NewsPolice Pepper Spray Black Lives Matter Protesters in North CarolinaCedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonNovember 2, 2020November 2, 2020 by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonNovember 2, 2020November 2, 20204072 A Black Lives Matter rally in North Carolina was broken up by police officers who used pepper spray to disperse the crowd....
EntrepreneurshipCarolina Small Business Development Fund Filling Much-Needed Capital Gap For Black Businesses Trounced by COVIDJeffrey McKinneySeptember 29, 2020September 30, 2020 by Jeffrey McKinneySeptember 29, 2020September 30, 20201747 Kevin Dick, the CEO of Carolina Small Business Development Fund, talks about restoring and supporting Black businesses impacted by COVID....
NewsAmerica’s Oldest Living Person is a Black Woman Who Celebrated Her 116th BirthdayCedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonAugust 19, 2020August 21, 2020 by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonAugust 19, 2020August 21, 20207091 America's oldest living person is a Black woman who just celebrated her 116th birthday in Charlotte, North Carolina, over the weekend...
NewsNorth Carolina City Votes Unanimously To Give Its Black Residents ReparationsDerek MajorJuly 16, 2020July 16, 2020 by Derek MajorJuly 16, 2020July 16, 202010072 The City Council of Asheville, North Carolina has voted to provide reparations to African American residents and their descendants....
NewsWhite Hampton Inn Employee Fired After Calling Police on Black Family Using Swimming PoolCedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJuly 2, 2020July 1, 2020 by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonJuly 2, 2020July 1, 20206887 A white woman who was an employee at a Hampton Inn hotel in North Carolina has been fired after she called police on a Black...
Health and WellnessThe Black Farmer’s Market Attracts Over 1,000 Shoppers in Raleigh, North CarolinaDana GivensJune 30, 2020June 30, 2020 by Dana GivensJune 30, 2020June 30, 202010951 Over 1,0000 people supported local black-owned businesses at the Black Farmers' Market in Raleigh, North Carolina, over the weekend....
NewsNorth Carolina Deputy Charged For Leading Armed White Group To Black Teen’s HomeDerek MajorMay 11, 2020May 11, 2020 by Derek MajorMay 11, 2020May 11, 202016474 A North Carolina sheriff's deputy has been fired and charged after leading an armed mob to an African American teenager's home....
EducationNorth Carolina High School Principal Visited All 220 Seniors To Celebrate GraduationCedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonMay 8, 2020May 8, 2020 by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonMay 8, 2020May 8, 20206160 A North Carolina principal took it upon himself to visit every graduating senior from his high school at their respective homes...
EntrepreneurshipBlack Couple Owns Fastest-Growing Crab Pot Restaurant in the SouthMarie CyprienFebruary 26, 2020February 25, 2020 by Marie CyprienFebruary 26, 2020February 25, 202013790 Rod and Rana Brown, the owners of Mr. 3's Crab Pot, have provided low-income areas with delicious seafood-infused comfort food--and a side of hope....
Success Beyond BarsSuccess Beyond Bars: Lawrence Carpenter Applies Entrepreneurship To Transform Lives of Formerly IncarceratedDerek T. DingleDecember 10, 2019December 20, 2019 by Derek T. DingleDecember 10, 2019December 20, 20191841 Lawrence Carpenter, the CEO of Superclean Professional Janitorial Services, opens up about his journey from incarceration to entrepreneurship....