NC Civil Rights Icon James Ferguson Dies at 82
By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer James “Fergie” Ferguson, a civil rights attorney and native of Asheville, North Carolina, passed away on July 21, 2025, at the age of 82. Born in 1942 in the Jim Crow South, Ferguson became a […]
Read MoreJudge orders Trump administration to ‘stop violating the law!’ and publish spending details
BY: JENNIFER SHUTT | NC Newsline WASHINGTON – A federal judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to once again publish details about the pace at which it plans to spend money approved by Congress. U.S. District Court for the District […]
Read MoreTrump tax law runs up deficit by $3.4T, throws 10 million off health insurance, CBO says
WASHINGTON – Republicans’ “big, beautiful” law will add $3.394 trillion to deficits during the next decade and lead 10 million people to lose access to health insurance, according to an analysis released Monday by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. The […]
Read MoreTrump Releases MLK Jr. Assassination Files
WASHINGTON, July 21 (Reuters) – The U.S. Justice Department on Monday released more than 240,000 pages of documents related to the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr., including records from the FBI, which had surveilled the civil rights leader as […]
Read MoreHe Endured Years Of Terror In His Own Neighborhood
By Karl Cameron Contributing Writer Driving in the 200 block of South Pettigrew St. gives you the impression that this is a typically quiet residential neighborhood. However, that has not been the case for Vietnam Veteran Leroy Mitchiner in the […]
Read MoreEducation Department Releases Some After-School Funds; Other Grants Remain Frozen
NC Newsline – The U.S. Department of Education said Friday it would release some frozen federal grant funds for after-school programs, following lawsuits from 24 states and pressure from 10 Republican senators. The freeze, announced by the Trump administration earlier […]
Read MoreCitizen Spotlight: Tyrone Hall On Finding A Way Home By Forging A Path Abroad
By Ms Jheri Worldwide Staff Writer For some, the path in life is a straight line. For others, it is a winding, uncertain, and often challenging road. It is on that meandering path, however, that a journey of true self-discovery […]
Read MoreBlack Americans Still Face Deep Retirement Gaps Despite Higher Incomes
NNPA-A report from the Employee Benefit Research Institute shows that Black Americans continue to face serious challenges in saving for retirement, even as their incomes grow. The 2025 Retirement Confidence Survey, which included a special oversample of Black workers and […]
Read MoreThe Montgomerys of Mississippi: How A Once Enslaved Family Bought The Jefferson Davis’ Plantation House After the Civil War
By: Neely Tucker Library of Congress On the pleasant winter day of Jan. 17, 1872, Mary Virginia Montgomery, the precocious 21-year-old daughter of one of Mississippi’s largest cotton planters, used her diary to record the day’s activities on Brierfield, the […]
Read MoreCost Barriers To Healthcare Are Increasing Despite ACA
By Dr. Joynicole Martinez Special To The Carolinian The numbers don’t lie. While healthcare costs have tripled since 2005, Black and brown people are paying an even steeper price-literally. If you’ve ever felt like the healthcare system wasn’t built for […]
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