North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University has been named the nation’s No. 1 public historically Black college or university (HBCU) in U.S. News & World Report’s 2027 Best Colleges rankings.

Black business owners say they are already losing contracts and struggling to meet payroll after North Carolina eliminated the office that helped minority- and women-owned companies compete for government work.

Triad journalism earned statewide recognition this year as The Carolina Peacemaker, YES! Weekly, and the News & Record, the High Point Enterprise, and the Jamestown News collected multiple honors across editorial, reporting, photography, and advertising categories at the 2026 North Carolina Press Association (NCPA) Awards.

More school counselors and social workers, stronger recognition of educators and additional resources inside and outside the classroom were among the needs current and future teachers raised during a recent roundtable at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Inside North Carolina prisons, incarcerated people have long turned to fellow prisoners for guidance about faith, conflict, grief, addiction, and simply how to navigate life behind bars. An …

For North Carolina A&T State University junior Naya Shelvin, airplanes and the aerodynamics of flight had long shaped her vision of a future engineering career. But a conversation with NASA astronaut Christina Koch encouraged her to consider possibilities beyond Earth’s atmosphere.

The U.S. Senate campaign for Republican candidate Michael Whatley is being accused of using the crimes of Black convicted inmates to falsely smear his Democratic opponent, Roy Cooper, in their race this fall. Cooper is the former N.C. Governor and a former N.C. attorney general with a record of being tough on criminals.

For litigants representing themselves in court, Guilford County opened a Legal Support Center in Greensboro, dedicating the courthouse facility to retired Chief District Court Judge Teresa Vincent, a driving force in its creation.

In a daylong, at times contentious August 20th meeting, the N.C. State Board of Elections last week voted to eliminate Sunday early voting in 20 counties for this fall’s elections.

The moratorium runs through February 14, 2027, and applies to data centers, data storage and processing facilities, and similar uses above the 10-megawatt threshold.

“We are witnessing, I believe, the dismantling of the world that made our lives possible,” distinguished author, commentator and professor, Dr. Eddie S. Glaude Jr., told the Black lawyers and …

The City of Durham announced Mardis’ appointment on August 10. Her last day with the Greensboro Police Department is August 17, and she is expected to begin leading the Durham Police Department on September 8.

The Aggie and Greensboro communities are remembering the life and legacy of Edward Bernard Fort, Ed.D., a transformational and respected education leader who served for 17 years as North Carolina A&T State University’s eighth chancellor. Fort died Sunday, August 9, at age 94.

Food was served, book bags were distributed and neighbors gathered for conversation on the evening of August 4, as communities across Greensboro celebrated National Night Out (NNO), an annual tradition built around fellowship, neighborhood pride and positive relationships with law enforcement.

In a reversal of its previous decision, the Greensboro City Council unanimously approved moving forward with the process to enact a temporary moratorium on certain large-scale data centers.

As North Carolina communities grapple with the rapid expansion of data centers, state lawmakers have introduced three bills aimed at protecting utility customers, monitoring water and electricity use and determining whether the industry’s tax incentives are worth their cost.

Hey Greensboro, there’s a new bank in town. Huntington Bank celebrated its expanding regional footprint with a community event highlighting its local leadership, rapid growth across the Carolinas, and a $10,000 charitable donation to the Women’s Resource Center of Greensboro.

Applause gave way to shouting and the removal of a voting rights advocate on Tuesday as the Guilford County Board of Elections advanced an early voting plan that excludes polling locations at N.C. A&T State University and the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

If you’re a North Carolinian of color, the new but belated state budget that the Republican-led N.C. General Assembly finally passed after more than a year and Gov. Josh Stein signed last week doesn’t have much for you to celebrate.

Bishop Barber also met with other religious leaders who told him how much they respected his history of social activism against repressive authority in the United States and shared with him stories of Germany’s dark Nazi past.

Less than two months into his tenure as Greensboro’s police chief, Kamran Afzal says he is not interested in arriving with all the answers.

This year, Juneteenth became Freedom Friday with events, celebrations, and commemorative activities throughout Greensboro.

As Greensboro continues to attract billions of dollars in investment, expand its housing stock and grow its reputation as an education and innovation hub, Mayor Marikay Abuzuaiter says the city’s next challenge is ensuring that growth benefits residents and keeps young talent rooted in the community.

More than two dozen residents addressed the Guilford County Board of Elections during its June 16 meeting, urging members to adopt an early voting plan that includes sites at N.C. A&T State University, the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and High Point University.

Questions about accountability, transparency and police-community relations dominated the first two public meetings hosted by Greensboro Police Chief Kamran Afzal as residents sought answers from the city’s new top law enforcement officer during his first 30 days on the job.