/tags/historically-black-beach Historically Black Beach en-US Copyright Mon, 13 Jun 2022 16:08:45 GMT /news/2022-06-13/topsail-island-beach-becoming-part-of-nc-civil-rights-trail In July, Ocean City will be honored with a historical marker from the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources and the N.C. African American Heritage Commission. Mon, 13 Jun 2022 16:08:45 GMT /news/2022-06-13/topsail-island-beach-becoming-part-of-nc-civil-rights-trail Associated Press /show/the-state-of-things/2019-07-30/a-historically-black-beach-community-uses-jazz-to-rally-support Ocean City Beach sits along a one-mile stretch of land on Topsail Island. A coalition of interracial business owners founded the community in 1949 as a… Tue, 30 Jul 2019 16:29:21 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-07-30/a-historically-black-beach-community-uses-jazz-to-rally-support Josie Taris, Laura Pellicer, Anita Rao /business-economy/2019-07-30/a-historically-black-beach-community-uses-jazz-to-rally-support Ocean City Beach sits along a one-mile stretch of land on Topsail Island. A coalition of interracial business owners founded the community in 1949 as a… Tue, 30 Jul 2019 16:29:21 GMT /business-economy/2019-07-30/a-historically-black-beach-community-uses-jazz-to-rally-support Josie Taris, Laura Pellicer, Anita Rao