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By Bonitta Best editor@triangletribune.com Miss North Carolina 2024 Carrie Everett died Monday morning from stomach cancer. Everett, 22, a North Carolina Central graduate, was the first HBCU student to win Miss North Carolina. The Seattle, Washington, native was just a...

By Kylie Marsh Kylie.marsh@triangletribune.com DURHAM – Community members are fed up with workshops and listening sessions over gun violence in Durham. Following a particularly violent week in February, where six shootings in six days took place, emotions are high. The...

Special To The Triangle Tribune DURHAM – The Durham Housing Authority, in partnership with Durham Community Partners, announced on Tuesday the successful close of Villages of Hayti. The partners consist of Harmony Housing Affordable Development, Gilbane Development and F7 Development,...

By Kylie Marsh Kylie.marsh@triangletribune.com DURHAM – Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam decided against a recount in her tight race with incumbent Valerie Foushee for North Carolina’s 4th Congressional District. Foushee’s margin of victory is 1%, or 1,202 votes. “Tomorrow, we...

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...