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Enbridge Gas makes case for rate increase before NC Utilities Commission

October 2, 2025

North Carolina natural gas customers are one step closer to potentially having higher bills. Enbridge Gas North Carolina is asking for a 12.37% increase to its residential natural gas rates, which it says would result in a $6.30 increase in […]

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Harnett County NAACP 55th Annual Freedom Fund Banquet

October 2, 2025

By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer Dunn, NC – The annual Harnett County NAACP 5473B Freedom Fund Banquet, led by chapter president Tony Spears, was elevated by an impassioned address from the cousin of George Floyd, Thomas N. McLaurin, who offered […]

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How ‘Woke’ Went From An Expression In Black Culture To A Conservative Criticism

October 2, 2025

(AP)-The expression “stay woke” started out as an affirmation for African Americans. In the past decade it has been used by some Republicans – and some Democrats – as a pejorative for people thought to be too “politically correct,” another […]

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The Smallest Elections Can Produce The Largest Results

October 1, 2025

It is a common myth that important elections only take place every 2 or 4 years. Local elections often take place every year, and because turnout is lower, your vote can actually make even more of a difference.  America has […]

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Shaw University Student Awarded National Black Radio Hall Of Fame, Charlotte Chapter  

October 1, 2025

Charlotte, NC-The Charlotte Chapter of the National Black Radio Hall of Fame proudly announces that Jevon Draft, a dedicated Mass Communications student at Shaw university in Raleigh, NC, has been awarded a $750 NBRHOF, Charlotte Chapter Scholarship. Mr. Draft was […]

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Southern States Rise Up With Moral Mondays

October 1, 2025

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer In a continuation of a growing national movement for justice and equity, the Moral Monday Movement, led by Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II and Repairers of the Breach, launched a coordinated wave of protests […]

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Product Review: Power Peace Pads

September 30, 2025

By Jheri Hardaway  Staff Writer This year at Earn Your Leisure’s InvestFest, one of the vendors that stood out the most had a product that most of the population needs but is not widely produced. It stops girls from going […]

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Deadly shooting in North Carolina was ‘highly premeditated’ and location was ‘targeted’

September 29, 2025

SOUTHPORT, N.C. (AP) – A mass shooting that shattered the evening tranquility of a picturesque, seaside town in North Carolina was a “highly premeditated” attack that left three people dead and five injured, police said Sunday. The suspect who allegedly […]

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The Overlooked Role Of Black Women In Early Cinema

September 28, 2025

By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer On last Thursday evening, the Wake County Public Library hosted a thought-provoking presentation that honored the complex journeys of early African American actresses in Hollywood.  The presentation was delivered by Dr. Charlene Regester, a renowned […]

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William Peace University Receives Record $5 Million Gift

September 27, 2025

By Jheri Hardaway Staff Writer RALEIGH, NC – William Peace University (WPU) announced last week it has received the largest single gift in the institution’s history: a $5 million donation from the estate of alumna Mrs. Peggy (Garner) Britt, class […]

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