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Why is former auditor Beth Wood throwing  shade on Jessica Holmes?

Last week, headlines were brimming  in North Carolina’s political circles when disgraced former N.C. State Auditor Beth Wood, a Democrat, suddenly, after being forced to leave office …

Disgraced Democrat Beth Wood attacks Auditor Jessica Holmes, then endorses GOP opponent

In the midst of the Democratic Party’s euphoria over supporting a Black woman nominee for president of the United States, longtime Democrat Beth Wood, the disgraced former N.C. state auditor …

Joseph G. Daniels October 9, 1941 - August 22, 2024

Mr. Joseph George Daniels, son of the late Joe B. Daniels and Viola Norfleet Bye was born in Brooklyn, New York on October 9, 1941. He entered eternal rest on August 22, 2024.
Joseph George Daniels is seen here doing what he absolutely loved, being a sports and community photographer.

Carolina Peacemaker remembers Joe Daniels, sports photographer

Joe Daniels was a highly respected figure in the local Black press, known for his five decades of impactful photography with the Carolina Peacemaker.

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A&T running back (#7) Kenji Christian leaps over a Wake Forest defender at Saturday’s (Aug. 31) opening game.

A&T sees positive signs in Wake loss, faces WSSU Rams next

Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. at Truist Stadium. The game will be streamed live on FloFootball and air live on local TV channel My48.

A&T’s Kevin White (#10, sophomore) throws and runs for a touchdown. White was one of five players in the quarterback position during the Blue & Gold game. Photo by Kevin Dorsey/ NCATSU Athletics.
For the second year in a row, the Aggies will start the regular season with a primetime road trip against an FBS opponent – this time making the half hour drive down I-40 to battle Wake Forest.
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A Golden Delight Dancer of the Blue & Gold Marching Machine.
On a sunny Saturday August 24th, the Greensboro community gathered at Aggie FanFest hosted by CDK on the mic at the Truist Football Stadium at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State …
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Action from the Grimsley vs. Mooresville game during the 5th Annual DJ Reader Jamboree.
The fifth annual DJ Reader High School Football Jamboree featured area football powerhouses in scrimmage action. The jamboree convened Friday, Aug. 16, at Grimsley High School’s Jamieson …
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SWAC Announces 2024 Soccer Preseason Awards

BIRMINGHAM, ALA. - The Southwestern Athletic Conference has announced its 2024 Preseason All-SWAC Soccer team and individual award winners as voted by the league’s head coaches and sports …

Eight and under 100m sprinters.

AAU Jr. Olympics wrap up in Greensboro

This week, more than 12,000 athletes have descended on Greensboro for the AAU (Amateur Athletic Union’s) Junior Olympic Games. This massive event is the last stop on the calendar for the summer …
SHA’CARRI RICHARDSON

Ten U.S. athletes to look for at the 2024 Paris Olympics

As the Paris Olympics begin this Friday, here are ten American athletes to watch during the games. SIMONE BILES / Artistic Gymnastics Simone Biles was born in Columbus, Ohio, and …
Le’Ezra Brown is the first Gatorade North Carolina Boys Track & Field Player of the Year to be chosen from Dudley High School.

Dudley High’s Le’Ezra Brown named Gatorade North Carolina Boys Track and Field Player of the Year

CHICAGO — In its 39th year of honoring the nation’s most elite high school athletes, Gatorade recently announced that Le’Ezra Brown of Dudley High School is the 2023-24 Gatorade …

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NCA&TSU faculty members’ innovative artwork is currently on display in the exhibit “Jitambue, Knowing Yourself” at the University Galleries on the campus of NCA&TSU.

A&T University Galleries host  “Jitambue, Knowing Yourself”

The University Galleries at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University is hosting its 2024 Visual Art Program Faculty Exhibition, “Jitambue, Knowing Yourself,” featuring …

“Field of Dreams” by Tunde Afolayan.

A&T University Galleries to host “Treasures: Selections from the Collection of Dr. Althia Ali”

University Galleries at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University will present the exhibition, Treasures: Selections from the Collection of Dr. Althia Ali, featuring an impressive …
Alien: Romulus will give the target audience the creeps. It isn’t the original Alien, but it is an engaging, generic horror/sci-fi/thriller.

Movie Review: Alien: Romulus

“This place gives me the creeps!” When a band of twentysomething scavengers sets their sights on an abandoned space station, little do they know that their search for treasure would …

Movie Review: Daughters

When you start with a humanizing premise, there’s nowhere to go but up.  Documentaries that present solutions, not just observations, should be lauded and rewarded. That’s why …

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Columnists

Student loan debt drops $10 billion due to Biden administration forgiveness

As consumers struggle to cope with mounting debt, a new economic report from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York includes an unprecedented glimmer of hope. Although debt for mortgages, credit cards, …

Kamala Harris’s Chicago Convention and Illinois’ unique place in Civil Rights history

The modern civil rights movement hit a new peak last week in Illinois. It marked the movement coming full circle, in a way, back to the state of its birth more than a century ago. Illinois is …

What does VP Harris’ Raleigh Economic message mean for Blacks?

RALEIGH - As an eventful four-day Democratic National Convention in Chicago comes to an end tonight with Vice President Kamala Harris making history by formally accepting her party’s nomination …

Black America must rally around Kamala Harris to save our nation

 In 2020, Black voters helped carry President Biden to the White House. But now that the president has done the right thing by stepping aside and passing the torch to Kamala Harris as the …
Dr. Julianne Malveaux

Kamala Harris definitely earned it (DEI)

Vice President Kamala Harris has a political career that is classic textbook. She leveraged her legal training at the University of California into a position in the District Attorney’s office. …

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Education

James R. Martin ll takes the helm as A&T Chancellor

Kimberly Gatling, Esq. (’96), chairperson of the N.C. A&T Board of Trustees, takes a selfie with new A&T Chancellor James Martin II.
Thunderous applause welcomed James R. Martin II, the new chancellor of North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, at the annual Faculty/Staff Institute preceding the beginning of the …
Speaking with students at Governor School West, Greensboro College, N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper, left, joined Greensboro College President Lawrence D. Czarda and U.S. Rep. Kathy Manning.
The Governor attended the Governor’s School West at Greensboro College. Visiting several classrooms and speaking to an assembly of nearly 400 of the state’s top academic students, N.C. …
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A&T Chancellor Harold L. Martin Sr. with distinguished alumni Shirley and Henry Frye in front of Henry E. and Shirley T. Frye Hall named in honor of the Fryes on the campus of N.C. A&T State University.
The Fryes, who met while undergraduates at N.C. A&T, graduated from the university in 1953 and married in 1956.
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North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University announced, on June 21, its 13th chancellor will be Dr. James R. Martin II.
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Healthy living
 Proper oral hygiene is a gateway to good health
So many times, when we look at a person, the first thing we may notice is their wonderful smile. Each smile is unique to each person and may show a little aspect of their personality. However, …
For years, the public was told that having one to two drinks of alcohol a day was okay and might even be good. This idea is now in question.
Any amount of alcohol may harm one’s health
For years, the public was told that having one to two drinks of alcohol a day was okay and might even be good. This idea is now in question.
A free community event on growing and preparing good food will be held this Saturday at the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church Gardens.
Chat and Chew at New Hope Gardens
A free community event on growing and preparing good food will be held this Saturday at the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church Gardens.
Many athletes use red light therapy to help their muscles heal.
Light therapy is old and new
Light, sunlight, warm and wonderful. What promises does it hold? As long as humans have been alive, people have used the sun and its warming rays as part of their health regimes.  …
A can of cool mint flavored Zyn oral nicotine pouches. Some experts worry that the small, discreet pouches packed with nicotine have the same characteristics that enticed teens to vaping.
In the world of nicotine products, Zyn is in
A can of cool mint flavored Zyn oral nicotine pouches. Some experts worry that the small, discreet pouches packed with nicotine have the same characteristics that enticed teens to vaping.

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Bishop Barber Joins Tennessee State University Student Leaders to Sound the Alarm About Extremist Republicans

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