Young man using microscope in the laboratory - using a face mask

HBCU Receives $2.3M To Advance STEM Initiatives

Fayetteville State University was awarded a $2.3 million grant to advance its STEM education initiatives.
by NewsOne Staff
05.01.22
Jason Walker, fatal police shooting victim in Fayetteville, NC

NC Cop Avoids Charges For Killing Jason Walker

A North Carolina prosecutor declined to charge Cumberland County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeffrey Hash for fatally shooting Jason Walker, who a…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
04.21.22
Students and faculty adapt to remote learning at UMBC

Black Chemist Appointed To Serve As UMBC President

Dr. Valerie Sheares Ashby will become the first woman to serve as president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.
by NewsOne Staff
04.17.22
Boat Crew During Practice

HBCU Makes Sports History With Rowing Team

Raleigh-based Saint Augustine’s University is the first HBCU to launch a women’s rowing team.
by NewsOne Staff
04.10.22
Barcelona Classroom for Elementary Age Students

Mock Slave Auction Condemned By NC School Board

During the "lesson" at J.S. Waters School in Goldston, North Carolina, Black students were reportedly "sold" by white students presumably…
by Zack Linly
03.17.22
Jason Walker, fatal police shooting victim in Fayetteville, NC

911 Call: Cop 'Had To Shoot' Jason Walker

New details suggest an off-duty police officer who killed unarmed Black man Jason Walker in in Fayetteville, North Carolina, didn't…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
01.12.22
Fayetteville, North Carolina off-duty police shooting of Jason Walker

Off-Duty Cop Kills Black Man 'Just Walking Home'

The police narrative for the recent killing of Jason Walker by an off-duty Cumberland County Sheriff’s deputy in Fayetteville, North…
by Anoa Changa
01.12.22
Roger Dale Noble, suspected racist, and Stephen Addison, who was killed in road rage in North Carolina

Suspected Racist Road Rage Killing Of Black Driver

This week's Fayetteville, North Carolina road rage killing of Stephen Addison, a Black man, could result in hate crime charges against…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
01.07.22
#TheBlackBallot Pelosi, House Democrats Hold Press Event After After Voting Rights Vote

Rep. Butterfield Retiring, Rips 'Racially Gerrymandered' Map

Longtime North Carolina Rep. G.K. Butterfield, who presides over a district that has been held by a Black representative for…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
11.19.21

Detective Fired, Plants Fake Heroin On Black Men

A Raleigh detective recently proved that not all cops are here to protect us after he was fired for conspiring…
by Keenan "HIGz" Higgins
11.05.21
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson

Lt. Governor Won't Resign After Calling LGBTQ 'Filth'

Republican North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson recently found himself under fire for catching the bigot holy ghost while speaking…
by Zack Linly
10.13.21
Laptop, wooden gavel and handcuffs on light table, closeup. Cyber crime

Frat’s Racist Prank Backfires, Earns Cyberstalking Charges

James Daniel Edwards IV was arrested and charged with cyberstalking after he created fake fraternity party invitations that said “No…
by Bilal G. Morris
10.08.21
Community Protests In Elizabeth City, North Carolina Over Police Killing of Andrew Brown Jr.

Judges Squash Racist North Carolina Voter ID Law

The majority opinion found the law violated the equal protection clause of the North Carolina constitution. The opinion also found…
by Anoa Changa
10.04.21
Fleeing For Third Time, Some Finally Giving Up On Historic Town

The First Black Town In America

It was 1865, the American Civil War was coming to a close. The south was changing rapidly and the confederate…
by Bilal G. Morris
03.17.22
Black student having a study session at a cafe table

North Carolina A&T Hits Historic Enrollment Milestone

North Carolina A&T recently hit a historic enrollment milestone.
by Brandee Sanders
10.04.21
#theblackballot North Carolina Ballot Box icon

Restoring Voting Rights To The Formerly Incarcerated

The decision ends a racist practice that dates back to the end of the Civil War.
by Anoa Changa
08.24.21
Cheri Beasley

Ex-Chief Justice's Senate Race Represents For Black Women

After making history as the first Black woman Chief Justice of The Supreme Court of North Carolina, Cheri Beasley has…
by Charise Frazier
10.03.21
Latta Plantation, Huntersville, North Carolina

Plantation With Juneteenth Event Honoring 'Massa' Closes

The Historic Latta Plantation In North Carolina plantation whose controversial Juneteenth event was sympathetic to slave owners without properly recognizing…
by Anoa Changa
08.25.21
Elizabeth City, North Carolina Waits For Video Release Of Police Killing Of Andrew Brown Jr.

Lawyers: Andrew Brown Jr.'s Official Autopsy Contradicts DA

North Carolina state's autopsy report for Andrew Brown Jr.'s police killing in Elizabeth City not only contradicts a "false" narrative…
by Bruce C.T. Wright
08.25.21
Portrait of a female student in the classroom

North Carolina A&T Hits Historic Fundraising Milestone

North Carolina A&T State University logged a recording-breaking milestone in terms of fundraising.
by Brandee Sanders
10.03.21