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Victim Of 1898 Wilmington Race Riot Finally Receives A Proper Burial

Tai Saint-LouisNovember 8, 2021November 8, 2021

by Tai Saint-LouisNovember 8, 2021November 8, 20211195

Over 120 years after the Wilmington Race Riot, one survivor has been honored with a graveside memorial as events commemorating the massacre, referred to as...

News

North Carolina Bar Blasted For Dress Code Used To Allegedly Discriminate Against Black Patrons

Jeroslyn JohnsonSeptember 3, 2021September 3, 2021

by Jeroslyn JohnsonSeptember 3, 2021September 3, 20212992

A new bar in Charlotte, NC, went viral for all the wrong reasons after a customer accused the business of using a dress code policy...

News

White North Carolina Official Fired for Refusing to Use Black Woman’s Doctoral Title

Jeroslyn JohnsonApril 23, 2021April 24, 2021

by Jeroslyn JohnsonApril 23, 2021April 24, 202140528

Collins has reportedly reached out to Rosario since the meeting to apologize. But the Greensboro City Council members still came together to vote him out...

Education Technology

Intel Pledges $5 Million To Develop Tech Law and Policy Center North Carolina HBCU

Derek MajorFebruary 17, 2021February 17, 2021

by Derek MajorFebruary 17, 2021February 17, 20211325

The tech company Intel has announced it will donate $5 million to North Carolina Central University (NCCU) to create a new tech law and policy...

Entrepreneurship

North Carolina Man Creates One of First Black-Owned Soda Companies in Industry

Dana GivensDecember 9, 2020December 9, 2020

by Dana GivensDecember 9, 2020December 9, 20205738

Michael Robinson opens up about the Bingo-Bango Fresh Fruit Soda Company, one of the few Black-owned small businesses thriving in the soda industry....