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By: Jordan Meadows – Staff Writer The early roots of modern graffiti can be traced back to the 1920s on boxcars, but its contemporary movement emerged predominantly in the 1960s through the initiatives of political activists and gang members. The […]

STATELINE-For decades, state legislators and criminal justice advocates have worked to change the juvenile legal system, striving to expand access to rehabilitation and keep young people from returning to crime. During this year’s legislative session, nearly every state has considered […]

By Henry Louis Gains (The Root) “The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of […]

By: Jordan Meadows (Staff Writer) Leaders from the Center for Popular Democracy and Right to the City Action hosted a virtual press call on Thursday that unveiled the results of a housing poll conducted by HIT Strategies. The poll provided […]

Jordan Meadows (Staff Writer) In 1990, Deborah Holder, a former Flight Attendant from New York, found herself captivated by a television advertisement featuring McDonald’s operator Robert Lee Dunham discussing the intricacies of owning and operating a McDonald’s franchise. Intrigued by […]

According to research from the Entertainment Software Association, 70% of families have at least one child who plays video games. Mobile is becoming a critical segment of the game industry. NPD Group reports that 59% of U.S. gamers age 2+ […]

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated ® Alpha Theta Omega Chapter’s Build Our Economic Wealth and Empower Our Families Initiatives and Disaster Relief sponsored a program for May’s Mental Health Awareness month entitled “Prioritizing the Mental Well-Being of Women in the […]

By Kevin Shafer (Brigham Young University) When my oldest son was born in July of 2008, I thought I could easily balance my career and my desire to be far more engaged at home than my father and his generation […]

By Ms Jheri Worldwide (Staff Writer) June first marked four years since four black men with roots in Durham, North Carolina created Old Hillside Bourbon Company. “Founded in friendship” and rooted in American history, to watch these men work together […]

NC NEWSLINE-Latonya Agard, executive director of NC Coalition to End Homelessness, is anxiously awaiting the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Grants Pass v. Johnson, an Oregon case testing a city ordinance that prohibits people experiencing homelessness from sleeping in public. […]