insurance Company

Interviewed and Written by: April Mial (Approved by L'oreal)  For L'oreal Gamble, basketball is more than a sport-it's a platform for empowerment, community building, and entrepreneurial innovation. As a professional player, wife, mother, and now the owner of a semi- professional women's basketball team and women's summer league, L'oreal has turned her lifelong love for the game into a legacy of leadership. Her journey from the North Carolina basketball courts

For many Americans, Donald Trump's head-spinning array of executive orders in the early days of his second term look like an unprecedented effort to roll back democracy and the rights and liberties of American citizens. But it isn't unprecedented. As we have written, American history is not a steady march toward greater equality, democracy and individual rights. America's commitment to these liberal values has competed with an alternative set of illiberal values that hold

Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr, a decorated World War II pilot who broke racial barriers as a Tuskegee Airmen and earned honors for his combat heroism, has died. He was 100. Stewart was one of the last surviving combat pilots of the famed 332nd Fighter Group also known as the Tuskegee Airmen. The group were the nation's first Black military pilots. The Tuskegee Airmen National Historical Museum confirmed his

Edmond Dédé's "Morgiane" is the world premiere of a long-lost masterpiece WASHINGTON, DC- Opera Lafayette, in partnership with OperaCréole, presents RE|STORE: Edmond Dédé's Morgiane, a concert opera production of the never-performed, long-lost masterpiece believed to be the earliest extant opera by a Black American. This world premiere tour will take place in four cities across the United States including New Orleans, Washington, DC, New York City, and then College Park,

By: Ms Jheri Worldwide  Staff Writer Oberlin Village, a cherished community in the heart of Raleigh, recently celebrated a significant moment in its history with the unveiling of a North Carolina Civil Rights Trail marker. The dedication ceremony honored Willis "Bill" Graves, Jr. (1890-1966), a prominent civil rights attorney whose work to dismantle racial housing discrimination reverberated across the nation. The event, held at 814 Oberlin Road, the site of

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="2400"] Shopping carts sit at the ready in the brand new Target store in the Cross County Center in Yonkers, which is set to officially open on Sunday, Oct. 22, 2023.[/caption] By: Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY Consumers are rallying to speak through their wallets - or lack of spending - as a way to protest the retreat by some companies from DEI initiatives and President Trump's actions