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North Carolina Central University has named Dr. Debra Saunders-White as the university’s new chancellor. Saunders-White will assume her new duties as the 11th chancellor of NCCU on June 1. She was most recently the deputy assistant secretary for higher education programs (HEP) at the U.S. Department of Education. Before being appointed by the White House […]
North Carolina head football coach Larry Fedora completed his first full off-season of recruiting Wednesday as 17 players signed to play for the Tar Heels in 2013. “You want to get every single one of them that wants to be at North Carolina and can help us win a championship,” Fedora told Mike Maniscalco […]
Tyler Lewis never let his confidence slip even when he was barely seeing the court for North Carolina State. Maybe that’s why the freshman point guard was ready when his chance came to lead the Wolfpack’s offense. With starter Lorenzo Brown sidelined with an ankle injury, Lewis has logged nearly two full games at […]
Thousands of participants from across the state and the nation will march and rally together–for the 7th Annual Historic Thousands on Jones Street People’s Assembly. The event will be held this Saturday, February 9th at 10:30am and begins at Shaw University. This year’s march will focus on the issues of poverty, education equality, affordable health […]
Duke finally figured out how to play without Ryan Kelly. North Carolina State might have to do the same. The Wolfpack visit the fourth-ranked Blue Devils for a rematch tonight, and while Duke knows it will be without one of its best players, N.C. State looks likely to be in the same situation. Lorenzo […]
Today I had the honor of being invited, and was very happy to attend the signing of Southern Durham High School’s Star Senior Safety, Owen “Trey” Lucas III. I am good friends with his father Owen Lucas II, and I’ve known this fine young man since his Pop Warner playing days. Today Trey signed a […]
The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that Laurence Lovette Jr., one of two men convicted in the death of former University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill student body president Eve Carson, must be resentenced because of a U.S. Supreme Court ruling regarding automatic life sentences of offenders under age 18 at the […]
Don’t miss the 6th Annual Raleigh Blues Festival, Saturday February 9th, at the Progress Energy Center with Roy C, MeL Waiters, Theodis Ealey, Clarence Carter, and Shirley Brown. Tickets are available at the Progress Energy box office and Ticketmaster. 1-800-745-3000. R & B man Roy C talks about his career. ROY C INTERVIEW
Today is Groundhog Day and Sir Walter Wally makes the list for the top Groundhogs to watch. Today at noon, he will emerge on Bicentennial Plaza in front of the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences. Will he see his shadow? According to his handlers, Sir Walter Wally is right about 47 percent of the […]
Don’t miss the 11TH Annual Durham MLK Black History Month Parade today at noon in Durham, NC. U.S. Representative G.K. Butterfield will lead the parade as Grand Marshal. There will be marching bands, step & dance teams, floats, and much more!!! This multicultural and family oriented event pays homage to the life of Dr. Martin […]
Beyonce is performing at Super Bowl 2013 and it’s promised to be one of biggest in Super Bowl history! Between the commercials, wing eating and hard hitting tackles, the half-time show will take center stage. So let’s take a stroll back down memory lane, who gave the most memorable Super Bowl performance? Here are a […]
Don’t miss New York Times best-selling author Carl Weber. He’s in town for a book signing–his latest novel “The Man in 3D” tonight at 7p.m. at Barnes & Nobles, 5400 New Hope Commons in Durham,NC. Carl talks about the many projects he’s currently working on. Listen to interview. CARL WEBER DURHAM COMMONS