Tariffs, Boycotts Slam Target’s Bottom Line
NNPA – Target Corporation is projecting a decline in annual sales and profits for 2025 as the retail giant struggles with fallout from its decision to end its diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, pressure from new tariffs, and organized […]
Read MoreThe Digital Equity Act tried to close the digital divide. Trump calls it racist and acts to ed it
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) – One program distributes laptops in rural Iowa. Another helped people get back online after Hurricane Helene washed away computers and phones in western North Carolina. Programs in Oregon and rural Alabama teach older people, including some […]
Read MoreThe Expansive Legacy Of The Gullah-Geechee People
By: Jordan Meadows Staff Writer For many years, the Gullah-Geechee people were thought to exist primarily along the sea islands of South Carolina and Georgia, distinct communities of African American descendants of enslaved West Africans who retained much of their […]
Read MoreFirebirds Soar On And Off The Court
By Ms Jheri Worldwide Staff Writer Get ready, Raleigh, our very own professional basketball team, the Raleigh Firebirds, are delivering electrifying performances and making a real impact in our community for the seventh year! With an impressive 17-3 record, the […]
Read More5 years after George Floyd’s murder: How the media narrative has changed around the killing and the protests that followed
On the evening of May 25, 2020, George Floyd was murdered by police outside a grocery store in Minneapolis. From the outset, the incident became a battle of narratives. The local police initially reported Floyd was experiencing “distress” and died from a […]
Read MoreThe City Of Raleigh Is Moving Ahead With Tolling Plan For Capital Boulevard
By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer In a pivotal move toward addressing long-standing transportation challenges, the Raleigh City Council has endorsed a proposal that could reshape one of the city’s busiest corridors. In a 7-1 vote during the May 6 council […]
Read MoreWake County Is Threatening Black History
By Karl Cameron Special To The Carolinian The J.W. Ligon Media Center was the scene of a lively community meeting on May 15th at 6:00 p.m. that seemingly the local African-American Community wasn’t told about. The topic of the meeting […]
Read MoreS.E. Raleigh Homeowners Challenge City Over Construction – Part One
By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer In June 2023, the Raleigh City Council voted unanimously to approve a resolution acknowledging the enduring consequences of slavery and Jim Crow laws on Black families. The resolution affirms that African American residents have been […]
Read MoreRacist memes shared by Navy SEALs prompt investigation, disciplinary actions
WASHINGTON (AP) – Two Navy SEALs based in Virginia are facing disciplinary action for racist conduct, and several of their platoon and team leaders are being disciplined for leadership failures, according to a defense official. The two enlisted Team 4 […]
Read MoreHome health care providers rally in Raleigh for better pay
NEWSLINE – Melissa Mitchell and her daughter Katherine Mitchell were among dozens of home health care advocates who came to Raleigh on Wednesday to ask lawmakers to invest more in home health aide services. The advocates say an appropriation of […]
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