July 25, 2017

The Voice of the Black Community

Affordable housing ramps up in Triangle

A $500,000 grant will help redevelop Washington Terrace.

Readin’, writin’, ‘rithmetic

Over 43,000 Wake County public school students return to school in July.

Comic-Con goes wild for ‘Black Panther’

Lupita Nyong’o, left, and Michael B. Jordan attend the ‘Marvel’ panel.

SWAC players learn in NBPA Top 50 camp

Nine players representing the SWAC descended on Morehouse’s campus.

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Black veteran coalition joins forces with Buffalo Soldiers

contributed by: Charles Blatcher III, Columnist

On June 30, 2017, I had the opportunity to visit the Buffalo Soldiers National Museum in Houston. I was invited by the founder and president, Captain Paul Matthews,

White House proposes $9.2 billion cut in education funding

contributed by: Charlene Crowell, NNPA

No one ever said that higher education wouldn't cost money. Across the country, tuition is steadily rising and students are taking longer to pay off their student