Race Matters

Columbus County Sheriff Jody Greene was recorded condemning "black bastards."

Election Resource Center

Adrianne Shropshire addresses why it's important to be engaged in this election cycle.

White supremacists in NC sent racist threats to the town’s Black residents after a Confederate statue was bulldozed and removed last month. 

Rose Brown filed a federal lawsuit against the University of North Carolina alleging racial discrimination and retaliation.

Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) play a vital role in shaping American culture. They provide opportunities and education to many highly successful young Black students and have propelled many students to accomplish great feats.

Crime

It wasn't just that Joshua Lee Burgess killed his daughter Zaria, but it was also how he killed the 15-year-old that drew attention to the case.

Ruth Whitehead Whaley, the first Black woman to earn her certification as an attorney, was honored this week in North Carolina.

Good News

Fayetteville State University was awarded a $2.3 million grant to advance its STEM education initiatives.

A North Carolina prosecutor declined to charge Cumberland County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeffrey Hash for fatally shooting Jason Walker, who a witness described as "just walking home" when the off-duty cop killed the unarmed Black man in Fayetteville.

Good News

Dr. Valerie Sheares Ashby will become the first woman to serve as president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

Good News

Raleigh-based Saint Augustine’s University is the first HBCU to launch a women’s rowing team.

Race Matters

During the "lesson" at J.S. Waters School in Goldston, North Carolina, Black students were reportedly "sold" by white students presumably to demonstrate what went on during the trans-Atlantic slave trade. But why, though?