By Alex Bass Alex.bass@triangletribune.com RALEIGH – Yvonne Lewis Holley said it four years ago, and now, years after falling short to Mark Robinson in her 2020 bid to become North Carolina’s lieutenant governor, she’s saying it again. “I told you...
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Herbert L. White THE CHARLOTTE POST Sustainability grows at Deep Roots CPS Urban Farm. On Cherie and Wisdom Jazr’s 7-acre spread in west Charlotte, melons, mushrooms, okra and cucumber grow toward harvest. Honeybees buzz in their hive. Chicks chirp. And...
Kylie Marsh and Herbert L. White THE CHARLOTTE POST Part of a series produced in partnership with Pulitzer Center. America’s maternal mortality gap can be traced to slavery-era medical exploitation. Black women are up to four times more likely to...
By Freda Freeman Correspondent DURHAM – Black women from throughout the area gathered Aug. 11 to discuss pay inequality, how to walk in confidence and how to get paid what they are worth. The Black Women’s Equal Pay Day Brunch,...
By Alex Bass Alex.bass@triangletribune.com RALEIGH – The 2024 Raleigh mayoral race, without an incumbent, will deliver a new city leader for the first time since 2019 when Mary-Ann Baldwin was inaugurated. The new mayor will be just the fourth since...
By Ashleigh Fields Correspondent North Carolina has served as a springboard for Vice President Kamala Harris as she works towards publicly shaping her presidential platform policies and their focus. The city of Durham, its entrepreneurs and local economy have seen...
Herbert L. White THE CHARLOTTE POST A new law that re-defines “delinquent juvenile” in North Carolina will send more teens to adult court trials. Republican lawmakers overrode Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of HB 834 on June 27, which moves the...
By Alex Bass Alex.bass@triangletribune.com RALEIGH – Transparency concerns per a fall 2024 University Catalog being inaccessible on Saint Augustine’s website are adding to the HBCUs’ accreditation challenges. Less than three weeks before the Aug. 19 in-person start date, the...
The Carolinas-Virginia Minority Supplier Development Council will host its 47th annual Business Opportunity Conference (BOC24) on Aug. 5-6 at the Marriott Virginia Beach Oceanfront Resort in Virginia. The two-day event will highlight the theme of Inclusive Activation, a nod to...
RALEIGH, N.C. – Dr. Karrie Dixon, who has led Elizabeth City State University to a new era of expansion and success, was elected chancellor of North Carolina Central University recently by the UNC Board of Governors. She was recommended by UNC...