Durham County Board of Elections Chair encourages youth voting, faith in elections September 25, 2024 Beyond NCCU·Featured Story·Recent Stories While Dawn Baxton, Durham County Board of Elections Chair, expects fair and safe elections in Durham County this presidential election, she hopes Read More
NCCU students get a chance at a summer internship with Duke University March 12, 2024 Beyond NCCU·Campus News·Recent Stories For the 17th year, the Charmaine McKissick-Melton Communications Fellowship made its return to N.C. Central University. The name of the fellowship comes Read More
Loving where you come from, a Made in Durham Block Party October 20, 2023 A&E·Beyond NCCU·Campus News·Featured Story·Recent Stories Rap artist group Little Brother, founded at NCCU, celebrated the 20th anniversary of their first album in Durham where it all began. Read More
August 30, 2023 Beyond NCCU·Recent Stories UNC student newspaper’s front page goes viral with image of dramatic texts from lockdown. The image of the UNC student newspaper’s Read More
NCCU students encouraged to join Geer Cemetery cleanups March 29, 2023 Beyond NCCU·Recent Stories Geer Cemetery, now in a dilapidated state, was the initial resting place of the Rev. Augustus Shepard, father of N.C. Central University Read More
Blackness ‘under attack’: Kansas and Missouri Black lawmakers face racism in statehouses February 27, 2023 Beyond NCCU·Recent Stories TOPEKA, Kan., and JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Sen. Oletha Faust-Goudeau’s political career has been filled with firsts that often go unnoticed. The Read More
Will Bunch: We need a national conversation about the 8 students who died at NC State February 17, 2023 Beyond NCCU·Featured Story The rituals of death have become far too familiar at North Carolina State University this school year. The initial shock and pain Read More
‘Now is the time for Black repair’: What might reparations look like in Kansas City? February 10, 2023 Beyond NCCU·Recent Stories KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mickey Dean hears the argument often, particularly from white Kansas Citians, when he mentions Black reparations: “You weren’t Read More
Op-Ed: All weapons are lethal in the hands of the police February 1, 2023 Beyond NCCU·Opinion·Recent Stories This story originally ran on Indyweek on February 1st. Darryl Williams, 32, was tased to death by Raleigh police on January Read More
Ron DeSantis doubles down on African American studies ban; College Board promises revisions January 27, 2023 Beyond NCCU·Campus News·Featured Story TALLEHESSEE, Fla. — A week after his administration banned an AP course on African American studies from Florida high school classrooms, Gov. Read More