CBS17.com • 16th February 2024

NC native Rhiannon Giddens plays banjo on Beyoncé’s new song ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’

Giddens, a Greensboro native, said in a Facebook post on Tuesday, “I woke up yesterday morning to new music from Beyoncé, featuring none other than my banjo and viola playing throughout.”

CBS17.com • 8th February 2024

8 prominent figures with ties to NC to know for Black History Month

In 1926, Carter G. Woodson founded the first Negro History Week during the second week of February. This coincided with President Abraham Lincoln’s and Frederick Douglass’s birthdays as both men were seen as “symbols of freedom.”

My Point Is • 28th August 2023

Victoria Monét's Debut 'Jaguar II' is a Groovy and Sultry Testament to What We Miss in R&B

The jaguar is often described as a sleek and unique creature in the animal kingdom. Masterful, patient, and creative in their hunting style and yet fearless among most adversities.

HuffPost Voices • 28th November 2022

At HBCUs, It’s Time For The Students To Heal — But Where Do We Start?

The collective trauma of COVID-19 paired with heightened racial tension in the wake of the George Floyd protests has had a profound impact on Black students. Many counselors at Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs) are noticing this effect in their students and the heavy toll that it is taking on their mental health. After a little digging, I found that not only has the need for counseling increased among Black students, but the severity of certain mental illnesses might have too.

My Point Is • 16th June 2023

Janelle Monáe Wants You to Discover Your 'Pleasure' with The Age of Pleasure

The Age of Pleasure combines an elegant cadence and blend of Afrobeats, reggaeton, funk, hip-hop and R&B that is not only groovy– but unfolds in a way that is absolutely “pleasurable” to the ear.

CBS17.com • 14th June 2023

12 music artists from NC to know for Black Music Month

On June 7, 1979, President Jimmy Carter declared that the month of June would be an acknowledgment and celebration of African Americans’ influence in music; not only in the United States but across the world.

CBS17.com • 1st November 2023

Black-owned watch company founded by Fayetteville natives named one of Oprah’s Favorite Things 2023

A Black-owned watch company founded by two Fayetteville natives has been added to Oprah’s Favorite Things 2023 List.

The Click • 25th May 2021

Getting Geeked for Juked

Esports enthusiast Ben Goldhaber spent 12 years trying to solve the glaring problem in the industry that he loves: There wasn’t a platform dedicated solely to the competitive content he loves.

The Click • 16th March 2021

Turning a Passion into a Thriving Black Business

Last February, just as the pandemic was taking hold, Portia Grady quit her job to devote full time to growing her catering business with her close friend Mahalia Robinson. Though COVID-19 put a halt in some of her business plans, the forced pause gave Grady a chance to reset and focus on two passions: diversity and good food.

16th May 2022

‘This is when I see the body’

It was the evening of Sept. 21, 2016, and outraged protesters were marching the streets of Uptown Charlotte, in North Carolina, blocking major intersections and stopping traffic.

The Click • 9th May 2021

Landmark Faces Unknown Fate as N.C. Town Remains Divided

Last May as the racial justice movement swept the country, Black Lives Matter protesters surrounded the historic Market House in this southern town. As an alarm rang loudly in the background, dark smoke wafted from the vandalized windows of the tall, aged brick structure.

Medium • 19th October 2019

“Wow… That’s Crazy” | Wale’s Best Album Yet.

It’s been a week since Wale blessed us with his sixth album, “Wow… That’s Crazy” and it is shaping up to be one of his best albums yet.