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This Black History Month, learn the holiday’s origins and its NC history roots
Raleigh News and Observer via AOL· 1 year agoBlack History Month began over 100 years ago with a weeklong celebration. It was called “Negro...
How long do North Carolinians live? Not as long as they used to.
Asheville Citizen-Times via Yahoo News· 5 months agoASHEVILLE – North Carolina has so much to offer: Mountains in the west, an ocean coastline in the...
Stacey Abrams voter efforts worked in Georgia. Why North Carolina struggles to register people of...
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNearly two years ago, Aimy Steele started the New North Carolina Project, a group modeled on Georgia...
North Carolina unveils its first park honoring African American history
WSOC via Yahoo News· 9 months agoNorth Carolina state officials joined historians and Black community leaders Wednesday under a...
Cheri Beasley makes final pitch to voters to become North Carolina’s first Black U.S. senator
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn the final stretch of the 2022 midterm elections, Cheri Beasley, the Democratic nominee for the...
Banning menthol cigarettes will lead to a healthier North Carolina
The Fayetteville Observer via Yahoo News· 4 months agoIn December, the Biden administration announced it will delay its decision to ban menthol in...
Nearly 800,000 North Carolinians have already voted. What early voting turnout shows us.
Raleigh News and Observer via AOL· 2 years agoUnaffiliated voters are now the largest voting group in North Carolina. But they’re third place in...
It’s time to end NC’s silence on whether noncitizens can vote | Opinion
Charlotte Observer via Yahoo News· 1 year agoNow is the time for the North Carolina General Assembly to propose two reforms to voting rights....
Black gay men have disproportionate share of monkeypox cases but struggle to access vaccines
NBC Universal via AOL· 2 years agoIn July, a 35-year-old Black man from the Washington, D.C. area went from experiencing Covid-like...
Formerly incarcerated North Carolinians can’t vote while serving felony sentences
Raleigh News and Observer via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThousands of formerly incarcerated North Carolina residents serving felony sentences will no longer...