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By: Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Early Friday morning, a modest but resolute group of Southeast Raleigh and broader Triangle residents gathered outside a home on Barwell Road to protest a new road construction project they say is unfolding without transparency, community consent, or regard for civil and property rights. The protest was led by Reverend Isiah Green, a prominent voice in the neighborhood who has been championing community concerns around

By: Ms Jheri Worldwide Staff Writer Raleigh City Council member Jonathan Lambert-Melton is embarking on a new chapter in public service, announcing his candidacy for the Wake County Board of Commissioners. With three terms on Raleigh City Council under his belt, Lambert-Melton is ready to bring his comprehensive approach to pressing issues like affordable housing, transit, and public safety to a county-wide level, all while emphasizing greater collaboration between city

NEW YORK (July 25, 2025) - Youth delegates from 38 nations joined distinguished veteran human rights advocates at the United Nations Headquarters to deliver a powerful indictment of global injustices - from state-sanctioned discrimination and human trafficking to nuclear threats and systemic violence - at the 19th International Human Rights Summit.  The three-day event, held under the theme, "Education for Peace," was hosted by United for Human Rights and Youth

[caption id="attachment_12964" align="alignnone" width="912"] Photo from Raleighnc.gov[/caption] By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer North Carolina has experienced one of its most extreme years of weather in recent history, beginning with an unseasonably dry winter and spring that sparked a wave of wildfires, and now culminating in record-breaking rainfall, deadly flash floods, and a devastating tropical storm season. Through late 2024 and early 2025, North Carolina was entrenched in drought. Between October

[caption id="attachment_12950" align="alignnone" width="1536"] Photo of Shantel Arnold (Kathleen Flynn/Special to ProPublica)[/caption] By Richard A. Webster Verite News Louisiana passed a new police accountability law following allegations of civil rights violations against a sheriff's deputy caught on video dragging a Black woman by her hair and slamming her head into the ground. The woman, Shantel Arnold, sued the deputy and the sheriff, accusing the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office of conspiring

NC Health News - Most of the 24 million people in Affordable Care Act health plans face a potential one-two punch next year - double-digit premium increases along with a sharp drop in the federal subsidies that most consumers depend on to buy the coverage, also known as Obamacare. Insurers want higher premiums to cover the usual culprits - rising medical and labor costs and usage - but are tacking

By Ms Jheri Worldwide  Staff Writer The North Carolina Central University Alumni Association, Inc. (NCCUAA), Raleigh-Wake Chapter is excited to introduce its new slate of officers and committee chairs for the upcoming 2025-2027 term. Under the leadership of newly elected President Dr. Delores Fogg, the association is ready to continue its legacy of fostering strong connections among alumni, supporting the university's mission, and promoting valuable programming for members, and the

By Adam Wagner NC Newsroom Former Gov. Roy Cooper is officially running for U.S. Senate. "I've had enough. I've thought on it and prayed about it, and I've decided: I want to serve as your next United States senator because even now I still believe our next days are ahead of us," Cooper said in a video released by the campaign. Cooper is running for the seat currently held by

By Jaymie Baxley NC Health News In the winter of 2021, social workers in rural Wilson County were overwhelmed by a surge in reports of adults with disabilities being abused. In a typical month, the county's Department of Social Services receives about 30 such complaints. But that February, the agency fielded 33 reports in just seven days. When Nichole Atkinson, manager of the department's Adult and Family Services program, began

By Ms Jheri Worldwide  Staff Writer Recently, I attended a Moral Mondays event with the Poor People's Campaign in downtown Raleigh. I brought my five-year-old German Shepherd, who was very friendly and adorable, if I can say so myself. An older black man remarked, "Wow! A peaceful German Shepherd, they used to chase us and bite us." I was glad he was not intimidated by my dog, but I also