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WUNC - The military's presence in North Carolina is dominated by Fort Bragg, the nation's largest Army base by population, and Camp Lejeune, the Marine Corps' main east coast infantry base. The state also has a major Army National Guard brigade of several thousand citizen soldiers. With no ground fighting, the state's major units of soldiers and Marines haven't been tapped for the war with Iran. But troops and military

By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer In honor of Women's History Month, The Carolinian is proud to celebrate North Carolina's own Judge Betty J. Williams, a distinguished alumna of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University and a dedicated career social worker who rose to prominence in the New York State Unified Court System. Judge Williams' impressive judicial career includes being elected to Civil Court in 2000 and re-elected in 2010.

THE CONVERSATION - North America's most diverse professional league kicks off on Feb. 21, 2026, as Major League Soccer returns after a winter break. The league, commonly known as the MLS, long prided itself as a standard-bearer for racial and national diversity: With players representing around 80 countries across six continents competing for teams. Members of racial minorities make up 63% of players and 36% of head coaches, according to

  By: Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Long before the Boy Scouts of America became a nationwide institution, Black communities were already working to bring the ideals of scouting to their youth. In the early twentieth century, African American leaders and volunteers organized some of the first Black Boy Scout troops in the country, helping open opportunities for young people who were frequently excluded from mainstream civic organizations. Historians say identifying

THE GUARDIAN - One afternoon last October, at a hotel in a forest in a Nairobi suburb, a few dozen people sat quietly in a room watching the 2020 documentary If Objects Could Speak, which explores restitution by tracing the roots of a Kenyan artefact stored in a German museum. The people were at the two-day Wakati Wetu ("Our Time" in Swahili) festival, aimed at sparking global conversations on reparative

By: Jordan Meadows Staff Writer In 1925, a home rose on the corner of Fayetteville and Brant Streets in Durham, built for the founder of what would become one of the nation's most important historically Black universities. One hundred years later, the Dr. James E. Shepard House at North Carolina Central University still stands. The home was constructed for university founder and first president James E. Shepard and his family

By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer Durham - Avani Shah, founder and CEO of Therapy Smarts Inc., has been recognized as one of the region's outstanding health care leaders by Triangle Business Journal in its 2026 Health Care Leadership Awards. The annual awards celebrate individuals across the Triangle who are making a significant impact in health care through leadership, innovation, and dedication to improving patient outcomes. Shah was selected among a

NC Health News - What if your health plan offered free surgery, but only by surgeons on its approved list? That's the incentive behind a new program the North Carolina State Health Plan is rolling out for more than 700,000 teachers, state workers and their families. The plan connects members needing certain procedures with a select network of vetted surgeons and hospitals. Last week, officials announced that Novant Health will

By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer Raleigh - Sorry for the clickbait! However, it is important to note that Sydney Batch and several North Carolina State Senators are in the Epstein Files, appealing to our congress to investigate the perpetrators of these crimes against humanity. File EFTA0017248, shows the letter addressed, July 29, 2025, to The Honorable Pam Bondi, Attorney General of the United States, U.S. Department of Justice, from Members

[caption id="attachment_16662" align="alignleft" width="331"] The NC Court of Appeals ruled in 2013 that Cane Creek Village was entitled to a property tax exemption. (Photo: NC General Assembly Legislative Analysis)[/caption] NC NEWSLINE - A growing number of apartment complex owners in Wake County and elsewhere in North Carolina are taking advantage of a state law that grants property tax exemptions to nonprofits that provide affordable housing to low-and moderate-income residents, Wake