DURHAM – Minister Paul Scott will be remembered for his steadfast community activism. Family, friends and community celebrated the life of the “minister of truth” at the Bull City Kappa Community Center during Juneteenth weekend. Scott was born in Fayetteville on March 7, 1967, and recently passed away from health complications.

Community leaders, residents, and project partners gathered June 10 to celebrate the grand opening of White Oak Foundation’s new mixed-income townhome development, expanding affordable homeownership opportunities in Cary. The development includes 30 townhomes, with 15 reserved for homebuyers earning 80% or less of the Area Median Income. Supported

Juneteenth has gone underappreciated by many, including Black Americans. The relationship between Black Americans and the holiday have long been nuanced. Haillee (who declined to give her last name) is a North Carolina native. Her mother is from the Virgin Islands, and her dad from the north. “Juneteenth is a relatively new holiday to me. I

Fathers throughout the state will gather June 20 at the 13th annual North Carolina Fatherhood Conference for a day of replenishment, uplift, encouragement and solidarity. “It’s an opportunity for men to come together to pour into one another, a place where men can galvanize, express, share, have dialogue, and be educated on various topics, from

RALEIGH – The city of Raleigh doesn’t earn above a C in affordable housing, according to community leaders. Livable Raleigh invited panelists for a community conversation on housing June 4 at the Tarboro Road Community Center. There, residents put their heads together to discuss solutions to the affordable housing crisis. Panelists were Carmen

DURHAM – What is now two empty lots in East Durham will soon become six affordable units. Temperatures in Durham on June 5 reached over 90 degrees on the day of the Alma Street Commons groundbreaking, a development by Durham Community Land Trustees. Its homes will not only be affordable; they are being built with entirely sustainable materials,

DURHAM – Despite raking in over $5 billion in profits last year, Duke Energy is lobbying to increase energy rates. Organizers with Advance Carolina and North Carolina Black Alliance hosted a teach-in June 2 to educate residents about the proposed hike. The event also encouraged participants to speak against the rate increase at the North Carolina

RALEIGH - Southeast Raleigh Promise last week announced the recipients of the inaugural Rock Quarry Road Corridor Small Business Alliance Promise in Action Grant, an initiative designed to strengthen and grow small businesses in the community. Powered by a $25,000 investment from the Duke Energy Foundation, the micro-grant initiative represents a