By Mia Khatib mia.khatib@triangletribune.com RALEIGH — Supporters, parents and faith leaders showed up in droves to silently march from Word of God Fellowship Church to Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School last week. The march was in solidarity for a student...
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We titled this series Habari Gani, a Kiswahili term we use during Kwanzaa, translated as “What’s New”, or “What is the News?” Our intent is to cover recent events that impact Afrikan people. *** A Response to the Gentrification article...
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges board of trustees voted to remove the historically Black college in Raleigh from its membership. According to SACSCOC policy, SAU will be placed on probation – with accreditation – while...
By Mia Khatib mia.khatib@triangletribune.com RALEIGH — Following the New Bern Avenue Bus Rapid Transit System’s groundbreaking earlier this month, local activist group Livable Raleigh hosted a Zoom call last week to express its opposition to the city’s plan to rezone...
By Mia Khatib mia.khatib@triangletribune.com A racially diverse group of Discovery Charter School students were on a FaceTime call in September when a white student directed racial slurs at them and brandished a firearm in the background, allegedly threatening to “take...
By Errington C. Thompson, MD It is more important than ever for us to stay informed. Misinformation is being shoveled at us at an alarming rate. We cannot count on mainstream media to filter out the lies or to even...
By Mia Khatib mia.khatib@triangletribune.com RALEIGH — Since Hamas’s Oct. 7 attack on Israel and the Israeli government’s ongoing bombardment on Gaza, Palestinian solidarity protests have been taking place worldwide. Around 3,000 people have rallied at Moore Square in downtown Raleigh...
By Mia Khatib mia.khatib@triangletribune.com DURHAM — Durham City Council member Leonardo “Leo” Williams emerged victorious in the race for Bull City mayor against North Carolina state Senator Mike Woodard Tuesday. After leading with 51% of votes in the primaries, Williams...
Herbert L. White THE CHARLOTTE POST Bresette Hames is tired of too much work for too little pay. Hames, an airline cabin cleaner who works for JetStream, an American Airlines contractor at Charlotte Douglas International Airport, contends the job is...
By Yasmine Regester Staff Writer Amidst a wave of excitement, Vice President Kamala Harris arrived at the campus of North Carolina A&T State University last Friday (Sept. 15). The Corbett Sports Center was a vibrant sea of blue and...