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By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Fresh signs of strain in the U.S. labor market are fueling concerns, as new data shows the economy shed 92,000 jobs in February and unemployment reached its highest level in years. Economists say the warning signs are especially pronounced for Black workers, who continue to face significantly higher unemployment rates than other groups. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Black unemployment measured 7.3%

[caption id="attachment_12841" align="alignnone" width="1536"] (Photo: Clayton Henkel)[/caption] CAROLINA FOWARD - Members of a special NC House Committee voted Wednesday to advance a new constitutional amendment that would, if passed, require the General Assembly to set limits on the property taxes levied by local governments. State law already limits local governments to a maximum property tax of $1.50 per $100 value. The only way for local governments to exceed that limit

[caption id="attachment_12919" align="alignnone" width="1140"] More than 1,000 people attended One Wake's assembly to advocate for affordable housing on July 12, 2025. Mary Kintz One Wake[/caption] By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer The Wake County Board of Commissioners tackled a wide-ranging agenda Tuesday afternoon, approving new affordable housing investments, infrastructure improvements, and unanimously adopting a resolution opposing a proposed state constitutional amendment that would limit local control over property taxes. A major

Gov. Josh Stein stood with advocates at the Executive Mansion on Wednesday to mark Black Maternal Health Week, and used the event to call on the General Assembly to close a $319 million Medicaid funding gap when they return to Raleigh next week. "If we do not fully fund Medicaid soon, health care for millions of North Carolinians could be in jeopardy, and the entire health care system weakens," Stein

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Sen. Thom Tillis is escalating his standoff over the future of the Federal Reserve, doubling down Tuesday on his demand that the Department of Justice drop its investigation into Fed Chair Jerome Powell before he will support President Donald Trump's nominee, Kevin Warsh. The dispute, playing out in a high-stakes Senate Banking Committee hearing, has effectively stalled Warsh's path to confirmation and injected new uncertainty

[caption id="attachment_17403" align="alignnone" width="1004"] Screenshot[/caption] By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer On Tuesday morning, Raleigh Police Chief Rico Boyce addressed the spike in violent crime across the city in recent weeks in a press conference outlining the scope of the violence and the department's plan to restore public safety. "This recent cluster of violence threatens the perception of safety of our residents, our visitors, and our overall sense of security within

By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer Taylortown, NC - Taylortown, the historically Black town in Moore County, which neighbors the world-class golf resort Pinehurst, continues to be pressured by developers eager to drive revenue by renting hotel rooms to tourists. Moore County is a top ten tourism county in North Carolina, so the urgency of Summit Hospitality Group, Ltd. and the Parks Hospitality Group is understood. These two developers are pushing

By Judaea Ingram Special To The Carolinian Raleigh's rapid growth is bringing new development, new residents, and new opportunities. But for many longtime Black residents, it is also bringing rising housing costs and growing concerns about being pushed out of neighborhoods they have lived in for decades. Over the past decade, the city's population has steadily increased, according to U.S. Census Bureau data, with thousands of new residents moving into

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer He won 15 varsity letters in four sports. He graduated valedictorian from Rutgers. He earned a law degree from Columbia while playing professional football on weekends to pay tuition. He performed before sold-out crowds on stages from Carnegie Hall to London's West End, and could sing in more than 25 languages. He petitioned the President of the United States, fought for independence movements on multiple

SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) - A stunned Louisiana city struggled to come to grips Monday with the massacre of eight children carried out by a father who was separating from his wife and used an assault-style weapon despite a 2019 felony firearms conviction. The violence reverberated across Shreveport a day after the nation's deadliest mass shooting in two years. Schools brought in counselors for the victims' young classmates and community leaders