Education Technology Intel Pledges $5 Million To Develop Tech Law and Policy Center North Carolina HBCUDerek MajorFebruary 17, 2021February 17, 2021 by Derek MajorFebruary 17, 2021February 17, 2021677 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 IndustryDana GivensDecember 9, 2020December 9, 2020 by Dana GivensDecember 9, 2020December 9, 20205184 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....
Black Lives Matter News Police Pepper Spray Black Lives Matter Protesters in North CarolinaCedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonNovember 2, 2020November 2, 2020 by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonNovember 2, 2020November 2, 20204543 A Black Lives Matter rally in North Carolina was broken up by police officers who used pepper spray to disperse the crowd....
COVID-19 Entrepreneurship Carolina Small Business Development Fund Filling Much-Needed Capital Gap For Black Businesses Trounced by COVIDJeffrey McKinneySeptember 29, 2020September 30, 2020 by Jeffrey McKinneySeptember 29, 2020September 30, 20201879 Kevin Dick, the CEO of Carolina Small Business Development Fund, talks about restoring and supporting Black businesses impacted by COVID....
News America’s Oldest Living Person is a Black Woman Who Celebrated Her 116th BirthdayCedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonAugust 19, 2020August 21, 2020 by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonAugust 19, 2020August 21, 20207714 America's oldest living person is a Black woman who just celebrated her 116th birthday in Charlotte, North Carolina, over the weekend...
News Politics North Carolina City Votes Unanimously To Give Its Black Residents ReparationsDerek MajorJuly 16, 2020July 16, 2020 by Derek MajorJuly 16, 2020July 16, 202010134 The City Council of Asheville, North Carolina has voted to provide reparations to African American residents and their descendants....
News White Hampton Inn Employee Fired After Calling Police on Black Family Using Swimming PoolCedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJuly 2, 2020July 1, 2020 by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJuly 2, 2020July 1, 20207021 A white woman who was an employee at a Hampton Inn hotel in North Carolina has been fired after she called police on a Black...
Entrepreneurship Health and Wellness The Black Farmer’s Market Attracts Over 1,000 Shoppers in Raleigh, North CarolinaDana GivensJune 30, 2020June 30, 2020 by Dana GivensJune 30, 2020June 30, 202011079 Over 1,0000 people supported local black-owned businesses at the Black Farmers' Market in Raleigh, North Carolina, over the weekend....
News North Carolina Deputy Charged For Leading Armed White Group To Black Teen’s HomeDerek MajorMay 11, 2020May 11, 2020 by Derek MajorMay 11, 2020May 11, 202016523 A North Carolina sheriff's deputy has been fired and charged after leading an armed mob to an African American teenager's home....
COVID-19 Education North Carolina High School Principal Visited All 220 Seniors To Celebrate GraduationCedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonMay 8, 2020May 8, 2020 by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonMay 8, 2020May 8, 20206224 A North Carolina principal took it upon himself to visit every graduating senior from his high school at their respective homes...