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2013 Mother of the Year

Thursday, May 9, 2013

DURHAM – Mother, daughter, sister, wife, aunt and grandmother, Ann C. Gore was nominated by her family as The Triangle Tribune 2013 Mother of the Year. “Her community support and passion for caregiving makes her deserving of this recognition,” Gore’s family wrote in her nomination letter. Retired since 1988, the 87-year-old was a former nursing assistant

Protests, arrests, shine light on legislation

Monday, May 6, 2013

RALEIGH – Students, pastors, community leaders, grassroots organizations, professors and NAACP members drew attention to their disapproval of recent state legislation through civil disobedience. On April 29, N.C. NAACP President William Barber and 16 others were arrested at the legislative building. Demonstrators protested by chanting, holding signs and

Bill would change income requirements for pre-K

Thursday, May 2, 2013

RALEIGH – House Bill 935 passed the Health and Human Services Committee on Tuesday. The House was scheduled to view the legislation on Wednesday. If passed, the bill would make strict eligibility rules for the state’s free program for at-risk 4-year-olds. Last year, the state upheld Superior Court Judge Howard Manning’s order to ensure all “at-risk” kids

Stith wants to fulfill ‘purpose’

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

RALEIGH – When Thomas Stith was named transition director for Republican Gov. Pat McCrory’s administration, his good friend and political mentor said the position was Stith’s pathway to becoming chief of staff. They laughed, but a few weeks later Stith was named the first black Republican chief of staff. “I think it’s a blessing,” Stith said. “I think that

Raleigh leaders voice qualities of next city manager

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

RALEIGH – In a surprise move, Raleigh City Council last week voted not to renew City Manager Russell Allen’s contract. Allen has led the city since 2001. “He has been a great service to our city, and we appreciate all he has done to help Raleigh become an award-winning municipality,” the council stated in an April 17 press release. “Just as Raleigh has

Grant fights poverty, supports science in SE Raleigh

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

RALEIGH – Bayer USA Foundation has donated more than half a million dollars to Passage Home in efforts to fight poverty and promote science education in Southeast Raleigh. Dr. Mae C. Jemison, the nation’s first black female astronaut, joined Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane and Bayer CropScience North America President/CEO James Blome to present a $600,000

Out of the Loop

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Never have North Carolina’s black lawmakers been so plentiful and powerless. A record number of African Americans (31) are in the General Assembly, a byproduct of redistricting by the Republican majority in 2011. But while their numbers have grown, their Democratic Party caucus has shrunk as Republican-leaning districts squeezed out white Democrats who

Support group aids families with relatives in prison

Wednesday, April 24, 2013

DURHAM – When Bessie Elmore’s son came to North Carolina, he intended to go to college but ended up sentenced to life in prison. William Elmore, then 22, was convicted of first-degree murder in 1993 in the death of a Raleigh man. He is housed at Orange Correctional Center in Hillsborough. Elmore’s initial reaction was disbelief; she thought it was a

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