Meet The Women In NC’s New Legislature
By Jordan Meadows Staff Writer Women in state legislatures across the United States have made notable progress, both in terms of the number of women holding office and the influence they wield. But North Carolina’s state government still lags behind […]
Read MoreHow Giovanni’s Black American Consciousness Changed The World
The Guardian-“We are the culture bearers of planet Earth,” Nikki Giovanni said in 1978 on American Black Journal, a Detroit TV program. Viewers watched the young poet, then just 36, establishing herself as part of Black American literary royalty in […]
Read MoreIn Duke MLK address, prosecutor in George Floyd case champions America’s ‘strength in inclusion’
Judge Jerry Blackwell, a Minnesota district court judge who helped prosecute Derek Chauvin for the 2020 murder of George Floyd, urged attendees of Sunday’s Martin Luther King Jr. service at Duke University to “retake your place in the march toward […]
Read More“The Most Dangerous Negro”
The Conversation – Left out of GOP debates about “the weaponization” of the federal government is the use of the FBI to spy on civil rights leaders for most of the 20th century. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of […]
Read MoreEconomic Boycotts Of The Civil Rights Era Show How To Achieve A Just Society
By Kevin A. Young Professor of History, UMass The Civil Rights Act of 1964 outlawed discrimination in the U.S. based on “race, color, sex, religion, or national origin.” Yet, as a historian who studies social movements and political change, I […]
Read MoreCoach Cleveland “Chick” Harris: A NC Football Giant
By: Ms. Jheri Worldwide Staff Writer Cleveland “Chick” Harris, a name that would later echo through the annals of American football, began his life in the heart of Durham, North Carolina, in 1945. Born to teenage parents, Chick’s early […]
Read MoreHere’s How To Choose The Right Federal Tax Filing Status
By Kaz Weida, Yahoo Finance If you’ve ever stared down IRS tax brackets trying to figure out where you fit, you’ll notice filing status has an outsized impact on your federal income tax. Your filing status determines not only which […]
Read MoreCBC Ushers In New Era With Record Membership & Firsts
NNPA – The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) celebrated a historic milestone with its largest membership ever, as 62 Black lawmakers were sworn in ahead of the 119th United States Congress. Among them were groundbreaking figures, including two Black women Senators […]
Read MoreTerminally ill people languish in North Carolina prisons, even after reforms
NC NEWSLINE BY: PHILLIP VANCE SMITH, II This story first appeared in Bolts, and is reprinted with permission. “One doctor said I got two-to-four years left to live,” drawled 64-year-old James Davis in a deep southern accent. “Another give me three-to-five. They […]
Read MoreFederal Prosecutors Won’t Seek Charges In The Deadly Arrest Of Black Motorist
(AP)-Federal prosecutors told family members Tuesday they will not bring charges in the deadly 2019 arrest of Black motorist Ronald Greene, closing the books on a lengthy FBI investigation into the white troopers who stunned, punched and dragged Greene on […]
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