Twenty years ago, I spent a summer working at the Legal Aid office in Charlotte. I had just finished my first year of law school, and my bosses trusted me to represent a client at a Housing Authority hearing, a transformative experience for me. It was supposed to be an unpaid internship, so I waited tables on the weekends. At the end of the summer, they

More than 150,000 Americans will be diagnosed with colorectal cancer this year. Around the globe, hundreds of thousands more patients will receive the same diagnosis that turned my family's world upside down. In 1998, my mother was diagnosed with metastatic colon cancer. By the time doctors found it, it was too late. She died nine months later. Back then,

In late May, the North Carolina Supreme Court approved Duke Energy’s drastic 2023 price increases. The court rejected arguments from N.C. Attorney General Jeff Jackson and others that the price increase was illegal and would harm Duke’s customers. The ruling ensured that Duke was able to dip even further into ordinary North Carolinians’

Do you wonder which voters in your county turned out more than others in the March primary? Did Republican men cast more ballots than Democratic women? Did Black seniors outperform white voters age 65 and older? How did your county compare with the other 99, and did a hot race, like a primary contest for sheriff, drive up overall turnout? Answers to these

Durham’s 2025 municipal election was one of the most contentious in recent memory. Many residents have expressed deep frustration with the city’s current political climate and growing concern about the direction it is heading under its existing leadership. In response, a coalition of former political candidates, community organizers, and

Karida Giddings It’s the most wonderful time of the year. Well, almost. Autumn leaves will fall first, rolling out a brownish-orange carpet for Thanksgiving and, before that, Halloween. Just how happy those holidays will be is the thing. The National Retail Federation should have some insight during a Nov. 6 media call announcing its retail sales

One could make the case that Democrats lost the 2024 election in part because they abandoned the Black Press – the voice of Black America. Black voters, the backbone of the party, walked away in numbers unseen in modern times. At the very moment when all Americans — Black, white, Latino and others — are called to stand against

Credit: Unsplash / Jay Heike Social historian Edmond W. Davis challenges white men to confront the roots of their anger despite holding the greatest wealth, power and influence in America. He urges emotionally mature white men to guide younger generations away from rage and violence, warning that unchecked white male extremism poses the nation’s