Latina Equal Pay Day aims to close Latina pay gap

The Labor Council for Latin American Advancement is sponsoring Latina Equal Pay Day, a day recognized to bring awareness to the Latina pay gap, on Thursday.  ...

Q&A with newly elected NC NAACP President Rev. T. Anthony Spearman

Rev. T. Anthony Spearman is the newly elected president of the North Carolina State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored ...

Who gets on the UNC-system Board of Governors?

 The UNC-system Board of Governors faced scrutiny after a system-wide ban on litigation — forcing the UNC Center for Civil rights to cease taking ...

Raleigh election vandalism displays anti-Muslim sentiment

Raleigh city council candidate Zainab Baloch’s campaign sign was found vandalized Friday morning with a racial slur, the word "Trump" and a swastika.  ...

Cities across the nation adopt Indigenous Peoples Day in place of Columbus Day

An increasing number of cities across the state and nation have decided to adopt a new holiday honoring Native Americans on Oct. 9th. 

Lumbee Tribe could be fully federally recognized with new bill

U.S. Rep. Robert Pittenger, R-N.C., attained a congressional hearing for The Lumbee Recognition Act, a bill that will fully federally recognize the Native ...

White House annual HBCU summit sees lower attendance

The White House hosted its annual summit for leaders of Historically Black Colleges and Universities Monday as part of National HBCU Week.

Over 30 years later, minorities underrepresented at top US universities

Minority representation in the nation’s top universities has declined in the last 35 years despite affirmative action, according to a New York Times ...

Nearly a year after Matthew, hurricanes hit close to home ... again

 In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, North Carolina continues to feel the effects of Hurricane Matthew.  

Opinion: Conversations make policing better

Getting pulled over by the police is one of the scariest things that can happen for too many people.

LEGO announces first female space figures

LEGO announced last week that it will create its first female space figures, celebrating women who have played important roles in the history of NASA.  ...

Charlotte's poorest residents segregated in schooling, housing and opportunity

The city of Charlotte is considered an economic powerhouse — but studies show its success is divided along racial lines. 

Study shows underrepresentation of minorities

Not a single state legislature in the United States accurately reflects the Asian-American and Latino populations it governs, according to a report by ...

UNC-system sees increase in minority enrollment

The UNC system has seen an increase in overall enrollment this year — entirely due to a boost in minority enrollees.

Minority Health Conference still holds keynote, cancels other talks due snow

When roads turned icy and traveling became dangerous on Friday, most scheduled events, from classes to meetings, were cancelled. But the Minority Health ...

UNC professor’s research shows that black drivers twice as likely to be stopped as white drivers in Chapel Hill

Black students suspended five times the rate of white students in Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

Simon Lee was relaxing on a bench outside Chapel Hill High School’s library. He says he wasn’t doing anything out of the ordinary — he was gossiping, ...

Research, apps address police bias

As police bias becomes better documented by the U.S. Department of Justice and other agencies, experts and activists are developing research projects ...

Graduation rates of student body vs. black male athletes