/tags/black-history Black History en-US Copyright Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:51:52 GMT /news/2024-11-19/black-community-wake-county-faith-based-affordable-housing St. Michael's Episcopal Church is partnering with a nonprofit to create 18 faith-based permanent affordable houses in Raleigh’s historic Idlewild neighborhood. Tue, 19 Nov 2024 16:51:52 GMT /news/2024-11-19/black-community-wake-county-faith-based-affordable-housing Sharryse Piggott /arts-culture/2024-06-14/peter-oliver-gallery-winston-salem-freedom-slavery “The Peter Oliver Pavilion Gallery” will open in Winston-Salem with artifacts and historical records dating back to the 18th century. Fri, 14 Jun 2024 13:40:06 GMT /arts-culture/2024-06-14/peter-oliver-gallery-winston-salem-freedom-slavery Sharryse Piggott /news/2024-05-06/franklinton-center-brick-whitakers-slavery-executive-director-douglas-wooten A leadership ceremony was held over the weekend at the Franklinton Center at Bricks in Whitakers to celebrate its new executive director. Mon, 06 May 2024 18:35:26 GMT /news/2024-05-06/franklinton-center-brick-whitakers-slavery-executive-director-douglas-wooten Sharryse Piggott /news/2024-02-29/joseph-holt-black-teen-integration-efforts-north-carolina-schools A family in Raleigh was one of the first to fight to get their son Joseph Holt Jr. into an all-white school in the 1950s. As part of Black History Month, Wake County libraries highlighted the family as well as State Administrator Dudley Flood, who traveled across North Carolina assisting schools with integration. Thu, 29 Feb 2024 21:11:30 GMT /news/2024-02-29/joseph-holt-black-teen-integration-efforts-north-carolina-schools Sharryse Piggott /news/2024-02-21/historians-present-findings-enslaved-workers-built-nc-state-capitol A new website shows updated information about the former enslaved workers who built North Carolina’s State Capitol. Wed, 21 Feb 2024 22:31:43 GMT /news/2024-02-21/historians-present-findings-enslaved-workers-built-nc-state-capitol Sharryse Piggott /race-demographics/2024-02-09/uncw-historic-african-american-cemetery-maides-identify-gravesites Over half of the gravesites at the historic African American Maides Cemetery in Wilmington are unidentified. UNC-Wilmington researchers are working with the Historic Wilmington Foundation to identify them and bring about better recognition for the history of Black residents in the area. Fri, 09 Feb 2024 18:50:27 GMT /race-demographics/2024-02-09/uncw-historic-african-american-cemetery-maides-identify-gravesites Brianna Atkinson /race-demographics/2024-02-06/hbcu-101-celebrates-history-future-black-colleges Due South co-host Leoneda Inge has launched a new recurring segment on historically Black colleges and universities: HBCU 101. Wed, 07 Feb 2024 03:06:36 GMT /race-demographics/2024-02-06/hbcu-101-celebrates-history-future-black-colleges Leoneda Inge /race-demographics/2023-09-15/remains-exhumed-tulsa-cemetery-search-1921-race-massacre-victims Archaeologists have exhumed the remains of one person and plan to exhume a second in the search for victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. Fri, 15 Sep 2023 18:39:07 GMT /race-demographics/2023-09-15/remains-exhumed-tulsa-cemetery-search-1921-race-massacre-victims Associated Press /news/2023-09-01/a-144-year-old-historic-house-in-carrboro-will-receive-a-truth-plaque The historic Strayhorn House, originally built and owned by former slaves, will be awarded the plaque due to its significant role in Carrboro. Fri, 01 Sep 2023 20:16:54 GMT /news/2023-09-01/a-144-year-old-historic-house-in-carrboro-will-receive-a-truth-plaque Sharryse Piggott /news/2023-08-23/after-20-years-north-carolina-freedom-park-opens-to-the-public NC Freedom Park in downtown Raleigh highlights the journey of freedom for Black Americans. Wed, 23 Aug 2023 20:51:15 GMT /news/2023-08-23/after-20-years-north-carolina-freedom-park-opens-to-the-public Sharryse Piggott