By Kylie Marsh Kylie.marsh@triangletribune.com RALEIGH – The death of a Black man found hanging from a tree in downtown Raleigh last weekend is being ruled a suicide. Raleigh Police Chief Rico Boyce and Mayor Janet Cowell issued statements to the...
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Ashleigh Fields THE CHARLOTTE POST Cory Wilkins is embracing his latest food venture with the Ovedere app, designed to connect communities to restaurateurs across the globe. The platform, designed partially by Claude, an artificial intelligence assistant created by Anthropic, aids...
Charles K. Harris THE CHARLOTTE POST Jonathan Blount, a Monroe native, civil rights activist and co-founder of Essence magazine died July 20 after battling cancer. He was 80. Although he moved away from Monroe decades earlier, the impact of his...
By Kylie Marsh Kylie.marsh@triangletribune.com RALEIGH – Advance Community Health is now looking to Amplify healthcare for the communities it serves. At the company’s annual Impact Night last Thursday, Advance introduced the partnerships that made its rebrand and expansion possible. Advance...
By Bonitta Best editor@triangletribune.com RALEIGH – Southeast Raleigh is getting some much-needed income-restricted family apartments, but it will be awhile before residents can move in. Affordable housing developer DHIC will soon break ground on its Fisher Grove project, a 166-apartment...
The vulnerability experienced by Black and Brown individuals in America is woven into a complex tapestry of historical, social, and economic forces that have shaped their realities for centuries. From the earliest days of colonization and slavery, discriminatory policies and...
By Kylie Marsh Kylie.marsh@triangletribune.com RALEIGH – A planned merger between WakeMed and Atrium Health has Raleigh residents concerned. A town hall at St. Ambrose Episcopal Church Monday evening drew patients, county commissioners and WakeMed employees who raised numerous concerns about...
Nikya Hightower and Herbert L. White The Charlotte Post As the United States prepares to celebrate 250 years of independence, Black Charlotteans are reflecting on what the experience looks like for them. They are both proud and disappointed. Tamika Williams,...
Herbert L. White The Charlotte Post Lamar Richardson’s bet on himself earned him another slice of theater history. Richardson, an Independence High School alumnus, is the youngest Black lead producer to earn a Tony Award in a top production category...
By Kylie Marsh Kylie.marsh@triangletribune.com Rhonda Gee is a master teacher at KIPP Durham, a charter school that teaches kindergartners through eighth grade. Gee’s daughter, Daniela, attends KIPP, and is now in sixth grade. “I began to notice my own daughter’s...