Juneteenth is a day of joy and celebration because it recognizes an important moment in the fight to end slavery in America. There are numerous Juneteenth celebrations in NC to honor it. It took 900 days for President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation to...
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An exploration of the most credible UFO sightings to be reported across the Tar Heel State over the years.
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Until some A-list actor is standing at the Oscars talking about these four extraordinary Black North Carolinians, we're still coming up short.
Markers and remnants of the Trail of Tears stretch across the American landscape. Here are the places that witnessed this infamous moment in U.S. history.
Most North Carolinians know the story of Sir Walter Raleigh — or if they don’t, they can most likely identify the namesake of the state capital. As for Dr. Bartlett Durham, the man for whom they named Raleigh’s younger sibling city, that story isn’t quite as familiar.
It's a leap year so Black History Month is a day longer this year. Here's our guide for how to celebrate it across the state.
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.
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Opinion: The broken ‘American Dream’ shines a light on a new path to Mexico
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