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Fred “Curly” Neal is best known for his career with the Harlem Globetrotters, instantly recognizable with his shaved head. He was born in Greensboro, North…
Reginald Lewis was the richest African-American man in the 1980s. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland, he grew up in a middle-class neighborhood. He won…
Holmes was a high school 400-meter champion and later earned multiple NCAA All-American and CIAA honors as a sprinter at Norfolk State University in Norfolk,…
photo credit: Snow Ball via photopin (license) Both Wake and Durham public schools have been out for the week due to inclement weather related to this past weeks snow. Make up days have been announced for both counties: WAKE: Traditional calendar : March 23 Modified calendar: March 9 Year round tracks 1,3,and 4 will make […]
School closings and delays for Wednesday February 18, 2015. Alamance Burlington Schools Closed Cumberland Co Schools Closed, 2hr delay for staff Duplin County Schools 2hr delay Durham Public Schools Closed Edgecombe County Schools Closed Franklin County Schools Closed Granville County Schools Closed Greene County Schools Closed Halifax County Schools Closed Harnett County Schools Closed, opt […]
14yr old Reed Shannon is from Raleigh, NC and the star of the national touring production of Motown: The Musical. Reed stopped by the Light studio with Melissa today. Reed attributes his growth in talent to the Raleigh Theater conservatory which he took class growing up and to very supportive parents. The musical is playing […]
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Due to the rain/ snow/ sleet and freezing ice in parts of North Carolina, including the Triangle, Gov. Pat McCrocy declared a state of emergency on Monday. There is also current a winter storm warning and weather alerts for the following counties: Chatham, Cumberland, Durham, Edgecombe, Franklin, Granville, Halifax, Harnett, Hoke, Johnston, Lee, Moore, Nash, […]
Andrew Young, Jr graduated from Howard University. He became active in the Civil Rights Movement while working with Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr in the…
Katherine Bennett was a pioneer is Women’s Sports. From 1940 until 1944, she attended NC A&T where she encountered her first female athlete. She became…
