The first presidential primary votes won't be cast for another two and a half years. And yet, over the span of 10 days in ...

Juneteenth also is a state holiday in North Carolina. In addition, city offices in Winston-Salem, Greensboro and High Point will be closed Thursday in observance of Juneteenth.

My sense is that these poems might pick up someone’s spirit, they might deposit a resolution regarding some values,’ Forbes ...

Mark Bell will be on the ballot this fall again, as he announced Monday plans to file and run for re-election as the mayor of ...

The Town of Carrboro won an All-American City award from the National Civic League Sunday evening after a weekend competition.

On behalf of the Hertford County African-American History Coalition, I would like to extend a heartfelt thanks to the sponsors and vendors of the Fifth Annual Juneteenth Freedom Day Festival. This ...

North Carolina’s Senate Judiciary Committee spent Juneteenth advancing a bill to gut the state’s diversity, equity and inclusion programs across ...

Police in South Carolina and Oklahoma are investigating two separate shootings that occurred on June 21 as people gathered for Juneteenth events.

Black Customer Walks Out North Carolina Auto Care Shop Over Viral Juneteenth Disrespect The business tried to gain support for their side of the issue on social media, but instead faced backlash.

The holiday to mark the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued on June 19, 1865, as Union troops arrived in Galveston at the end of the Civil War. General Order No. 3 declared that ...