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News

Black Entrepreneurs Blocked From Buying 4.6 Acres Of Land To Develop Modern Day Negro Baseball League

BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsMay 26, 2023May 26, 2023

by BLACK ENTERPRISE EditorsMay 26, 2023May 26, 20238593

Meet Cleo Arrington & Glenn Draughn, two African American entrepreneurs who submitted a proposal to buy a local baseball field in Rocky Mount, North Carolina,...

Arts and Culture

Dancers Battle Mental Health Challenges On The Floor During The Red Bull Dance Your Style Competition

Sharelle BurtMay 12, 2023May 12, 2023

by Sharelle BurtMay 12, 2023May 12, 2023776

With May being Mental Health Awareness Month, people are identifying ways to cope and preparing creative opportunities at the same time, this time using dance...

Politics

Republican Mark Robinson Implies Slave Descendants Owe Reparations to Their Ancestors

Stacy JacksonMay 4, 2023May 4, 2023

by Stacy JacksonMay 4, 2023May 4, 20231182

A previous speech Robinson made during the North Carolina Republican Party 2021 State Convention addressing reparations is circulating as the Republican politician runs for the governor's seat....

Education

North Carolina Teacher Xaviera Steele Shares Details On The Fight She Had With 14-Year-Old Student

Stacy JacksonApril 21, 2023April 21, 2023

by Stacy JacksonApril 21, 2023April 21, 20235068

The teacher said the student she fought "went for blood."...

Diversity, Equality, Inclusion

City of Charlotte Teams Up With Operation HOPE To Connect Local Black Businesses To Resources

Atiya JordanApril 10, 2023April 10, 2023

by Atiya JordanApril 10, 2023April 10, 2023272

Calling all Black Charlotte entrepreneurs: Tap into the 1 Million Black Businesses initiative!...

Entrepreneurship

This Little Gym Franchisee Started from Nothing and is Now a Multi-Unit Owner

Nancy E WilliamsApril 5, 2023April 18, 2023

by Nancy E WilliamsApril 5, 2023April 18, 20231827

“I always knew I wanted to own a business, so I started looking at my options”, Tator explained....

News

Man Arrested Near NC A&T With Numerous Weapons and More Than 1,000 Rounds of Ammunition

Sharelle BurtApril 3, 2023April 3, 2023

by Sharelle BurtApril 3, 2023April 3, 20239576

To NC A&T campus officials …This could have been so much worse!...

News

Racist White Man Places Swastikas in his Yard After Black Woman Moves Business Next Door

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonMarch 22, 2023March 22, 2023

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonMarch 22, 2023March 22, 20231866

She's started a GoFundMe account to raise money to repair the buses....

Celebrity News

Venus Williams and Artist Adam Pendleton Host Fundraising Efforts to Preserve Nina Simone’s Childhood Home

Sharelle BurtMarch 16, 2023March 16, 2023

by Sharelle BurtMarch 16, 2023March 16, 2023389

Keeping history alive is so necessary....

News

A Side of Racism With Those Waffle Fries? Chick-fil-A Customer Receives Order Receipt With Misspelled Racial Slur

Sharelle BurtFebruary 27, 2023February 27, 2023

by Sharelle BurtFebruary 27, 2023February 27, 20231339

A Chick-fil-A customer in North Carolina was taken back after seeing a racial slur on her order receipt. She's now pursuing legal action....

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