The Urban News

My name is John Huie, one citizen of Asheville. I’m not an expert on reparations and don’t know anyone who is. But I know this: Asheville has an opportunity, a…

Asheville/Buncombe Black Elders Engagement Project Activities and Events Special Events Pie for Pi – Thursday, March 14 from 6-7:30 p.m. Burton Street’s Pi Day pie baking contest is the place…

Professional journalist Matt Peiken spent 5-1/2 years with the NPR affiliate in Asheville, leaving in February 2023 to launch Podcast Asheville and The Overlook. DeWayne Barton Sekou Coleman and Shuvonda…

Federal financial regulators must take meaningful actions that overcome patterns of segregation and systemic disinvestment. By Charlene Crowell – A mortgage discrimination case that began with two plaintiffs last December…

Dantavius Washington, shown here with Ms. Ann, signed copies of his book at Pisgah View Apartments. Read 2 Succeed Asheville/Buncombe was thrilled to welcome Dantavius Washington from Birmingham, AL for…

Dr. Melissa Davis, PhD, director of the MSM Institute of Translational Genomic Medicine. ATLANTA, GA – Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) announced on March 6, 2024, that Team SAMBAI, a…

A-B Tech Professional Development Facilitator Kristin Erhard. A-B Tech English Language Instructor and Professional Development Facilitator Kristin Erhard has been selected as the 2024 North Carolina State Advocate for Adult…

SOAR, launched in 2023, helps students build skills, fine-tune goals, and earn micro-credentials. The college was one of 15 NC community colleges approved by the State Board of Community Colleges…

The next meeting of the Community Reparations Commission is scheduled for Monday, March 18, 2024, from 6-8 p.m. at the Harrah’s Cherokee Center Banquet Hall, 87 Haywood Street in downtown…