Nikya Hightower Brunch is more than a meal. It’s an opportunity to empower women. The Who Is She Brunch Aug. 23 from 12-5 p.m. at Pine, 4100 Raleigh St., will include panels, guest speakers, and networking opportunities. Tickets are $241.94...
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By Dominique Milton In uncertain times, it’s tempting to clutch every dollar and spend only where it feels safest. But how and where we spend is just as important as how much we save. Every dollar has power. When invested...
The National Black Leadership Southeastern Region has established a remarkable scholarship in honor of Mary Alice Thatch Jervay, a dedicated member and supporter of the National Black Leadership Caucus. As the esteemed editor of The Wilmington Journal, the oldest black...
By Bonitta Best editor@triangletribune.com DURHAM – Bianca Rivera still vividly remembers the day someone tried to kick in the door of her Oxford Manor Apartment. Rivera and her son were inside at the time and scared out of their wits....
By Cash Michaels Contributing writer Outspoken Associate Justice Ketanji Onyika Brown Jackson, 54, the first African-American woman ever to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, and one of that body’s three liberal member minority, is scheduled to speak at...
By Alex Bass Alex.bass@triangletribune.com RALEIGH – For Prezell Russell Robinson, every opportunity for faith-filled, familial fellowship is a good time. Food catalyzes conversations for the St. Augustine’s University president emeritus, who celebrated his 105th birthday on Aug. 25. Daughter JesSanne...
Nikya Hightower Adrian Crutchfield still plays for Prince. Crutchfield, who returns to Charlotte Aug. 8 play saxophone alongside five-time Grammy winner CeeLo Green at the Carolina Theatre, is one of the city’s most accomplished musicians. Crutchfield has played jazz, hip...
By Freda Freeman Correspondent Just as in life, the last thing Tyrone Berry did before his death was to show love. But this time it wasn’t toward family members or loved ones. It was toward complete strangers. When Berry, 63,...
By Alex Bass Alex.bass@triangletribune.com RALEIGH – Diabetes does not need a name or face, nor does it have defining characteristics. Donnae Ward, health equity coordinator at Advance Community Health, knows the implications of these realities. “We also know that this...
The Power of Attending Conferences with a Plan” Lessons from The CVMSDC.org BOC25 in Charleston, SC
We just wrapped up BOC25—the 2025 Business Opportunity Conference hosted by CVMSDC in Charleston, SC—and it was nothing short of inspiring. Over the course of three days, from August 3–5, hundreds of entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, and change-makers came together with...