Black leaders and state Democrats are calling how Beatty was treated “pettiness at an all-time high,” not only for it’s racial implications, but clear evidence of animus toward yet another Democratic governor. ...

Republican legislative leaders continued not to be friendly to North Carolina’s African-American community. ...

Attorney Crump, a native of Lumberton, called what happened to Anthony Wall “…a gross violation of his civil and human rights.” ...

The new movement is inspired by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s original Poor People’s Campaign that was started fifty years ago ...

The Fourth Congressional District encompasses parts of Wake, Durham, and Orange counties and is comprised of a sizable Black voting population. ...

“To say that here, years after his assassination, is something we should think about deeply,” Dr. Barber said, “but we dishonor the memory of Dr. King and all those who suffered if we simply commemorate his assassination.” ...

Adams wins for HBCUs in 2018 omnibus budget Who says there’s nothing but bad news coming out of our nation’s capital? Despite her usual blunt and frank assessment of what she routinely sees as the “negative” policies of the Republican majority in Congress, and President Donald Trump in particular, Rep. Alma Adams (D-NC-12) had little to complain about last week. Beyond announcing Sunday that she will seek a ...

BY CASH MICHAELS OF THE WILMINGTON JOURNAL According to the Onslow County Public School System, the principal of Richlands High School, Brad Staley, has conducted “…a thorough investigation” into allegations of the racial slur “nigger” being found Feb. 12, painted in the visitors’ locker room prior to a boys' basketball game between The Richlands High School Wildcats and the Pender High School team. “Once t ...

There is evidence that some of those Black voter suppression efforts took place right here in North Carolina, all to cripple Clinton’s campaign to maximize the Black vote. ...

A meeting is scheduled for Jan. 5, 2018 "… to discuss the historical marker language and options for how to proceed.” ...