During Memorial Day weekend of 2024, the city of Asheville hosted GRINDFest for the fourth year in a row.
GRINDFest is an annual free three-day festival that is dedicated to celebrating Black business and entrepreneurship in Asheville, North Carolina.
As violence intensifies in Durham, North Carolina, POOF Teen Center, a local nonprofit strives to pour into the young people of the city by providing life skills for their futures.
It was announced Tuesday May 7th that the Raleigh City Council will be starting a new program to tackle homelessness.
According to WTVD, Governor Roy Cooper raised the need for digital connectivity at this year’s Semafor World Economy Summit. The summit is one of the most critical economic gatherings for world and national leaders.
The African American historic neighborhood, Happy Hills, in Winston Salem, North Carolina is in the process of revitalization.
If you have been following along over the past few months you may recall a story that has all the twists and turns fitting for a Netflix series. This story features “Bob the Cat” and his adventures from Kansas to North Carolina which included a name change and an intense custody battle.
In response to several discriminatory laws passed in North Carolina, the Campaign for Southern Equality (CSE) and Equality NC held a virtual town hall on supporting young LGBTQ+ North Carolinians.
Anti-CRT Johnston County school board member Ron Johnson, who has been censured twice, fired from his job as a police officer and is facing extortion charges, could be reelected in November.
“Poverty and low wages are violence, a deeply deadly violence,” said Rev. William Barber III. “America must face not just poverty in America, but poverty in America. The uniqueness of the poverty here, which is greater than any of the other top 25 industrial countries of the world.”
“Because what would the Dr. King say? That injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere? Yes, we have to be that kind of moral voice that protects that justice and liberty for everybody,” said Rev. Chalice Overy.