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By Kylie Marsh Kylie.marsh@triangletribune.com RALEIGH – Raleigh’s historical Black communities of Idlewild, Tarboro Road and College Park are significant to North Carolina’s history. These communities in Southeast Raleigh are home to trailblazers. This year’s 36th annual Black History Month Celebration...

Herbert L. White THE CHARLOTTE POST Kwamé Ryan is literally and figuratively on top of the opera world. Ryan, Charlotte Symphony Orchestra’s music director, reached the pinnacle of his profession last week when he earned a Grammy Award for best...

By Kylie Marsh Kylie.marsh@triangletribune.com RALEIGH – Housing affordability, health care accessibility and workforce development are key for Wake County legislators. The 11 elected officials of the North Carolina General Assembly spoke at the Greater Raleigh Chamber of Commerce Elected Officials...

By Kylie Marsh Kylie.marsh@triangletribune.com RALEIGH – December 29 was the fourth day of Kwanzaa, dedicated to Ujamaa, or cooperative economics. It also was a historic day in North Carolina. Liberation Station, the state’s first Black-owned children’s bookstore, reopened its doors...

By Kylie Marsh Kylie.marsh@triangletribune.com DURHAM – A grassroots organization has mobilized to provide security to small business owners following a deadly food truck shooting. The Autonomous Brown Beret Party of North Carolina is a grassroots organization focused on uplifting the...

By Kylie Marsh Kylie.marsh@triangletribune.com DURHAM – Durham got a firsthand look at how its two mayoral candidates interact in real life Tuesday night. North Carolina Central University’s Miller-Morgan Auditorium was packed, spectating a lively debate between incumbent Leonardo Williams and...

By Kylie Marsh Kylie.marsh@triangletribune.com RALEIGH – Sarah Brundage, president and CEO of the National Association of Affordable Housing Lenders, is optimistic about the Neighborhood Homes Investment Act. Brundage and Stephanie Watkins-Cruz, housing policy director of the North Carolina Housing Coalition,...

By Freda Freeman Correspondent Just as in life, the last thing Tyrone Berry did before his death was to show love. But this time it wasn’t toward family members or loved ones. It was toward complete strangers. When Berry, 63,...

By Alex Bass Alex.bass@triangletribune.com DURHAM – Tuesday’s Partners Against Crime/District 1 mayoral candidates forum inside the Holton Career and Resource Center began warm and finished hot. Candidate discussions about accountability on issues like crime, housing and municipal rezoning were framed...

By Alex Bass Alex.bass@triangletribune.com DURHAM – The Durham City Council approving a $750 million-plus budget was easier than organizing an in-person meeting with diverse stakeholders Monday night. The Hayti rezoning proposal was brought before the Council when the meeting resumed...