After 16 years, Durham Mayor William “Bill” Bell, a Winston-Salem native, stepped down as the Bull City’s titular government leader Dec. 4.
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When the N.C. General Assembly reconvenes next month, many observers expect to see House Bill 205 resurrected for debate, and possible passage. If that happens, publishers of small community newspapers
With the stated Dec. 15 deadline to respond looming this week, Republican legislative leaders – Senate Pro tem Phil Berger and House Tim Moore – have yet to acknowledge a
If November 2017 in North Carolina will be remembered for anything in history, it will be for the number of African-Americans who were elected.
Earlier this week Sen. Ben Sasse visited the campus of Wake Forest University for an open discussion with Provost Rogan Kersh.
It has been a week since Rev. Dr. T. Anthony Spearman, president of the N.C. NAACP, sent a Nov. 27 letter to Gov. Roy Cooper, Speaker of the N.C. House Tim Moore, President Pro Tem of the N.C .Senate Phil Berger, and N.C .Chief Justice Mark Martin, requesting a meeting to discuss “seeking new approaches to overhaul the criminal justice system … and explore other issues our members are concerned about.”
Bishop Dr. William J. Barber II announced there will be “a season of direct action, civil disobedience and voter registration power building.”
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Contributor Rev. Jesse Jackson’s Parkinson’s disease diagnosis caught many by surprise, but those who
The enrollment deadline for Medicare is Thursday, Dec. 7.
Della Reese, the legendary actress and star of the classic movie “Harlem Nights” and the long-running CBS drama “Touched by an Angel,” died on Sunday, Nov. 19. She was 86.
