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Get ready for DMX, with special guest Ja Rule, Rakim, EPMD, Kool Moe D and Rob Base!!!! The Hip-Hop Legends take over the PNC Arena October 18th. Wanna go!!!! Foxy 107.1 and 104.3 has your tickets, just listen for the cue to call at 1-800-467-3699. Caller #10 wins. Good Luck!!!! Hip-Hop Legend Rob Base

The HistoryMakers, the nation’s largest African-American video oral history archive will host its 5th Annual Back to School with the HistoryMakers Program on Friday, September 26th, 2014. The goal of the program is to place black leaders into schools across the nation, to inspire today’s youth and to call on them to commit to excellence and to finish […]

Hackers have persistently attacked major newspapers, major corporations, the federal government, and even personal e-mails. How do you stop this from happening to you? Join the Durham Business & Professional Chain, September 9, 2014, 6:00 pm – 8:30 pm, South Durham Regional Library, 4505 S. Alston Avenue, Durham NC (Tuesday). The presenter is Ms. Bianca […]

The Raleigh Sai Center and Pullen Memorial Baptist Church will sponsor its third annual Free Health Care day, Saturday September 6, 2014,  for the poor, homeless, and under-insured in Raleigh and Wake County. Registration: 8 AM – 2 PM, Pullen Memorial Baptist Church, 1801 Hillsborough St, Raleigh, NC. The Health Fair will provide Free Screening, […]

Festival in Motion invites area families to a fun day of discovery along the Walnut Creek Greenway. This free family event for all ages will take place rain or shine Saturday, Sept. 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. All of Raleigh is invited to get outdoors and get moving as they explore Walnut Creek’s […]

Are your kids into engineering? Electronic Game Design Students will have the opportunity to create their own video game in this fun, stimulating electronic game design program for kids! We introduce kids to the awesome world of video game creation in a non-competitive, step-by-step process. After learning how to make a game, students will have […]

Ovarian cancer is the fifth most deadly and one of the most common cancers in women. It’s responsible for more than 14,000 deaths each year and has the highest mortality rate of all gynecological cancers because early symptoms often go undetected. These symptoms may include bloating, pelvic or abdominal pain, difficulty eating or feeling full […]

Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed and the second deadliest cancer in American men. Nearly 30,000 men will die from prostate cancer this year. Men over age 65, African-American men and men with a family history of the disease are at higher risk for prostate cancer. There are no symptoms for early prostate cancer […]

The 2014 Merrick-Moore/Mill Grove All-School Reunion will be held Labor Day Weekend, August 29th through 31st, Friday through Sunday, at the Sheraton Imperial Hotel in Durham, NC. Merrick-Moore was completed in 1950 and the first high school class graduated in 1951. The 1969 graduates represent the last Merrick-Moore high school class. Mill Grove Elementary School, […]

North Carolina’s NAACP will wrap up a week of demonstrations at the state capitol today, with a rally focusing on voting rights and voter mobilization. The rally falls on the 51st anniversary of the March on Washington led by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Demonstrators will gather at the Bicentennial Mall at 5:00p.m. and […]

Did you hear about the black television producer arrested last week in Los Angeles? Well, he’s from Durham. Charles Belk apparently fit the description of a suspect who robbed a Citibank in Beverly Hills, according to the Huffington Post. Police were on the lookout for a “tall, bald, black male.” They spotted Belk walking down […]

We salute Raleigh, NC native, Petty Officer Anini Tchume, a 2012 graduate of Southeast Raleigh High School. Petty Officer Tchume is currently serving as an Aircrew Survival Equipmentman 3rd Class, aboard Pre-Commissioning Unit Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78). He is responsible for the packing and care of parachutes, and maintains flight clothing, rubber life rafts, […]