CBS17.com • 25th March 2025

New bill to make Petey Pablo’s ‘Raise Up’ North Carolina’s official hip-hop song

A new bill was filed in the North Carolina Senate proposing to make NC native and rapper Petey Pablo’s censored version of the song “Raise Up” the official hip-hop song for the state.

CBS17.com • 25th March 2025

Food vendors for 2025 Dreamville Festival announced, many from across the Triangle

Dreamville Festival announced that this year will include the largest food vendor variety the music festival has seen, including over 75 vendors from across North Carolina with several from the Triangle area.

CBS17.com • 17th March 2025

Artist lineup revealed for fifth and final Dreamville Festival in Raleigh

The highly popular music festival coming to Raleigh in April, Dreamville, released its official artist lineup Monday for its fifth and final year.

CBS17.com • 20th February 2025

Triangle AMC theatres to show special re-release of Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ for one night only

Prince’s 1984 Oscar-winning movie “Purple Rain” is returning to the big screen for a special, digitally restored re-release exclusively at AMC Theatre locations across the nation, with two locations in the Triangle.

CBS17.com • 27th January 2025

Artists nominated for the 2025 Grammy Awards with ties to North Carolina

Among the many entertainers preparing for the award ceremony at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, there are a few nominees with close ties to North Carolina.

CBS17.com • 1st July 2024

NC Central University student crowned Miss North Carolina

A North Carolina Central University sophomore was crowned Miss North Carolina Saturday and will represent the state at the upcoming Miss America Pageant.

My Point Is • 30th June 2024

Tony Washington: Motown's Openly Gay Shining Star and a Forgotten Supergroup

Long before the days of the glimmering disco sound that exploded after the Stonewall Riots, or anthems that celebrated gay identity— there was a quintet group from Washington D.C. with an openly gay lead singer at the forefront, Tony Wa

My Point Is • 27th May 2024

Notable Albums That Should’ve Made Apple Music’s Top 100 List

The list was curated by Apple’s team, choosing from albums with the best storytelling, significant cultural moments, innovation and more importantly—to get music lovers talking.

CBS17.com • 16th February 2024

NC native Rhiannon Giddens plays banjo on Beyoncé’s new song ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’

Giddens, a Greensboro native, said in a Facebook post on Tuesday, “I woke up yesterday morning to new music from Beyoncé, featuring none other than my banjo and viola playing throughout.”

CBS17.com • 24th June 2024

Record breaking 2024 concert season expected at Raleigh’s Red Hat Amphitheater

Red Hat Amphitheater in downtown Raleigh is on track to see a record-breaking number of concerts this year.

CBS17.com • 8th February 2024

8 prominent figures with ties to NC to know for Black History Month

In 1926, Carter G. Woodson founded the first Negro History Week during the second week of February. This coincided with President Abraham Lincoln’s and Frederick Douglass’s birthdays as both men were seen as “symbols of freedom.”

My Point Is • 28th August 2023

Victoria Monét's Debut 'Jaguar II' is a Groovy and Sultry Testament to What We Miss in R&B

The jaguar is often described as a sleek and unique creature in the animal kingdom. Masterful, patient, and creative in their hunting style and yet fearless among most adversities.

HuffPost Voices • 28th November 2022

At HBCUs, It’s Time For The Students To Heal — But Where Do We Start?

The collective trauma of COVID-19 paired with heightened racial tension in the wake of the George Floyd protests has had a profound impact on Black students. Many counselors at Historically Black College and Universities (HBCUs) are noticing this effect in their students and the heavy toll that it is taking on their mental health. After a little digging, I found that not only has the need for counseling increased among Black students, but the severity of certain mental illnesses might have too.

CBS17.com • 14th June 2023

12 music artists from NC to know for Black Music Month

On June 7, 1979, President Jimmy Carter declared that the month of June would be an acknowledgment and celebration of African Americans’ influence in music; not only in the United States but across the world.

CBS17.com • 1st November 2023

Black-owned watch company founded by Fayetteville natives named one of Oprah’s Favorite Things 2023

A Black-owned watch company founded by two Fayetteville natives has been added to Oprah’s Favorite Things 2023 List.

The Click • 16th March 2021

Turning a Passion into a Thriving Black Business

Last February, just as the pandemic was taking hold, Portia Grady quit her job to devote full time to growing her catering business with her close friend Mahalia Robinson. Though COVID-19 put a halt in some of her business plans, the forced pause gave Grady a chance to reset and focus on two passions: diversity and good food.

16th May 2022

‘This is when I see the body’

It was the evening of Sept. 21, 2016, and outraged protesters were marching the streets of Uptown Charlotte, in North Carolina, blocking major intersections and stopping traffic.

The Click • 9th May 2021

Landmark Faces Unknown Fate as N.C. Town Remains Divided

Last May as the racial justice movement swept the country, Black Lives Matter protesters surrounded the historic Market House in this southern town. As an alarm rang loudly in the background, dark smoke wafted from the vandalized windows of the tall, aged brick structure.