Getting dressed in African attire didn’t start or stop with premier of The Black Panther. Durham has a growing scene for African fashion. African Fashion Week has gotten bigger and this year was a major display of beautiful prints as you can expect. This year’s designers gave a modern touch in cuts and styles to […]

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Duke University officials say there is an investigation due to a racial slur that was found Saturday in a campus building. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! It’s true, 2018 and people still find time to perform hate crimes as addressed by President Vincent Price of Duke University . Price, sent an email calling on the students and […]

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A 5th grader from Tarboro was punished by his teacher by responding to her with “yes ma’am.”       Facebook: The Karen Clark Instagram: @TheKarenClark Twitter/Snapchat: @The_KarenClark

<strong>Sign Up For Our Newsletter!</strong> You are either in Raleigh or Durham. You only hear tourist say Raleigh-Durham. These are two different places, saying Raleigh-Durham is like calling your first child by the middle child’s name and saying, “ You know who you are”. Yes , both rank high in places to live and retire […]

A judge ruled last week that a man’s affair with a woman from Durham should cost him about $9 million. Superior Court Judge Orlando Hudson ruled in favor of Keith King and awarded him $8.8 million in compensatory and punitive damages in the case against Francisco Huizar III who had an affair with King’s wife. […]

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Durham County sheriff’s deputies have arrested a woman for allegedly knocking down the Confederate statue in downtown Durham last night. Officers picked up 22-year-old Takiyah Thompson shortly after a news conference on Tuesday at NC Central University. According to police Thompson climbed a ladder and tied a rope around the next of the statue before […]

According to WTVD protesters in Durham have destroyed a Confederate statue outside of a courthouse. The monument was a Confederate soldier holding a rifle. It was erected in 1924 and had an inscription on it that read “in memory of the boys who wore the gray.” Over 100 people came out to protest the monument […]

A total of 42 people, 2 adults and 40 children, were hospitalized after a chemical leak in a pool at the Durham, NC Downtown YMCA. Out of the 40 children, six were in serious condition at the scene, but have improved after receiving treatment. The YMCA has reopened their facility since the incident, however, the […]

According to WTVD police officers in Durham are currently searching for a man who reportedly shot at a group of girls. Earlier today officers were called to the 2500 block of Glenbrook Drive after reports of a shooting. Officers chased the suspect but were unable to catch him. Police sources say that the girls were […]

It was the mecca for African American business activity. Imagine a thriving four-block business district bursting with restaurants, grocery stores, banks, and more –