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The Chicken Hut, a cornerstone of the community for decades, has been honored with a 'local historic landmark' designation.
The Black-owned children's book store in Raleigh closed its downtown location in 2024, a year after it opened, following a barrage of threats aimed at both its owner and the children who would visit.
Raleigh's Liberation Station, a Black-owned children's bookstore, is set to make a return in Montague Plaza on Juneteenth 2026.
The court's decision marks a victory for anti-affirmative action legal strategist Edward Blum, who filed a lawsuit last August against the fund on behalf of his group American Alliance for Equal Rights.
Nicquel Terry Ellis, CNN
Liberation Station Bookstore, North Carolina's first Black-owned children's bookstore, is moving out of downtown Raleigh less than a year after it opened.
WRAL staff
A campaign ad for President Joe Biden said: "The lowest Black unemployment rate in history. Black child poverty cut in half. Record numbers of new Black entrepreneurs. And over $130 billion in student debt forgiven."
Louis Jacobson, PolitiFact reporter
Fayetteville residents have a new spot to enjoy delicious and healthy meals thanks to The Salad Box & Some, a black-owned restaurant offering a unique twist on salads and more.
Jelia Hepner, WRAL multiplatform producer
Proximity Brewing Company is making history as the first Black-owned brewery in Durham.
Delaney Eyermann, WRAL multiplatform producer
Two Raleigh teenagers are now growing a successful home business called "Sweet and Savoree Sisters."
Rick Armstrong, WRAL producer
Liberation Station Bookstore, North Carolina's first Black-owned children's bookstore, opens Saturday in downtown Raleigh.
When it comes to helping women feel beautiful, Tiffany Longs does it all
Jessica Patrick, WRAL senior multiplatform producer
Eyelashes, spa treatments and even henna tattoos -- when it comes to helping women feel beautiful, Tiffany Longs does it all. Now she finally has her own salon where she can help clients discover their inner beauty, too.
Alfa Jae Salon in Cary is known for hairstyles that instill self-confidence and showcase their clients passion in vivid colors.
The third annual Black Restaurant Week is underway in the area.
A Black-owned children's bookstore, Liberation Station, will open its first brick-and-mortar location in downtown Raleigh this year.
Taneshia Kerr opened the Enclave Stress Recovery Center with the goal of creating a space to teach people how to recover from stress.
A yoga class this Saturday in Raleigh will be led by a Black instructor and feature a social mixer and shopping event with Black-owned businesses.
Raleigh is the first stop for new pop-up tour The Melanated Yoga Experience, an event that aims to support Black-owned businesses and bolster health, wellness and stress relief, specifically in the Black community.
The Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority has yet to outline any specific changes following its exclusion of minority and women-owned businesses for a $750,000 job.
WCNC
The Coalition to Back Black Businesses is giving $5,000 grants to four local businesses.
Monica Casey, WRAL Durham reporter
Melanated Wine was created to decomplicate wineand embody our motto, "uncork the culture." Founder Lashonda Fort-Modest believed that the minority community had been overlooked in the area of wine.
