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The Daye’ly Band will bring a night of funk and classic R&B to the Cary Arts Center this Saturday for a benefit concert supporting a local nonprofit. The performance begins at 7:30 p.m.

Giorgio Armani, the legendary Italian designer whose name became synonymous with timeless elegance, has died at 91, his company announced Thursday. “With infinite sorrow, the Armani Group announces the passing of its creator, founder, and tireless driving force: Giorgio Armani,” the fashion house said. Armani had been in declining health for some time. His absence […]

Senate Bill 12 bans DEI programs in Texas public schools, as well as after-school clubs centered around sexuality, such as the Gay-Straight Alliance. 

Citizens Leadership Academy is a series of classes offered each spring and fall to help you develop your skills as a neighborhood or community leader.  Program Details Each session consists of eight classes followed by a graduation ceremony. There are three modules: Leadership Developing Skill Building, Communication Dynamics, and Asset Based Community Development. Previous columnNext […]

The Town of Morrisville hosts Green Day events for community members to recycle goods that cannot be placed in residential recycling pickup and to dispose of hazardous or sensitive materials. These events are sponsored by the Public Works Department, the Sustainability Program, and the Morrisville Environment and Stormwater Committee, and they take place each spring […]

Lovers of independent films, performing arts and art enthusiasts will have something to look forward to next year in downtown Durham. Owners of the Shadowbox Studio, Alex Maness and Jim Haverkamp, are planning to open ‘Skin and Bones Theater’ in the summer of 2026 on Parrish Street in the Bull City. The theater will be […]

The gun was added to a permanent exhibit in the Mississippi Civil Rights Museum. The addition was made on the 70th anniversary of Emmett Till’s lynching. 

Now, despite drops in youth crime and on the heels of Hurricane Katrina’s 20th anniversary, Trump has asserted control in D.C. and encouraged law enforcement to “knock the hell” out of young people “because it is the only language they understand.” I’ve worked with youth for 15 years, and I know our young people to understand the language of care. They can feel that care when we end the criminalization of our children, and pass legislation like the People’s Response Act [summerlee.house.gov], which offers tangible opportunities and solutions to help our children by including funding for workforce development, mentorship, and afterschool programs. Here in New Orleans, we need compassionate adults to join It Takes a Village NOLA and pledge to provide the support young people need as we work to dismantle the systems that harm us.

Michael Jackson is most notoriously known as the juggernaut entertainer who changed the culture of pop music from what it once was. A superstar in his own right at an early age, redefining the Motown sound with his brothers in the legendary Jackson 5, Jackson redefined what it meant to be an artist during a […]

Celebrate with us during Chavis Celebrates: The Main Event!  This is a family-friendly event celebrating the 87th anniversary of the heritage, history, and culture of John Chavis Memorial Park.  We will have inflatables, carousel rides, live entertainment, food trucks, and so much more! Bring your lawn chairs and look back on our decades of history […]

Trevis Williams told ABC that the actual criminal the NYPD was after looked nothing like him, outside of the fact that they are both Black men with similar hair.

Experts have called the new restrictions on COVID-19 vaccines unscientific and believe they place Americans at risk for severe COVID-19 infections.