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
How to avoid getting tricked by “you’re hired” scams January 18, 2023 Beyond NCCU·Campus News·Featured Story The number of job scams reported to the Federal Trade Commission has ballooned in recent years — from 7,324 in the third Read More
Migrating professionals grow black middle class in the South and West January 11, 2023 Beyond NCCU·Featured Story In Texas and a small — but growing — number of other states in the South and West, the percentage of middle-class Read More
GOP inches toward control of House, but a narrow majority would make things harder for McCarthy November 9, 2022 Beyond NCCU·Recent Stories WASHINGTON — At his election night party Tuesday, Kevin McCarthy was heralded as the next speaker of the House. Read More
71% of young women voters want abortion affordability, but are any N.C. politicians really fighting for it? November 1, 2022 Beyond NCCU·Featured Story·Recent Stories Over 100 candidates are vying for seats in the N.C. House and Senate in the 2022 election. While 70 of them are Read More