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By: Jordan Meadows, Staff Writer The 18th annual Minority Farmers & Land Owners Conference was held in Raleigh from Thursday to Saturday. The event drew over 300 farmers, landowners, and ranchers from across the state. The focus of the conference […]

NEW YORK (AP) – It would have been the largest-ever private gift to a historically Black college or university: $237 million – far beyond the recipient’s endowment. The money was promised by a 30-year-old who had recounted his rise from […]

WASHINGTON (AP) – The Biden administration is announcing new steps to increase access to affordable housing as still-high prices on groceries and other necessities and high interest rates have dramatically pushed up the cost of living in the post-pandemic years. Treasury Secretary Janet […]

RALEIGH, N.C. – IONNA, LLC, an electric vehicle charging station developer, will create more than 200 jobs in Durham County, Governor Roy Cooper announced today. The company will invest more than $10 million to establish its global headquarters in the […]

Carolina Public Press  – As Dollar Tree looks for a buyer for the North Carolina-founded Family Dollar franchise, what comes next for shoppers relying on its cheap goods remains unclear. Based in the Charlotte area since Family Dollar’s foundation in […]

By: Jordan Meadows – Staff Writer The early roots of modern graffiti can be traced back to the 1920s on boxcars, but its contemporary movement emerged predominantly in the 1960s through the initiatives of political activists and gang members. The […]

STATELINE-For decades, state legislators and criminal justice advocates have worked to change the juvenile legal system, striving to expand access to rehabilitation and keep young people from returning to crime. During this year’s legislative session, nearly every state has considered […]

By Henry Louis Gains (The Root) “The people of Texas are informed that, in accordance with a proclamation from the Executive of the United States, all slaves are free. This involves an absolute equality of personal rights and rights of […]

By: Jordan Meadows (Staff Writer) Leaders from the Center for Popular Democracy and Right to the City Action hosted a virtual press call on Thursday that unveiled the results of a housing poll conducted by HIT Strategies. The poll provided […]

Jordan Meadows (Staff Writer) In 1990, Deborah Holder, a former Flight Attendant from New York, found herself captivated by a television advertisement featuring McDonald’s operator Robert Lee Dunham discussing the intricacies of owning and operating a McDonald’s franchise. Intrigued by […]