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History Sarah Keys Evans was serving in the Women's Army Corps in 1952 when she was arrested after refusing to give up her bus seat for a white Marine at the Roanoke Rapids bus station. Her lawsuit would go on to change the country. (Image via US Army.)
History 4 Powerful Moments in North Carolina’s Black History

It’s Black History Month in North Carolina, and many of our state’s most significant moments are still seriously overlooked. 

Sarah Ovaska Sarah Ovaska January 31, 2023 10:16 pm EST
Commentary A North Carolina labor organizer talks about the value of Black, working-class voters in the 2022 election. (Shutterstock)
Commentary Republicans Don’t Want Black, Working-Class Voters To Turn Out

A worker from Charlotte on how crucial it is for working-class North Carolinians to vote this year. 

Frenchie Barnes Frenchie Barnes September 26, 2022 12:03 pm EDT
Commentary A NC bookstore owner curates her book selection by focusing on the joys of Black childhood. (Shutterstock)
Commentary Why Children’s Books Centering Black Children Are So Important

For Banned Books Week, a North Carolina bookstore owner on raising a generation of Black children that see themselves on the page.

Naledi Yaziyo Naledi Yaziyo September 23, 2022 1:58 pm EDT
Culture Former civil rights lawyer and activist Floyd McKissick watches work begin on his "Soul City" project, a long-gestating Black empowerment utopia that ultimately couldn't escape the bad press from white supremacists. (AP Photo/Harold Valentine)
Culture 6 Utopias You Didn’t Know Existed in North Carolina

A Black refuge for economic empowerment, a lesbian commune, and a refuge for enslaved people: Let's take a tour of the hidden societies within North Carolina society. 

Emily Jaeger Emily Jaeger August 12, 2022 2:51 pm EDT
Criminal Justice George White had an astounding political career, beginning in 1881 with his election from Craven to serve in the North Carolina House of Representatives. In 1885 he served in the State Senate. In 1896 White moved to Tarboro and launched a successful bid for a national seat. Voters in what was called the “Black Second” Congressional District, had already sent three African Americans to Congress. White was elected twice, and was the last remaining Black US Congressman when he introduced the first antilynching bill in 1900.
Criminal Justice This NC Lawmaker Called for an Antilynching Law 100 Years Ago. This Week, We Got One.

The US will finally make lynching a federal crime, after more than a century of attempts. C&P looks at the long road to justice. It only took 122 years to declare lynching a federal hate crime, after a long-sought bill passed Congress this week.  The Emmett Till Antilynching Act passed the US House with three...

Emiene Wright Emiene Wright March 9, 2022 6:39 pm EST

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There are plenty of upcoming Walk to End Alzheimer's events in NC. (Shutterstock) community North Carolinians are Walking to End Alzheimer’s. Here’s How You Can Join Them.
In the latest episode of "Leah Tries," C&P's Leah Sherrell visits a Chilean-inspired food truck in the Triad. (Image via screenshot) Video ‘I Demolished It’: Taste-Testing A Chilean Food Truck in the Triad
Thousands of educators filled Bicentennial Plaza during a rally for better pay in Raleigh, N.C. in 2018. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome) Public Schools NC Teacher Raises Don’t Keep Up With the Cost of Pencils
The 2021 official White House Christmas tree came from Jefferson, NC. This year, the tree will come from NC again, making it the 15th time since 1961 the tree comes from NC. (Image via The White House) community NC Family Farm Will Supply the White House Christmas Tree
North Carolina Sarah Keys Evans was serving in the Women's Army Corps in 1952 when she was arrested after refusing to give up her bus seat for a white Marine at the Roanoke Rapids bus station. Her lawsuit would go on to change the country. (Image via US Army.)
North Carolina Let’s Make Sure These Chapters of NC’s Black History Aren’t Forgotten

It’s Black History Month in North Carolina, and many of our state’s most significant moments are still seriously overlooked. 

Sarah Ovaska Sarah Ovaska February 17, 2022 2:57 pm EST
Crime Numerous historically Black colleges across the nation, including Winston-Salem State University, have been the targets of the unverified bomb threats in recent weeks. (Image via WSSU)
Crime ‘Are They Trying to Get All HBCUs?’: Students, Families React to Bomb Threats at NC’s HBCUs

The FBI is investigating more than 20 bomb threats against HBCUs as racially-motivated hate crimes. Fayetteville State and Winston Salem State in NC were among the latest to receive threats.

Billy Ball Billy Ball February 17, 2022 12:42 pm EST