Black-owned restaurants in Cary, Apex & Morrisville: Chicken & waffles, seafood, more Raleigh News & Observersource
North Carolina News You Can UseGraphic by Francesca Daly for Cardinal & PineBy Leah SherrellRaleigh is the second largest city in North Carolina and the Research Triangle is the second-fastest growing metro area in the country. It has a diverse population, a rich culture, and all the food you can dream of. Here’s our list of…
Meet 8 of the Triangle’s change-makers who are helping shape a fast-growing region Raleigh News & Observersource
Triangle change-makers: Meet some of the Black coaches making strides in college sports Raleigh News & Observersource
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Black-owned businesses make up just 3% of all businesses in the US, according to Smart Asset. However, the Charlotte area is proving to be a hotspot for Black entrepreneurs.Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia recently ranked number two among the top 15 places for Black entrepreneurs, with Black-owned businesses making up 27.59% of all businesses in the…
Ransome, “Gees Bend Quilter Sis.”Linda Shropshire thinks the time has always been right. For a Black-owned art gallery in Durham, N.C. specializing in underrepresented artists. Black artists. Female artists.A once-in-a-lifetime sequence of events convinced her she’s the one to do it.That sequence began with Shropshire being offered early retirement from Cisco Systems at the onset…
Black workers fueled the NC labor movement’s past — and are guiding its future Raleigh News & Observersource
Black-owned children’s bookstore Liberation Station has reached its $10,000 fundraising goal meant to support the opening of its first brick-and-mortar location in downtown Raleigh. Now they’re hoping to double it.Owner Victoria Scott-Miller is thrilled to announce, after years of pop-up events, Liberation Station Bookstore will get its own physical space at 208 Fayetteville St. “I…
A Black-owned children’s bookstore will open in downtown Raleigh in June. Liberation Station is the first of its kind in the Triangle area. The concept started out as a pop-up bookstore in 2019 and is now a 364-square-foot micro-suite space with 1,000 different book titles. Victoria Scott-Miller, the founder of Liberation Station, said the bookstore…
Coffee shop by day, bar by night: New East Durham gathering spot opens this summer Raleigh News & Observersource