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Square - Small Business Saturday has become a significant event for local businesses, with consumers showing strong support through their spending. Over the years, spending on Small Business Saturday has seen substantial growth. In 2023, U.S. Consumers spent an estimated $17 billion.  For small business owners, this day presents a golden opportunity to capture a share of the holiday shopping dollars. On average, shoppers are estimated to spend $305 per

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By: Jheri Worldwide, Staff Writer Raleigh's on the move, folks, and the latest addition to our vibrant downtown scene is gorgeous proof! Say hello to the Hyatt House Raleigh Downtown, a stylish new hotel that opened on October 10th right next to William Peace University at 11 Seaboard Avenue Raleigh, NC 27604.  This ain't your grandma's Hyatt. The entrance and common areas boast modern sophistication with stone, wood, and brass

By: Jordan Meadows, Staff Writer The North Carolina Museum of History, a cherished institution affiliated with the Smithsonian, is set to undergo a transformative renovation that will redefine how visitors engage with the state's history. The extensive project is expected to take two to three years and will include significant upgrades to the museum's exhibits and facilities. Established in 1902 as the Hall of History, the museum began its phased

NNPA - Colonial Williamsburg is nearing completion on the restoration of the Williamsburg Bray School, the oldest surviving schoolhouse for Black children in America. Founded in 1760 by the Associates of Dr. Bray, a British Anglican charity, the school was established to teach enslaved and free Black children to read, albeit through a curriculum that promoted religious submission to slavery. Yet, for the hundreds of students who passed through its

By: Jordan Meadows, Staff Writer On Monday, a coalition of human and civil rights organizations held a press conference where they called on North Carolina prison officials to release nearly 2,000 incarcerated individuals following what they describe as "dangerous overcrowding" in state prisons, worsened by the damage caused by Hurricane Helene. The coalition's letter, sent to the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction (DAC), highlights severe conditions in multiple prisons

By: Jheri Worldwide, Staff Writer Have you started your juice journey? With innumerable food recalls, over-processed fast foods, and skyrocketing restaurant prices it is time to be conscious consumers of fresh and filling foods that pour into us and our community. A great start would be to visit one of the two locations of Juiced! Juiced describes themselves as, "Raleigh's #1 holistic herb and natural Smoothie and Juice Shop. We

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="1200"] A physician at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) examines an African-American adult female patient, while two male attending physicians look on. Credit: National Cancer Institute[/caption] NC Health News - One morning in late April, a small brick health clinic along the Thurgood Marshall Highway bustled with patients. There was Joshua McCray, 69, a public bus driver who, four years after catching COVID-19, still is too weak

By: Jordan Meadows, Staff Writer Mary Lumpkin, a woman who, despite enduring unimaginable suffering and trauma as an enslaved person, became an unlikely architect of an enduring legacy of education and empowerment for generations of Black students. Lumpkin's story is tied to a site once infamous as "The Devil's Half Acre" - a brutal slave jail in Richmond, Virginia, run by Robert Lumpkin, a notorious slave trader. In the mid-1800s,

For generations, African American icons in Wake County and across North Carolina have been pillars of strength, courage, and vision, leading us forward and creating opportunities once thought unreachable. Leaders like Senator Vernon Malone, Speaker Dan Blue, Mayor Clarence Lightner, Judge Cressie Thigpen, Harold Webb, Coach Williams, and Councilman James West have paved the way through relentless dedication to justice, education, economic empowerment, and civil rights. These pioneers have built