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  By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer Fayetteville, NC - As reported by CNN in December, the US Army officially stood up a new command on Friday to oversee the Army's activities in the Western Hemisphere in the latest signal of increasing focus on homeland defense. The new command, called Army Western Hemisphere Command, will combine US Army Forces Command, US Army North, and US Army South into one organization, based

[caption id="attachment_15859" align="alignnone" width="1760"] North Carolina Board of Elections hearing Jackson County's proposal at a meeting on January 13, 2026.[/caption] By: Jordan Meadows Staff Writer A series of recent decisions by the North Carolina State Board of Elections is reshaping how and where voters across the state will cast their ballots in the upcoming primary. Since December 2025, the state board has begun approving early voting plans from county boards

WUNC - Walking 3,200 miles throughout the South can wear you out. On Thursday, the 19 monks doing so took a break for lunch before resuming their trek on U.S. Highway 64 toward downtown Pittsboro. Onlookers parked their cars for miles along the highway, while Chatham County Sheriff's officers escorted the group. Hundreds waited for hours in hopes of catching just a few minutes of the peaceful walk - some

OUIDAH, Benin, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Isaline Attelly, a native of the Caribbean island of Martinique, had been living in Benin for nearly a year before she learned that her family's connection to the West African country went back much further. Genealogical records confirmed her great-grandmother on her mother's side was born in what is now Benin and, at the height of transatlantic slavery, was trafficked across the Atlantic Ocean.

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Parker David Robbins emerged from the rigid racial order of antebellum North Carolina to become one of the most prominent Black public figures the state produced during and after the Civil War.  Born around 1834 in Bertie County, Robbins was a free person of color of mixed African and Native American ancestry. At a time when North Carolina law prohibited the education of Black people,

WENDELL, N.C. - The Town of Wendell is pleased to announce the hiring of Melanie D. Joyner as Human Resources Director. In this new role, effective Jan. 12, 2026, Joyner will oversee the efforts of a people-first organization to serve a growing staff, which will allow for added efficiency of services provided to the greater Wendell community. As Director, she will also work towards streamlining processes and ensuring the growth of

By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer Reverend John A. McKoy is working to strengthen the bridge between history and the next generation. In a room filled with the energy of both the elders who paved the way and the youth who carry the future, one voice stood out at the Dunn, NC, Martin Luther King Jr birthday celebration, a voice that echoes with 78 years of wisdom, 62 years of activism,

By Thomas Frey futuristspeaker In the closing months of 2016, a novel term began to echo through the corridors of the tech industry, heralding a significant shift in the employment landscape. Coined by Ginni Rometty, IBM's then-CEO, "new collar" entered the lexicon, encapsulating a burgeoning trend that sought to redefine professional success. Rometty's advocacy shone a light on the transformative nature of the labor market, drawing attention to an emerging

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) - When USA Bobsled and Skeleton unveils its Olympic rosters, the most likely scenario is that either eight or nine women will wind up competing for that federation on the ice at the Milan Cortina Winter Games. Most of those sliders will almost certainly be women of color. By the time the Games open, this could be the most diverse U.S. Olympic winter roster ever assembled.

NC NEWSLINE - A partial federal government shutdown appeared Sunday to unexpectedly be on the horizon, after another fatal shooting by federal immigration agents in Minneapolis led key U.S. Senate Democrats to say they will oppose a spending package that includes immigration enforcement funds. Senators have until a Friday deadline to clear a package of six House-passed funding measures, including the $64.4 billion Homeland Security appropriations bill that includes funding