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A series of "Good Trouble Lives On" protests in memory of a prominent civil rights leader is set to occur across Western ...
North Carolina, first of the colonial governments to call for complete independence from Great Britain through the Halifax ...
It was 250 years ago this week that Patriot militiamen carried out the first military operation of the Revolutionary War in ...
Nicole Wright/Staff Correspondent Local ladies dancing during the second annual Juneteenth celebration June 14 at the Texana ...
Just over a month after "No Kings," another round of national protests is set to begin. Here's why, where to find one and more.
Sharing culture. Sharing history. Bringing the community together. That’s how people should commemorate Juneteenth, according to North Dakota organizers and advocates for the federal holiday.
“One of the most important things to remember is that for a long time, Juneteenth was not celebrated or recognized across the United States. Our College of Arts and Social Sciences and Humanities at ...
The Town of Carrboro won an All-American City award from the National Civic League Sunday evening after a weekend competition.
Ayana Smith, a 19-year-old student at the University of North Carolina in Charlotte, grew up on the North Fork. “Growing up here, and don’t get me wrong. I love this town, but it wasn’t exactly the ...
On behalf of the Hertford County African-American History Coalition, I would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to the sponsors and vendors of the Fifth Annual Juneteenth Freedom Day Festival. This ...
Our Story!” Among them was Jeffrey Boston Weatherford, a children’s illustrator and performance poet from High Point, North Carolina. “Connecting the culture is imperative,” Weatherford said.
North Carolina’s Senate Judiciary Committee spent Juneteenth advancing a bill to gut the state’s diversity, equity and inclusion programs across ...