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Dr. Atyia Martin, Dr. Annelle B. Primm
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Building Healing and Resilience in Asheville After Hurricane Helene

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MAGAs Show Up at Tuskegee University to Debate DEI

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WNC Recovery Resources for Individuals and Families

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Black Masterminds Commit to Creating More Billionaires Across African Diaspora

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Interagency Council for Coordinating Homelessness Programs

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Congress Votes for Kirk ‘Remembrance Day’
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Congress Votes for Kirk ‘Remembrance Day’

Staff Reports September 22, 2025
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Banned Books Week 2025

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Greensboro Sit-In Photos

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Black Masterminds Commit to Creating More Billionaires Across African Diaspora

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Tribute to Major General Joseph A. McNeil

Staff Reports September 15, 2025
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Scholar and Author Imani Perry Headlines Pisgah Legal’s 14th Annual Justice Forum

Staff Reports September 16, 2025
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New Arts & Entertainment Facility in Development

Staff Reports September 16, 2025
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Stephens-Lee Class of 1965 Celebrates

Staff Reports September 16, 2025

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When Education Meets Ignorance

Nelda Holder September 15, 2025
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Interagency Council for Coordinating Homelessness Programs

Staff Reports September 15, 2025
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Governor Stein Calls for Congressional Action on ACA Tax Credits

Staff Reports September 15, 2025
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Mayor Manheimer Announces Fourth Term Bid

Staff Reports August 20, 2025
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What the Cooper vs. Whatley Senate Race Could Mean

Staff Reports August 15, 2025
Rep. Carla Cunningham, Rep. Cecil Brockman, Rep. Shelly Willingham, Rep. Nasif Majeed
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Could Four Black Democratic Lawmakers be Primaried?

Staff Reports August 15, 2025

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Banned Books Week 2025
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Banned Books Week 2025

Staff Reports September 22, 2025
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On Display at the YMI: September 2025

Staff Reports September 16, 2025
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Asheville Symphony Opens Masterworks Series with Helene Milestone Program

Staff Reports September 16, 2025
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New Arts & Entertainment Facility in Development

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Songs, Movies & Moments – September 2025

Staff Reports September 16, 2025
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Move When The Spirit Says Move

Staff Reports September 16, 2025

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Last September: Stories of Resilience

Staff Reports September 16, 2025
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Promising Actor and Screenwriter Xaveria Baird

Staff Reports September 16, 2025
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Move When The Spirit Says Move

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Tribute to Major General Joseph A. McNeil

Staff Reports September 15, 2025
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Asheville Community Mourns the Passing of Arnold J. Johnson

Staff Reports September 15, 2025

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Staff Reports September 16, 2025
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Earn While You Learn

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Black Masterminds Commit to Creating More Billionaires Across African Diaspora

Staff Reports September 16, 2025
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New Arts & Entertainment Facility in Development

Staff Reports September 16, 2025

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Earn While You Learn

Staff Reports September 16, 2025
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Stephens-Lee Class of 1965 Celebrates

Staff Reports September 16, 2025
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When Education Meets Ignorance

Nelda Holder September 15, 2025
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Free De-Escalation Training

Staff Reports September 15, 2025
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A-B Tech School of Nursing Accepting Spring 2026 Applications

Staff Reports September 15, 2025

Opinion

Rev. William J. Barber, II, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove, Charlie Kirk
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The Debate We Still Need to Have

Staff Reports September 16, 2025
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Simply Wrong

Staff Reports September 16, 2025
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I’m Not Better Than You and You…

Staff Reports August 15, 2025
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Call It By Its Name: Extortion

Staff Reports August 15, 2025
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What Kind of American Are You?

Staff Reports July 18, 2025

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Last September: Stories of Resilience

Staff Reports September 16, 2025
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One Year After Hurricane Helene

Staff Reports September 16, 2025
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Shiloh Community Association’s 25th Anniversary Gala

Staff Reports August 26, 2025
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34th Annual Southeast Community Day Parade and Festival

Staff Reports August 20, 2025
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Walton Street Park Update: 2025

Staff Reports August 15, 2025
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Story Trails of North Carolina

Staff Reports August 14, 2025

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Dr. Atyia Martin, Dr. Annelle B. Primm
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Building Healing and Resilience in Asheville After Hurricane Helene

Staff Reports September 16, 2025
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Scholar and Author Imani Perry Headlines Pisgah Legal’s 14th Annual Justice Forum

Staff Reports September 16, 2025
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On Display at the YMI: September 2025

Staff Reports September 16, 2025
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Promising Actor and Screenwriter Xaveria Baird

Staff Reports September 16, 2025

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Greensboro Sit-In Photos

Staff Reports September 19, 2025
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Move When The Spirit Says Move

Staff Reports September 16, 2025
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Reflections on the Greensboro Lunch Counter

Staff Reports September 15, 2025
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August 28th

Staff Reports August 29, 2025
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The McKissack Family

Staff Reports August 15, 2025

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Dr. Atyia Martin, Dr. Annelle B. Primm
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Building Healing and Resilience in Asheville After Hurricane Helene

Staff Reports September 16, 2025
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Governor Stein Calls for Congressional Action on ACA Tax Credits

Staff Reports September 15, 2025
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Experiencing Grief

Staff Reports September 15, 2025
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Covid-19 Infections Growing

Staff Reports September 15, 2025
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Worry Less and Live Better

Staff Reports September 15, 2025
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YMCA of WNC News: September 2025

Staff Reports September 15, 2025

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The Racial Contract

Staff Reports July 17, 2025
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A Time to Yell

Staff Reports June 12, 2025
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King of the North

Staff Reports June 12, 2025
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The Strange Fear of DEI

Nelda Holder May 15, 2025

Books

What We Blacks Need to Do Part 2
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Drafting a Better Future

Staff Reports September 15, 2025
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Worry Less and Live Better

Staff Reports September 15, 2025
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Plain Jayne: A Memoir

Staff Reports September 15, 2025
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Through Our Eyes

Staff Reports September 5, 2025
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Kamala Harris Talks with Stephen Colbert

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2025 Skyview Golf Tournament

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Scholar and Author Imani Perry Headlines Pisgah Legal’s 14th Annual Justice Forum

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Asheville Symphony Opens Masterworks Series with Helene Milestone Program

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J Hackett at TEDxAsheville in 2022

Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go From Here

Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go From Here

Purpose, Power, and Belonging

Purpose, Power, and Belonging

News from Black Enterprise

  • ICE Detains Second Haitian Businessman In Two Months Over Alleged Ties To ‘Terrorist Gangs’
  • 2 Black Men Wrongly Accused Of Killing Pregnant White Woman Given $150K Settlement
  • AfriCon Celebrates Achievements Of The Diaspora As It Paves Way For Future Innovators
  • Sean Kingston And His Mom Ordered To Pay Restitution In Addition to Jail Time
  • Loneliness Is Putting Senior Men’s Health At Risk
  • Kamala Harris Endorses NYC Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani While Highlighting Other Democratic ‘Stars’ 
  • Congressional Black Caucus Begins 54th Annual Legislative Conference, Focused On ‘Power, Policy, & Progress’
  • Charlie Kirk’s Death Sparks Division Among Black Clergy

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  • (BPRW) Zeta Phi Beta sorority announces $750,000 pledge to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
  • (BPRW) The 2025 Motown Experience: Birth & Breastfeeding Conference
  • (BPRW) Marva Smalls to Receive ELC Achievement Award for Visionary Leadership and Industry Impact
  • (BPRW) REV. AL SHARPTON TO HONOR BABYFACE, ARI MELBER, CHELSEA MADDOX-DORSEY, AND VINCENT BOHANAN AT 2025 TRIUMPH AWARDS ON OCTOBER 6TH
  • (BPRW) SUBMISSIONS FOR THE 57TH NAACP IMAGE AWARDS ARE NOW OPEN
  • (BPRW) WABJ and BAMFI Release Groundbreaking Media Guide for Reporting on Missing Persons
  • (BPRW) A top pick in next year's NBA draft is playing for something much bigger
  • (BPRW) The Opening of the Empowerment Center in Harlem Marks a Milestone in National Urban League History Under the Leadership of President Marc Morial

News from African American News Today

  • Prostate Cancer Awareness Month Garners Support for Boozman Legislation Expanding Coverage for Prostate Cancer Screening
  • Do You Have News to Share? Get It Published.
  • 3 Ways To Prevent Suicide Death
  • Sign of the times: Kirk tribute draws some local criticism
  • Judge Roderick Shelton, Another African American First
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  • Dr. Craig E. Soaries Launches GEC Enterprises, Bringing Global Experience to Local Consulting
  • African American Museum Celebrates 9th Anniversary, Eyes 2026 Milestone

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MAGAs Show Up at Tuskegee University to Debate DEI
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MAGAs Show Up at Tuskegee University to Debate DEI

Staff Reports September 24, 2025
Congress Votes for Kirk ‘Remembrance Day’
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Congress Votes for Kirk ‘Remembrance Day’

Staff Reports September 22, 2025
Banned Books Week 2025
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Banned Books Week 2025

Staff Reports September 22, 2025
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Greensboro Sit-In Photos

Staff Reports September 19, 2025
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Building Healing and Resilience in Asheville After Hurricane Helene

Staff Reports September 16, 2025
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