MenuA children’s bookstore in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina, considered to be the first Black-owned in the state, is closing less than a year after it opened because of numerous alleged death threats, the owner said on social media. The owner of Liberation Station Bookstore on Fayetteville Street, identified by multiple media outlets as Victoria Scott-Miller, said…

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) — Family members suffering from eczema led Kimberly Thigpen to her kitchen where she started making soaps and lotions."I found out that shea butter was great at treating eczema," she said. "Our bath body massage oil is really popular."She is the owner of The Bath Place in downtown Raleigh. She sells handcrafted,…

OAKLAND, Calif. — Queen Hippie Gypsy, "Oakland's first Black-owned crystal botanica," was already reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic. Then, just two weeks after reopening, looters smashed up its storefront, hours after protesters filled Oakland's streets in support of Black Lives Matter.Encouraged by supporters, Queen Hippie Gypsy launched a GoFundMe, and within days raised enough money…

For premium support please call:For premium support please call:A historic Raleigh funeral home was severely damaged in a fire Tuesday.At 1:10 a.m., the Raleigh Fire Department received a call about plumes of smoke coming from the Lightner Funeral Home on Martin. Luther King. Jr. Boulevard near downtown Raleigh.Fifteen total units responded to the fire, and…

Select PageDowntown South (rendering by Gensler) of a proposed sports/entertainment multi-use complex for Raleigh by WRAL TechWire — December 8, 2020RALEIGH – Backers of the $2.2 billion Downtown South project have added a group of Black developers to its development efforts.Raleigh Raised Development, whose partners include NC Central University basketball coach LeVelle Moton, disclosed its…