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By: Greg Childress NC Newsline Shakamie appeared comfortable holding court last week to discuss homelessness with a reporter and several of his friends in the Circle K parking lot off of Highway 70 near the Interstate 40, south of downtown […]

  By Bryan Washington The Paris Review There’s a look you get used to receiving, and quickly, if you’re black with tattoos. First, there’s the flicker of recognition. A scan from your audience, digesting your appearance. A brief smile or […]

By: Cynthia McCormick Hibbert Northeastern University Federal agencies have announced one food recall after another in recent weeks, with the most serious involving an 18-state outbreak of listeria from deli meat that has killed nine people as of Aug. 29. […]

NEW YORK (AP) – The U.S. Justice Department has filed an antitrust lawsuit against Visa, alleging that the financial services behemoth uses its size and dominance to stifle competition in the debit card market, costing consumers and businesses billions of […]

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – A North Carolina appeals court on Tuesday overturned a former county sheriff’s fraud and obstruction convictions, declaring allegations related to falsifying his firearms training requirements didn’t meet the necessary elements for those crimes. A three-judge panel […]

RALEIGH – The N.C. Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund recently awarded $18.2 million to protect working farms and forests, support county farmland preservation efforts and promote agricultural enterprises. Over $8.8 million was awarded for 20 agricultural conservation easements […]

Ms Jheri Worldwide Staff Writer On September 5th at Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School Ms. Toshiba Rice, District four Board of Education and Ms. Tara Waters, District five County Board of Commissioners hosted an impactful workshop for parents, community leaders, […]

By: Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Born in 1827 in Davidson County, North Carolina, Benjamin Hedrick’s journey from a rural upbringing to a controversial academic career reflects the intense regional and ideological conflicts of his time. Hedrick’s early years were shaped […]

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – North Carolina Republican gubernatorial candidate Mark Robinson said Tuesday his campaign has hired a law firm to help investigate a CNN report stating he made explicit racial and sexual posts on a pornography website’s message board. […]

By: Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Mae Carol Jemison’s storied career began with a solid academic foundation. She graduated from Stanford University with degrees in chemical engineering and in African and African-American studies before earning her medical degree from Cornell University […]