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Louisiana was open to Cancer Alley concessions. Then EPA dropped its investigation

November 1, 2023

(AP) For more than a year, the Environmental Protection Agency investigated whether Louisiana officials discriminated against Black residents by putting them at increased cancer risk. Federal officials said they had found evidence of discrimination and were pressuring the state to strengthen oversight […]

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The mayors of five big cities seek a meeting with Biden about how to better manage arriving migrants

November 1, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) – The mayors of Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles and New York are pressing to meet with President Joe Biden about getting federal help in managing the surge of migrants they say are arriving in their cities with […]

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Sunday October 29, 2023 Edition of The Carolinian

October 29, 2023
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Few transplant surgeons are Black. Giving medical students a rare peek at organ donation may help

October 24, 2023

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – It’s long after midnight when the bustling operating room suddenly falls quiet – a moment of silence to honor the man lying on the table. This is no ordinary surgery. Detrick Witherspoon died before ever being […]

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A surge in wealth has boosted most US households since 2020 and helped sustain economic growth

October 22, 2023

WASHINGTON (AP) – The net worth of the typical U.S. household grew at the fastest pace in more than three decades from 2020 through 2022, while relatively low-interest rates at that time made it easier for households to pay their debts, according […]

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Breast Cancer Is Deadlier For Black Women. Mammograms Could Help

October 22, 2023

(AP) Are 3D mammograms better than standard 2D imaging for catching advanced cancers? A clinical trial is recruiting thousands of volunteers – including a large number of Black women who face disparities in breast cancer death rates – to try […]

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Amazon will start testing drones that will drop prescriptions on your doorstep, literally

October 22, 2023

Amazon will soon make prescription drugs fall from the sky when the e-commerce giant becomes the latest company to test drone deliveries for medications. The company said Wednesday that customers in College Station, Texas, can now get prescriptions delivered by […]

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NC Delegation Attends Southeast US/Japan Economic SummitCommunity Remembers The Hedingham Victims, One Year Later

October 21, 2023

RALEIGH – Last week, Governor Roy Cooper led a 35-person North Carolina delegation to Japan for the annual Southeastern United States/Japan (SEUS/Japan) Economic Development Conference in Tokyo. The Governor held productive meetings with major business leaders and worked to recruit […]

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Community Remembers The Hedingham Victims, One Year Later

October 20, 2023

Tyria Bourda-Staff Writer October 13th marked one year since five residents of Raleigh were shot and killed in the Hedingham neighborhood and along the Neuse River Greenway. Those who died were an off-duty Raleigh police officer, Gabriel Torres, 29, who […]

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People of African ancestry are poorly represented in genetic studies. A new effort would change that

October 20, 2023

(AP) Scientists are setting out to collect genetic material from 500,000 people of African ancestry to create what they believe will be the world’s largest database of genomic information from the population. The hope is to build a new “reference […]

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