Many Charlotte-area residents are familiar with some of the more notable figures in local Black history, people like Harvey Gantt, the first Black student accepted to enroll at Clemson University who ...

AHOSKIE –A pioneering civil rights attorney will be honored with a historical marker in his hometown later this month. The dedication ceremony for James R. Walker Jr., one of the ...

Walker Jr., one of the first Black people to ... in his hometown of Ahoskie,” Program Administrator Leslie Leonard said in a statement. “It is important to recognize the importance of grassroots civil ...

The big five on our list are Harry Houdini, Edna Ferber, Joseph McCarthy, Rocky Bleier and Willem Dafoe. Others in consideration are Brad Smith, Greta Van Susteren, Howard Hawks, Eric Hinske and Tony ...

Civil rights attorney James R. Walker Jr. is honored with a historical marker in Ahoskie, NC, reflecting his work in racial ...

Screengrab from the Outer Banks History Center on Facebook A hotel was North Carolina’s first “safe haven” for enslaved people during the Civil War. But perils still awaited those who arrived.

A protest to discourage the reversal of thousands of votes in the North Carolina Supreme Court race occurred at the Market House in Fayetteville on Sunday. The People v. Griffin rally was ...

A hotel was North Carolina’s first “safe haven” for enslaved people during the Civil War. But perils still awaited those who arrived. In the 1860s, African Americans escaped to one of the ...

Here’s how much NIH funding North Carolina gets and where it goes. North Carolina has received $17.7 billion in funding from the NIH since fiscal year 2015, and nearly three quarters of that ...