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By Kylie Marsh Kylie.marsh@triangletribune.com Durham Mayor Leonardo Williams joined youth from GRACED, Inc. last week for a conversation about youth violence. The GRACEDfully Unmuted Podcast is spearheaded by Durham teens. Williams and Attorney Jonathan Wilson sat down with the teens...

By Kylie Marsh Kylie.marsh@triangletribune.com RALEIGH – The death of a Black man found hanging from a tree in downtown Raleigh last weekend is being ruled a suicide. Raleigh Police Chief Rico Boyce and Mayor Janet Cowell issued statements to the...

By Kylie Marsh Kylie.marsh@triangletribune.com RALEIGH – Advance Community Health is now looking to Amplify healthcare for the communities it serves. At the company’s annual Impact Night last Thursday, Advance introduced the partnerships that made its rebrand and expansion possible. Advance...

By Kylie Marsh Kylie.marsh@triangletribune.com RALEIGH – A planned merger between WakeMed and Atrium Health has Raleigh residents concerned. A town hall at St. Ambrose Episcopal Church Monday evening drew patients, county commissioners and WakeMed employees who raised numerous concerns about...

By Bonitta Best editor@triangletribune.com RALEIGH – On July 1, Russian climbers Angela Nikolau and Ivan Beerkus scaled the Empire State Building’s antenna and unfurled a banner about the power of love and peace. On Facebook, a former St. Augustine’s University...

By Kylie Marsh Kylie.marsh@triangletribune.com DURHAM – Minister Paul Scott will be remembered for his steadfast community activism. Family, friends and community celebrated the life of the “minister of truth” at the Bull City Kappa Community Center during Juneteenth weekend. Scott...

By Kylie Marsh Kylie.marsh@triangletribune.com Juneteenth has gone underappreciated by many, including Black Americans. The relationship between Black Americans and the holiday have long been nuanced. Haillee (who declined to give her last name) is a North Carolina native. Her mother...

By Bonitta Best editor@triangletribune.com DURHAM – Trei Oliver remembers the fun times as a North Carolina Central student-athlete. He met his best friends in college. And his future sweetheart. But there also are pitfalls for student-athletes living away from home...

By Kylie Marsh Kylie.marsh@triangletribune.com While homeownership is out of reach for many North Carolinians, skyrocketing property taxes are displacing longtime owners. In some N.C. counties, owners of lower-priced housing are paying proportionately double compared to owners of more expensive homes,...

By Kylie Marsh Kylie.marsh@triangletribune.com “I’m tired of our history being murals that can be painted over.” The decision to tear down a historically Black school in Southeast Raleigh has damaged trust between locals and elected officials. Despite public opposition, the...