The Voice of the Black Community
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| Local McDonald’s owner offers Shaw students scholarships and more |
| Friday, May 7, 2021 |
| RALEIGH – Andy Martin believes it is important to be a good business neighbor and to pour back into the community that supports him. Martin, the owner of nine McDonald’s franchises in the area, said Raleigh is a vibrant, multicultural city, and he’s passionate about doing what he can to support and enhance it. “We are a community, |
| Durham native awarded commendation medal for heroic actions |
| Sunday, May 2, 2021 |
| RALEIGH – Last December, a disgruntled man began tampering with electric boxes and shutting off power to various storefronts within a strip mall in Greensboro. The situation quickly escalated and the disgruntled man became a disgruntled shooter. He fired shots into Navy Recruiting Station Greensboro and the adjacent Marine Corps recruiting station. |
| CHS coalition elevates voices of students of color |
| Sunday, April 25, 2021 |
| CARRBORO – The Black and Brown Student Coalition at Carrboro High School has been a catalyst for social change in the Chapel Hill and Carrboro area since last summer. As a student-founded and student-led organization, the BBSC is dedicated to creating space in the community for honest conversations about student experiences of racial inequity, as well |
| Org. brings awareness to Freedom Park and George Floyd |
| Wednesday, April 21, 2021 |
| RALEIGH – HIS Daughters’ Legacy, Inc., a girls’ mentoring ministry, is helping to bring awareness to North Carolina Freedom Park and the Light the Beacon Campaign. The park will honor the African American experience and struggle for freedom in North Carolina. It will be erected in the heart of downtown Raleigh on the corner of Lane and |
