DURHAM – The fifth floor of the Durham County Justice Center was packed on Friday morning. People flew in from California, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Massachusetts, New York, Maryland, Connecticut, Rhode Island and Florida in support of Amanda Wallace, founder of Operation Stop CPS. Wallace was served with a no-contact order pursuant to the North

Over 50 women are served meals daily in this small room. RALEIGH – As the weather outside is frightful, The Women’s Center is experiencing one of its highest traffic times of the year. The center is one of the only day shelters of its kind in Wake County. In a year’s time, almost 2,000 single women 18 and over will enter its doors on

RALEIGH – Tensions flared at a community listening session last week surrounding the renovation of John W. Ligon Middle School. The meeting, called by Wake County Board of Education member Toshiba Rice, was meant to gather feedback about moving forward with renovations for the historically Black school. Ligon Principal Darren Williams addresses

DURHAM – Amanda Wallace, above, is not new to facing legal action for her activism. As founder of Operation Stop Child Protective Services, Wallace frequently shows up to hold public employees accountable. Pursuant to the Workplace Violence Protection Act, Durham County has filed a no-contact order against Wallace, alleging that she has harassed

Students perform a traditional Aztec dance at CCB Plaza. DURHAM – Durham Public Schools classrooms were sparsely filled last Friday as students organized a walkout in rapid response to U.S. Customs and Border Patrol’s descent upon the city. CBP agents moved to the Triangle last week following their blitz on Charlotte. About 29% of DPS

RALEIGH – Saint Augustine’s University has expressed interest in signing the Trump administration’s higher ed compact, Fox News reported, joining New College of Florida and Valley Forge Military College. However, interim president Verjanis Peoples and board chair Sophie Gibson wrote in a letter to the Education Department that several

Hardee Street Apartments. DURHAM – Community members gathered last weekend for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the newly-built Hardee Street Apartment complex in East Durham. The 132-unit complex is a much-needed facility that provides housing to individuals earning 60% or less of area median income, a metric standard developed by the U.S. Department

Shane Henderson was driving a school bus several years ago. Now, he’s driving up student scores at Pittsboro Elementary School. The fourth-grade teacher was surprised Wednesday with a $25,000 Milken Educator Award, given to the best teachers in the United States. Henderson thought he was attending a regular school assembly in the gymnasium. Instead,