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Order of the Long Leaf Pine inductees, June 2025.

Celebrating Exceptional North Carolinians

Staff Reports July 18, 2025

Songs, Movies & Moments – July 2025

Songs, Movies & Moments – July 2025

Staff Reports July 18, 2025

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Washington Black

Staff Reports July 18, 2025

Danielle Deadwyler, Michael Greyeyes, Kataem O’Connor, Haile Amare, and Jaeda LeBlanc in 40 Acres.

A New Family Drama + Post-Apocalyptic Thriller

Staff Reports July 18, 2025

Gospel singer and educator Mary D. Williams.

When Mary D. Williams Sings

Staff Reports July 18, 2025

Tulsa George Melvin Gillispie

Tulsa’s Search for 1921 Race Massacre Graves

Staff Reports July 17, 2025

Home of the Brave

Home of the Brave

Staff Reports July 17, 2025

Nnenna Freelon

Great Grief

Staff Reports July 17, 2025

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Assembly Notes: Defending our Founding Values

Staff Reports July 17, 2025

What Hurricane Helene left behind in Lake Lure

What Hurricane Helene left behind in Lake Lure

Staff Reports July 16, 2025

Hurricane Helene Changed These Mountains Forever

Hurricane Helene Changed These Mountains Forever

Staff Reports July 9, 2025

A Moral Rebellion

A Moral Rebellion

Staff Reports July 8, 2025

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Legacy & Leadership

Staff Reports June 12, 2026

Rev. Dr. Joseph S. Parks is known for his compassion and pastoral sensitivity. Photo: Johnnie Grant/The Urban News

Dr. Joseph S. Parks, Sr.

Staff Reports June 12, 2026

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Cultural Fragments™

Staff Reports June 12, 2026

Héctor Díaz owns four of the finest restaurants in Asheville. Photo: Renato Rotolo/The Urban News

A Culinary Legacy

Staff Reports June 12, 2026

Kessler Watson, professional musician. Photo: Renato Rotolo/The Urban News

Kessler Watson

Staff Reports June 12, 2026