Herbert L. White The Charlotte Post Johnson C. Smith University is on probation for another year as its accreditor measures the school’s progress in resolving fiscal responsibility concerns. The Atlanta-based Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges opted...
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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...
Herbert L. White The Charlotte Post Eddie Ray, a pioneering music executive, songwriter, and the North Carolina Music Hall of Fame’s first executive director, died June 21 at age 99. Mr. Ray, who was born on December 21, 1926, in...
Roger Johnson, The Daily Drum For generations, the story of America has been told as one of freedom, democracy, and opportunity. Yet woven into that history is another story—one of racial terror, injustice, and violence that claimed thousands of Black...
CVMSDC INSPIRES SMALL BUSINESSES TO ENVISION THE FUTURE AT ANNUAL BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY CONFERENCE (BOC26), AUG. 2-4 IN RALEIGH, NC
The Carolinas‑Virginia Minority Supplier Development Council will host its 49th annual Business Opportunity Conference (BOC26) on Aug. 2-4, 2026, at The Westin Raleigh‑Durham Airport, bringing together small businesses, minority business owners, corporate partners, government agencies, community partners and industry leaders...
By Alex Bass Alex.bass@triangletribune.com (The Tribune is republishing this August 2025 article in honor of Prezell Robinson, who passed on Monday. Funeral service is July 11, 11 a.m., at St. Ambrose Episcopal Church.) RALEIGH – For Prezell Russell Robinson, every...
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...
Herbert L. White The Charlotte Post Three voting rights organizations plan to appeal a federal court decision upholding restrictions to same-day registration in North Carolina. Plaintiffs Democracy North Carolina, North Carolina Black Alliance, and the League of Women Voters of...
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...
Herbert L. White The Charlotte Post State Rep. Nasif Majeed is the second lame duck Charlotte lawmaker to change party affiliation. Majeed, who represents House District 99, today announced that he is now independent, a month after losing his re-election...