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July 27, 2022
People with felony convictions but who are not behind bars can now cast ballots following an appeals court ruling.
July 26, 2022
Two months after Kenly hired Town Manager Justine Jones, all its officers quit, citing a hostile or stressful working environment.
July 22, 2022
Scientists placed the monarch butterfly on the endangered list Thursday because of its fast dwindling numbers.
July 21, 2022
The Rev. T. Anthony Spearman, former president of the North Carolina branch of the NAACP, was found dead at 71…
July 20, 2022
A settlement between journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill contains concessions designed to help…
July 17, 2022
North Carolina lawmakers are weighing options that could potentially position the state as a national leader in addressing medical debt.
July 17, 2022
Comedian Craig Robinson, who starred in the American version of “The Office” television show, was set to perform.
July 15, 2022
The white woman who accused Emmett Till of making improper advances before he was lynched in Mississippi in 1955 says she…
July 5, 2022
"It's a good idea to keep in the minds of folks the way things used to be and the way…
July 1, 2022
"This project is something that we know is the right thing to do," Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles said at Thursday's…
June 24, 2022
The Black members of North Carolina’s Realtors association are having second thoughts about keeping its headquarters in a historic mansion.
June 24, 2022
M&F Bank in Durham, North Carolina has received a sorely-needed $80 million injection of cash from the U.S. Treasury Department.
June 17, 2022
Former North Carolina Chief Justice Cheri Beasley, the party's nominee in November's U.S. Senate race, is scheduled to speak Saturday…
June 17, 2022
Legendary civil rights leader Bayard Rustin and three men who were sentenced to work on a chain gang in North…
June 7, 2022
Pasquotank County Commissioners approved a $3 million settlement with the kin of Andrew Brown, Jr. who deputies killed in 2021.
June 1, 2022
The family of John Neville, who yelled that he couldn't breathe before he died in a North Carolina jail, has…
Asheville, North Carolina theGrio.com
May 31, 2022
The Asheville-based series takes an unflinching look at the heritage, hope, and heart of the North Carolina city and surrounding…
May 31, 2022
The first Black American woman to be certified as an attorney in North Carolina has been honored with a highway…
TRX theGrio.com
May 30, 2022
Trainer Elijah Askew uses TRX to help his North Carolina-based clientele take their fitness to the next level.
Asheville theGrio.com
May 29, 2022
The Black-owned realty is making the Southern lifestyle a reality throughout western North Carolina, including the popular city of Asheville.