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By Karl Cameron Special To The Carolinian An Analysis The J.W. Ligon Magnet Middle School Auditorium was the scene Feb. 9 th of the Second Listening Session held by the Wake County Public School System to get input on the fate of the Middle School's building. The objective of the meeting, hosted by Wake Co. School Superintendent Dr. Robert Taylor, was to inform members of the Ligon community about the

[caption id="attachment_16215" align="alignnone" width="1536"] The entrance to the Durham County Main Library, where voters cast their primary ballots on Feb. 12, 2026, the first day of early voting. (Photo: Brandon Kingdollar/NC Newsline)[/caption] NC NEWSLINE - The Republican National Committee has settled a federal lawsuit with the state Board of Elections over missing information on voter registration forms. Under the settlement filed Monday, the state agreed to continue its Registration Repair

RALEIGH, N.C. -  On Valentine's Day and Frederick Douglass's chosen birthday- thousands of moral, faith, and community leaders gathered for the "Love Forward Together" Mass People's Assembly & Moral March at the North Carolina State Capitol. The rally follows a historic 50-mile, three-day march from Wilson to Raleigh through the recently gerrymandered 1st Congressional district, drawing attention to attempts to diminish the political power of the community. Organizers of the

By Karen Juanita Carrillo NY Amsterdam News Civil Rights icon Rev. Jesse Jackson, Sr., whose career took him from his early collaboration with Martin Luther King to creating the Rainbow/PUSH Coalition to two runs for the presidency and ultimately passing the torch to a new generation died Tuesday according to his family. "Our father was a servant leader - not only to our family, but to the oppressed, the voiceless,

THE GUARDIAN - My new book Social Season opens with a poem set in the mid-1800s, a time that marked the beginning of a period of increased financial prosperity for some African Americans. Cotillion dances have European origins, but in the poem, Black New Yorkers perform classic dances such as waltzes and quadrilles and are dressed in fine outfits. These Black debutante balls go back a long way, and are

By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer William and Ellen Craft's story truly inspires my relentless ambitions. I tell her story to anyone who will listen. Like Ellen and William, I feel determined to find a way even though the path is hazy or, like Langston Hughes says, "Life for me ain't been no crystal stair. It's had tacks in it, and splinters, and boards torn up, and places with no carpet

THE GUARDIAN - In the basement of Larry King's salon in Marylebone, London, stylist and curly hair advocate Jennie Roberts is giving me a much-needed pep talk. "It's all about education and making everything simplified," she says, perhaps sensing my apprehension as I stand uneasily before her with a comb in hand. "It's not a big effort, it is not going to cost a lot of money. Managing curly hair,

By Debbie Tullos NC DNCR African American culture and history have deep roots in North Carolina. Across the state, these stories are preserved in special locations dedicated to honoring the experiences and achievements of African Americans. Here are 10 places to explore Black history in North Carolina: Green Book sites "The Negro Motorist Green Book," published between 1936 and 1966, was both a travel guide and a tool of resistance

[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="880"] Aaron Sanchez-Guerra / WUNC News[/caption] WUNC - A group of housing advocates and physicians in Durham is accusing the city of mismanaging federal funds meant to help people living with HIV and AIDS in the community. The Coalition to End the HIV Epidemic in Durham, or EHE Coalition, says the city of Durham has mismanaged the Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS program, also known as

(OSV News) - Servant of God Thea Bowman's canonization cause is moving ahead, with a Mass and ceremony marking the closure of the cause's diocesan phase to be held Feb. 9 at the Cathedral of St. Peter the Apostle in Jackson, Mississippi. Bishop Joseph R. Kopacz of Jackson will celebrate a Mass of thanksgiving at noon followed by an official closing session of the diocesan phase of the canonization process,