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By: Jordan Meadows, Staff WriterChief Estella D. Patterson, the 30th police chief of Raleigh, is retiring on March 1st, marking the end of an impactful three-year tenure at the helm of the Raleigh Police Department (RPD). Patterson has served in […]

RALEIGH, N.C. — Committed to meeting North Carolina’s workforce development needs, the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) announced NC Community Colleges Boost, a new program designed to quickly move students into the high-wage, high-demand careers that will drive our […]

During the 1900s, Durham’s Black Wall Street was one of the most thriving commercial areas throughout the south. Known as the capital of the Black middle class in America and the Bull City, Black Wall Street became nationally renowned for […]

Interviewed and Written by: April Mial (Approved by L’oreal)  For L’oreal Gamble, basketball is more than a sport-it’s a platform for empowerment, community building, and entrepreneurial innovation. As a professional player, wife, mother, and now the owner of a semi- […]

For many Americans, Donald Trump’s head-spinning array of executive orders in the early days of his second term look like an unprecedented effort to roll back democracy and the rights and liberties of American citizens. But it isn’t unprecedented. As we have written, American […]

Retired Lt. Col. Harry Stewart Jr, a decorated World War II pilot who broke racial barriers as a Tuskegee Airmen and earned honors for his combat heroism, has died. He was 100. Stewart was one of the last surviving combat […]

Edmond Dédé’s “Morgiane” is the world premiere of a long-lost masterpiece WASHINGTON, DC- Opera Lafayette, in partnership with OperaCréole, presents RE|STORE: Edmond Dédé’s Morgiane, a concert opera production of the never-performed, long-lost masterpiece believed to be the earliest extant opera […]

By: Ms Jheri Worldwide  Staff Writer Oberlin Village, a cherished community in the heart of Raleigh, recently celebrated a significant moment in its history with the unveiling of a North Carolina Civil Rights Trail marker. The dedication ceremony honored Willis […]

By: Betty Lin-Fisher, USA TODAY Consumers are rallying to speak through their wallets – or lack of spending – as a way to protest the retreat by some companies from DEI initiatives and President Trump’s actions to eliminate federal DEI programs since […]

Around the globe, the U.S. Department of State Trafficking in Persons Report estimates 27 million people are exploited for labor, services, and commercial sex. Through force, fraud, and coercion, traffickers prey on the vulnerable. North Carolina ranks among the top […]