A $100K settlement comes after a 2023 incident where New Bern police forcibly separated a 10-year-old nonverbal autistic child from his mother, leading to new policy safeguards.
We talked to Martin Luther King III about the inflammatory comments Mark Robinson, the Republican candidate for governor of North Carolina, reportedly directed at his father. Here's what King III said.
I’ve traveled across the state this summer to talk to voters about what’s at stake in the upcoming election. One of the many obstacles facing North Carolinians this November is misinformation, particularly around where candidates stand on important issues. We need...
Systemic racism has many tentacles. On Rosa Parks' birthday, we remember how access to public transit has been denied to many Black communities. It's still an issue today.
A new biography tells the story of Dr. Altheria Patton, an Anson County educator who began teaching in the segregation-era South. Plus: You can see a 104-year-old shipwreck right now!
There are now three lawsuits against the new congressional election maps drawn by the GOP-controlled legislature. Each says that they drew them to intentionally dilute the voting power of Black North Carolinians.
A divided Supreme Court on Friday ruled that individual judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions, but the decision left unclear the fate of President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship.
A Trump executive order could deny US citizenship to children of immigrants. After the SCOTUS hearing, North Carolina attorneys say it’s not just unconstitutional, it's an attack on the right to parent.
Judge Jefferson Griffin lost his race but is still trying to toss out 65,000 votes. At ‘Disenfranchised Disco’ on Friday night, North Carolinians proved that protecting democracy requires mobilization—both on and off the dance floor.
On the day of love, Chapel Hill’s Frederick Douglass Transcribe-a-thon celebrates the legacy of the abolitionist while preserving history for future generations.
Choirs, youth performances, and community reflections took center stage as Mount Tabor United Methodist Church celebrated Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy for a ninth year.