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The latest college campus freebies? Naloxone and fentanyl test strips

Wednesday, October 18, 2023

The teen fentanyl crisis is following students onto college campuses. Here's what students and staff are doing about it.

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Naloxone on college campuses saves lives

Monday, October 16, 2023

Fentanyl was involved in most teen overdose deaths in 2021, and the issue has followed onto college campuses. When an overdose happens, access to naloxone can be the difference between life and death.

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7 years after being paralyzed, a woman graduated from college

Saturday, May 13, 2023

It took 7 years, but a woman who was paralyzed during her last semester of college finally got her degree. She's now a mother. We have the story of her long journey to graduation.

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How HBCUs are spending their COVID-19 relief money

Tuesday, September 20, 2022

When the federal government started doling out COVID-19 relief money to colleges, HBCUs got a windfall. Many are spending the money in ways that will serve students for years to come.

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Nation's Largest HBCU Sees Record-Breaking Donations

Saturday, May 01, 2021

North Carolina A&T State University has seen an almost six-fold increase in donations — and the fiscal year isn't even over yet. Other HBCUs are also reporting a fundraising boom.

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At-Risk Teachers Struggle With Returning To In-Person Classes

Monday, December 21, 2020

Staffing schools for in-person learning hasn't been easy. In North Carolina, the pressure to keep schools open during the coronavirus pandemic has left some teachers without any good options.

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Uninsured Day Care Workers At Risk During The Pandemic

Friday, July 24, 2020

The coronavirus has hit many day care centers across the country hard. It threatens a vulnerable workforce of mostly low-paid women who often don't have health insurance.

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Memorial Held In George Floyd's North Carolina Birthplace

Saturday, June 06, 2020

On Saturday, Family, friends and others turned out in Raeford, N.C., where George Floyd was born, to mourn the death of Floyd. Four former Minneapolis police officers are charged in his death.

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To Save Their Endangered Language, 2 Cherokee Brothers Learn As They Teach

Monday, December 24, 2018

Jakeli and Micah Swimmer aren't fluent in their native Cherokee dialect, but it's an important part of their identity. "If we're not speaking Cherokee, then what are we?" Jakeli asks.

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