The Urban News

Phillip Cooper TIME 2025 Closer Philip Cooper does some outreach, but what he really prefers to do is inreach. Cooper, founder of the nonprofit Operation Gateway, says the best time…

Under the leadership of recently named Executive Director Sean Palmer, the YMI will embark on a new chapter filled with vibrant events that embody the spirit of TERANGA—radical hospitality. Like…

Black Wall Street AVL, a nonprofit dedicated to encouraging, supporting, and publicizing the work of Black-owned area business, will host the 3rd Annual Black Legacy Awards at 6 p.m. on…

Nearly 140 college scholarships administered by the North Carolina Community Foundation (NCCF) are now open for applications. This represents nearly $1.8 million in available scholarship funds. At NCCF, we believe…

Saint Augustine’s, established in 1867 in Raleigh, NC, is a four-year liberal arts university. By Cash Michaels – Officials at St. Augustine’s University (SAU) have capitulated to the demands of…

Sophia West By Kristin D’Agostino – Sophia West, a student in the college’s English Language Acquisition (ELA) program, moved to Asheville from St. Elizabeth Parish in southwestern Jamaica nine years…

The Appalachian Regional Commission’s READY Nonprofits training program is offering seven weeks of no-cost, virtual training to help Appalachian nonprofits strengthen their operations, programming, and fundraising. The training program is…

Immigrants work here, pay taxes, and do not want their families separated. Hundreds in Asheville marched downtown on Monday, February 3, 2025, to protest President Donald Trump’s illegal immigration and…

The Department of Government Efficiency’s access to the Treasury’s payment systems and USAID shutdown has sparked a lawsuit from federal workers’ unions, and promises of legislative actions by Minority Senate…