Author: Carma Henry

COPELAND Funeral services for the late Ethel Mae Copeland – 80 were held July 24 at New Mount Olive Baptist Church with Dr. Calvin Haralson officiating.…

EDWARDS Funeral services for the late Bernadette Edwards – 90 were held July 25 at McWhite’s Funeral Home Chapel with Wendell Edwards officiating. Interment: Sunset Memorial…

BERKOWITZ Funeral services for the late Barbara Jean Berkowitz – 57. CLARK Funeral services for the late Nellie Bell Clark – 80 were held July 25…

BROWN Funeral services for the late Brenda L. Brown – 67 were held July 25 at Greater Providence Missionary Baptist Church with Pastor Maurice Robinson officiating.

Without addressing disability we’ll never make meaningful progress in ending police violence

Death of a Black woman

The Minority Male Makers Program (MMMP) will introduce young Black men to opportunities in the STEM field. That’s short for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math.

As the State has attempted to defend the discriminatory measure over the past few days, attorneys representing the plaintiffs – including the North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, the League of Women Voters of North Carolina, and the Department of Justice – revealed the flaws in their arguments, demonstrating the harmful and discriminatory impacts of the law.

The First Lady of the Black Press hit shelves, Essence magazine had just released its Black Lives Matter issue

“Throughout his life, Dr. Cooper was committed to promoting excellence, innovation and sustainability across our nation’s HBCUs,”