Mayra Parrilla Guerrero THE CHARLOTTE POST Anastasia Bradley-Sullivan dreams of a career as a dental hygienist. Bradley-Sullivan, who will start her senior year at West Charlotte High School this month, researched colleges to find the best options and narrowed her...
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By Aaliyah Bowden | The Charlotte Post For many children in North Carolina, going to school means confusion over meal eligibility. During the pandemic, a federally subsidized program allowed all K-12 students to receive free breakfast and lunch. However, lawmakers’...
By Mia Khatib mia.khatib@triangletribune.com RALEIGH — After months of back-and-forth with Raleigh’s Muslim community, Shaw University has agreed to temporarily reopen the on-campus community mosque, Masjid King Khalid. Mosque board members received key access, and worshippers gathered for their...
The Boys & Girls Clubs of Southeastern North Carolina are thrilled to announce the appointment of Mia Green as the organization’s new Chief Operating Officer. Green’s expertise will be instrumental in enhancing the impact we make on the lives of...
After several years since first speaking, Shallotte fine art photographer, David Pickett, met with Civil Rights photographer, Cecil Williams of Orangeburg, SC. Williams was the keynote speaker at the opening ceremony of The Gullah Geechee Festival in Atlantic Beach, SC...
By Mia Khatib mia.khatib@triangletribune.com The Biden-Harris Administration recently announced that 804,000 borrowers will receive automatic student loan forgiveness, totaling $39 billion. Nearly 25,000 North Carolinians are eligible for more than $1.1 billion in this relief. The forgiveness was made...
By Mia Khatib mia.khatib@triangletribune.com RALEIGH — In the late 20th century, urban renewal wiped out many of Raleigh’s predominantly Black communities. While Smoky Hollow’s history has been preserved, the 4th Ward’s was erased, and community activists like Octavia Rainey...
Known as “The Greatest School Under the Sun”, on Saturday, July 1, 2023, a Legacy Graduation Ceremony took place to honor members of the Williston Senior High Classes of 1969 and 1970, who were denied the opportunity to graduate from their school...
Valerie Kinloch played school with an eye toward the future. Growing up in Charleston, South Carolina, there was role play and modeling teacher behavior with playmates. Then, graduation to administrator. Along the way, something was brewing: career aspirations. “We would...
Revolutionary: Descendants of American Revolutionary War patriot gather to commemorate actions of ancestor
By Yasmine Regester, Peacemaker Staff Writer On a sunny day in May 2021, the descendant of a Black patriot and the descendant of a White Revolutionary War leader and politician met at the Nathaniel Greene statue at the Guilford Courthouse...