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We’re used to celebrities hanging out at the CIAA from P. Diddy to R. Kelly to Floyd Mayweather, but we’ve never had anyone this big.…
A break-in was reported Tuesday night at the Cardinal State Bank at 3400 Westgate Drive, according to police reports. Nothing appears to have been taken, according to Kammie Michael, Durham police spokeswoman. The suspect is believed to have climbed in a side window before breaking into several teller drawers. Read more here:
A century ago, African-Americans were disenfranchised. Eleven years earlier in 1901, U.S. Rep. George Henry White of Tarboro, N.C., was the last black representative to resign, in a bitter speech after the vote was taken from North Carolina blacks. And because few white schools admitted blacks, dozens of all-black colleges and universities had sprung up, […]
The 17-year-old suspect in a deadly shooting rampage at an Ohio high school appeared briefly in juvenile court as residents of the shaken community offered sympathy and support for families and friends of the three students who were killed and two who were wounded. A prosecutor described suspect T.J. Lane as “someone who’s not well” […]
SHOWTIME SAYS… The Triangle will be getting a visit from America’s first lady next week. Michelle Obama is coming to Raleigh in order to meet with military families and school children. According to White House reps Mrs. Obama will be in our area on Friday speaking with active duty military and also promoting her “Lets […]
For the passengers on a recent Atlantic Southeast Airlines flight, an Atlanta based Delta Connection regional carrier, little did they know when they boarded that particular trip to their destination they were witnesses to aviation and Black history. They had boarded the first US airline flight staffed by an all African-American female flight crew comprised […]
Tuition at Duke University is going up nearly 4 percent. The school’s trustees approved an increase for undergraduate tuition, and room and board. Next year it will cost nearly 57,000 to attend the university. About 40 percent of students now receive need-based financial aid, which includes grants, loans and work-study opportunities.
It’s another day of increases at the gas pump. Nationwide, prices have gone up for the past 21 days straight. The national average for a gallon of unleaded is $3.72. That’s a 2 cent increase from Monday, and a 30 cent jump from a month ago. In North Carolina, drivers in Raleigh and Greensboro are […]
iPad rumors are a year-long affair, but an imminent arrival of a new iPad from Apple is about as sure as spring itself. Some retail stores have already cut iPad 2 prices which substantiate the arrival of a new tablet from Cupertino. When: Several tech media outlets report an announcement in the first week of […]
Commissioners Michael Page, Ellen Reckhow, Brenda Howerton and Pam Karriker signed the petition Monday to the state board, which is scheduled to vote Thursday on nine fast-track charter applications, including a proposed high school in Research Triangle Park. Commissioner Joe Bowser, however, refused saying it was unwise to criticize what has been in some cases […]
Check out North Carolina’s own J. Cole showing he not only slam dunks on the music scene but on the basketball court as well. J. Cole played in the Celebrity All Star game this weekend….ROC Nation against G.O.O.D. Music…..
By Douglas Wilson The election season is here and the President and Democrats are in a good place to achieve victory in November. Nonetheless, every…
