The N.C. Utilities Commission is holding hearings this week in Raleigh on the two power companies’ plan to create the nation’s largest electric utility. This week’s hearings will be the only forum for the public to debate the merger, a fact several speakers decried. “We urge you to take these meetings to the communities whose […]
The University of North Carolina has placed its football program on two years probation and vacated wins from the 2008 and 2009 seasons as a result of an NCAA investigation into impermissible benefits and academic misconduct. UNC’s response to the NCAA’s June 21 Notice of Allegations, which was due Monday and released – with redactions […]
Leicester Bryce Stovell sued LeBron and his mother Gloria last year claiming they defamed him, blocked him from making money and tampered with paternity test results that showed he was not LeBron’s father. According to TMZ, a Washington, DC judge has dismissed all eight claims in Stovell’s lawsuit. In the docs, the court said Stovell […]
This year’s participants include: Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, Senior Advisor to the President of the United States Valerie B. Jarrett, former United Nations Ambassador Andrew Young, entertainer and author Common, activist and talk show host the Rev. Al Sharpton, political commentator and talk show host Roland Martin, singer/actress Melba Moore, Broadway choreographer George Faison, poet […]
Isaac Carree gripped our hearts with a smashing rendition of the classic hit “Simply Redeemed” and now he follows it up with a praise anthem that is sure to get you moving! “IN THE MIDDLE” written by Tammi Haddon and produced by Gerald Haddon is the perfect track to keep you in the fight during […]
The NAACP has given a man who was convicted of a murder in 1992 an academic scholarship, numerous news sources reported Monday. Over two decades ago, Bruce Reilly, 38, was convicted of murder after he stabbed and Emerson College professor, Charles Russell, to death. Reilly plead no contest to second-degree murder and robbery and spent […]
BERKELEY — The Berkeley Unified School District is the number one district in the country in terms of Black student success. With a 75% graduation rate among Black students and several programs to increase Black student success, Berkeley has been trying to close the gap between Black and white students. Bloomberg Donates $30 Million To […]
RICHMOND — If you’re looking for some clues to your ancestry, you may find them in Virginia. The Virginia Historical Society has launched a new database with over 1,500 searchable slave names. The database, Unknown No Longer, which appears on their site, can find the slave names based on keywords such as name, gender, location, occupation and plantation. […]
