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April 22, 2023
Robert Singletary, 24, is accused of wounding a 6-year-old girl and her parents after kids attempted to retrieve basketball from his…
Charlotte pancakes protest
April 7, 2023
Doris Boyd, a 78-year-old civil rights activist and Charlotte native, says the elderly are the most disenfranchised group in society.
John Torbett sponsors North Carolina critical race theory bill
March 23, 2023
North Carolina Democrats are not pleased with restrictions in the state House GOP's anti-critical race theory bill passed on Wednesday.
Michael Jordan Charlotte Hornets
March 17, 2023
Michael Jordan is said to be considering releasing a majority of his stake in the Charlotte Hornets NBA franchise, reports…
Nasanto Antonio Crenshaw - teen killed North Carolina police
March 10, 2023
The circumstances surrounding Nasanto Antonio Crenshaw's death are reminiscent of the 2021 killing of Andrew Brown Jr., lawyers say.
House Speaker Tim Moore
February 24, 2023
North Carolina wants to make it harder to teach about race, as Republican lawmakers push to enact an anti-Critical Race…
October 29, 2022
After green lighting race-conscious college admissions, the Supreme Court could restrict or outlaw their use with North Carolina case.
October 26, 2022
Former President Barack Obama endorsed North Carolina U.S. Senate candidate Cheri Beasley on Tuesday in a new campaign ad.
October 25, 2022
A suspended North Carolina sheriff has resigned in the aftermath of a leaked audio recording in which he called Black…
October 17, 2022
Two people were shot and others were injured as they fled gunfire that broke out at a North Carolina college…
October 15, 2022
Cell phone footage allegedly showing a Black woman being illegally forced into handcuffs by police officers is under investigation.
October 12, 2022
Dr. Ada Fisher, a former congressional candidate and a prominent Black woman in North Carolina’s Republican Party, died on Tuesday.
October 12, 2022
The president of a historically Black university accused South Carolina law enforcement officers of racially profiling a busload of students…
Cheri Beasley, theGrio
October 7, 2022
Beasley and Republican Ted Budd agreed to a one-hour debate being held Friday night at a cable television studio in…
October 6, 2022
A North Carolina judge has suspended a sheriff who was recorded calling Black employees by derogatory names and saying they…
September 30, 2022
A North Carolina sheriff was recorded calling Black employees by derogatory names and saying they should be fired, a television…
Wharton High School -- Classroom Adobe stock
August 8, 2022
When schools in one North Carolina county reopen later this month, new security measures will include stocking AR-15 rifles for…
Black Lives Matter sign, theGrio.com
August 4, 2022
The homeowner believes he was targeted because of a yard sign with “Black Lives Matter” and “Love is Love.”
August 4, 2022
North Carolina A&T State University has received a $23.7 million federal grant to create a clean energy workforce training program.
August 1, 2022
The GOP-controlled House and Senate recently passed separate, bipartisan measures by wide margins that would put N.C. on the path…