/tags/african-americans African-Americans en-US Copyright Tue, 06 Aug 2024 13:56:48 GMT /news/2024-08-06/ncdot-nc-state-map-unmarked-burial-sites-marginalized The State Department of Transportation’s Office of Civil Rights is partly funding a two-year pilot with the goal of preserving and identifying these unmarked burial sites. Tue, 06 Aug 2024 13:56:48 GMT /news/2024-08-06/ncdot-nc-state-map-unmarked-burial-sites-marginalized Sharryse Piggott /military/2023-12-22/highlighting-legacy-army-first-all-black-world-war-ii-paratrooper-unit Over 80 years ago, Walter Morris created the 555th Airborne Platoon, also known as the “Triple Nickles.” There is an exhibit about them at a museum on Fort Liberty - formerly known as Fort Bragg. There’s another exhibit at a Fayetteville Museum that will soon serve as one of 50 markers on the North Carolina Civil Rights Trail. Fri, 22 Dec 2023 18:09:58 GMT /military/2023-12-22/highlighting-legacy-army-first-all-black-world-war-ii-paratrooper-unit Sharryse Piggott /news/2023-12-11/fayetteville-nonprofit-healthy-child-adolescent-network-low-inventory-2023-annual-bike-giveaway Fayetteville nonprofit Healthy Child and Adolescent Network, formerly known as Bicycle Man, aims to give away 500 bikes for their annual giveaway this Saturday to benefit children from low-income families. But with only 100 bikes in stock, they're asking for help to reach that goal in just a few days. Mon, 11 Dec 2023 19:40:47 GMT /news/2023-12-11/fayetteville-nonprofit-healthy-child-adolescent-network-low-inventory-2023-annual-bike-giveaway Sharryse Piggott /news/2023-06-09/raleighs-smallest-park-opens-to-the-public Two non-profit groups collaborated to design the city’s newest park. Fri, 09 Jun 2023 21:41:28 GMT /news/2023-06-09/raleighs-smallest-park-opens-to-the-public Sharryse Piggott /health/2023-01-26/current-stroke-risk-assessments-are-missing-pivotal-information-to-help-black-people-study-shows A study led by Duke Health finds Black Americans are not getting evaluated accurately through artificially intelligent algorithms. Thu, 26 Jan 2023 19:47:47 GMT /health/2023-01-26/current-stroke-risk-assessments-are-missing-pivotal-information-to-help-black-people-study-shows Sharryse Piggott /show/the-state-of-things/2015-07-14/north-carolinas-election-law-on-trial A federal trial is underway in a case challenging North Carolina's elections law. Opponents say provisions limiting early voting amount to voter… Tue, 14 Jul 2015 16:10:33 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-07-14/north-carolinas-election-law-on-trial Frank Stasio, Will Michaels /politics/2015-07-14/north-carolinas-election-law-on-trial A federal trial is underway in a case challenging North Carolina's elections law. Opponents say provisions limiting early voting amount to voter… Tue, 14 Jul 2015 16:10:33 GMT /politics/2015-07-14/north-carolinas-election-law-on-trial Frank Stasio, Will Michaels /show/the-state-of-things/2015-03-03/guns-and-the-civil-rights-movement 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of key moments in the civil rights movement, including Bloody Sunday and the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.… Tue, 03 Mar 2015 16:52:55 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-03-03/guns-and-the-civil-rights-movement Anita Rao, Phoebe Judge /law/2015-03-03/guns-and-the-civil-rights-movement 2015 marks the 50th anniversary of key moments in the civil rights movement, including Bloody Sunday and the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.… Tue, 03 Mar 2015 16:52:55 GMT /law/2015-03-03/guns-and-the-civil-rights-movement Anita Rao, Phoebe Judge /show/the-state-of-things/2014-11-12/more-than-just-a-cakewalk In popular culture, the term cakewalk means anything that is effortless and easy.But the word dates back to a pre-Civil War dance originally performed by… Wed, 12 Nov 2014 17:02:35 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2014-11-12/more-than-just-a-cakewalk Anita Rao, Frank Stasio