We urge every reader to make use of the opportunity—and the citizen’s duty—to vote! For the upcoming 2024 primary elections in NC, the state Board of Elections has a very …
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What happens when a faith built on love, sacrifice, and forgiveness grows political tentacles, conflating power, money, and belief into hyper-nationalism? Christian nationalism is the belief that America should be…
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Mount Zion Community Development, Inc. is committed to continue enacting lasting community change by securing additional funding to address health inequities. Since 1997 MZCD has provided exemplary service to individuals…
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Angela Bassett accepted the award at the Academy’s 14th Governors Awards on Tuesday, January 9, 2024, in Los Angeles. “I thought long and hard about what I’d say this evening.…
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New York Attorney General Letitia James has remained steadfast in her commitment to hold former President Donald J. Trump responsible for his alleged illegal actions. In a recent civil fraud…
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Speaking at Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania, near Valley Forge, Biden asked the question, “is democracy still America’s sacred cause?,” underscoring his 2024 campaign’s theme of the…
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Albany State University, the largest HBCU in the State of Georgia, has chosen Dr. Rashad Richey, media icon and president of Rolling Out, to be their commencement speaker for the…
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Actress and soul singer Capathia Jenkins Asheville Symphony Presents “New Year’s Eve: She’s Got Soul,” Sunday, December 31. Join the Asheville Symphony to ring in the new year with soul,…
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Kwanzaa, which runs from December 26th through January 1st, is a holiday that celebrates African American heritage and culture. The name Kwanzaa is derived from the phrase “matunda ya kwanza”…
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Eddie Murphy, Tracee Ellis Ross, Madison Thomas, Thaddeus J. Mixson, and Genneya Walton star in Candy Cane Lane. Eddie Murphy stars in this new holiday comedy adventure about a neighborhood…