Community

Amid Crucial Primary, UNITE HERE! North Carolina Hospitality Workers Boost Door-Knocking Efforts

For this year’s primary, UNITE HERE Local 23 has focused on door-knocking in the Charlotte and Roanoke Rapids areas in an effort to highlight what’s at stake in this election – workers’ rights, fair wages, affordable healthcare, and education. With over 43,500 doors knocked statewide ahead of election day, the state’s largest union for hospitality workers has been organizing to empower voters with vital information.

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Community

Students brave busy highway to march to new polling location after Republicans axe early voting site on campus

The Western Carolina University students braved a 35-minute, 1.5-mile walk along a busy four-lane rural highway with no sidewalks to bring attention to the distance between students and the polls created by the Republican-controlled state board of elections.

February 24, 2026

Community

“The season of giving”: Ways you can give back in North Carolina

With food pantries, toy drives, and other community outreach programs in full swing, there are a number of ways to help out and spread holiday cheer to some of the most vulnerable people across the state.

December 15, 2025

Community

K&W Cafeteria, a North Carolina Staple, Abruptly Closes After 88 Years

A beloved southern restaurant chain has officially closed its doors, bringing an end to its 88 years of business in North Carolina. Last week, Winston-Salem-born K&W Cafeteria announced it would close its remaining locations, stating, “this is not a decision we ever wanted to make.”

December 15, 2025

Community

Gov. Stein directs half a million dollars to nonprofits winterizing Helene-damaged homes

The nonprofits – Rebuild Haywood, the Western North Carolina Conference of United Methodist Churches, and The Beacon Network – will focus on projects such as installing insulation, wrapping windows, and repairing roofs on homes damaged by the storm.

December 8, 2025

Community

Immigration Enforcement’s Hidden Price Tag for North Carolina’s Economy

North Carolina is home to close to one million immigrants, and the economic impacts of unlawful Border Patrol and ICE raids are evident as small businesses across the Triangle have closed for extended periods of time.

December 8, 2025

Community

Advocates Warn of ‘Credible Reports’ of New ICE Operation in Raleigh this December

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has scheduled daily charter flights between Charlotte (CLT) and Jacksonville (JAX), in addition to deploying at least fifty agents to the Raleigh area starting December 1, as part of an operation that will last for a month.

December 2, 2025

Community

Charlotte grocery store offers free delivery to protect the city’s Immigrant Communities

In the past week, we have witnessed North Carolinians stepping up and showing up for each other in numerous ways.

November 21, 2025

Community

ICE Activity in the RDU area: Here Are Resources You Should Know

As immigration enforcement activity increases across our state, now expanding to Raleigh and Durham, we are continuing our series to uplift reliable information, legal assistance,

November 18, 2025

Community

ICE Activity Is Rising in Charlotte: These NC Resources Can Help You Stay Safe

As immigration enforcement activity increases across North Carolina, particularly in Charlotte, families are seeking reliable information, legal assistance, and trustworthy alerts. Staying informed and prepared is one of the strongest protections communities can rely on. The following overview brings together key local, state, and national resources available in 2025 to help individuals and families stay safe, informed, and connected.

November 17, 2025

Community

Amid Crucial Primary, UNITE HERE! North Carolina Hospitality Workers Boost Door-Knocking Efforts

Students brave busy highway to march to new polling location after Republicans axe early voting site on campus

“The season of giving”: Ways you can give back in North Carolina

K&W Cafeteria, a North Carolina Staple, Abruptly Closes After 88 Years

Gov. Stein directs half a million dollars to nonprofits winterizing Helene-damaged homes

Immigration Enforcement’s Hidden Price Tag for North Carolina’s Economy

Advocates Warn of ‘Credible Reports’ of New ICE Operation in Raleigh this December

Charlotte grocery store offers free delivery to protect the city’s Immigrant Communities

ICE Activity in the RDU area: Here Are Resources You Should Know

ICE Activity Is Rising in Charlotte: These NC Resources Can Help You Stay Safe

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