Thom Tillis to the Lumbee Tribe: ‘Make Me Proud’
Tribal members gathered to celebrate federal recognition–and to honor their ancestors and lawmakers who helped along the way.
Will Federal Recognition for the Lumbee ‘Transform’ Southeastern North Carolina?
Members of the Lumbee tribe, which won full federal recognition last December, can soon access more federal programs and may open a casino.
She Worked to Preserve Black History in the Sandhills. Now Her Legacy Continues.
Ammie McRae Jenkins, the first Black student to attend High Point University and an activist who dedicated much of her life to preserving land owned by Black families in the North Carolina Sandhills, died on October 25.
Robeson County Faith Group Opposes Plan to Move Confederate Statue to a Public Park
The Ministers for Justice group says the courthouse monument should not be in a highly visible location.
How Tupac Came to Rest in North Carolina
The cremated remains of the rapper, still omnipresent three decades after his death, now lie in a Lumberton grave.
In Cumberland County, a Focus on Indigenous Community and Revitalization
The Cumberland County Association for Indian People has a newly renovated community center and is looking toward the future.
Downtown Lumberton, gritty and historic, looks for new life
Lumberton is seeing downtown revitalization. But there are roadblocks to progress in the Robeson County town.
More Culture Coverage
Talking to North Carolina’s latest Pulitzer Prize winner
UNC-Chapel Hill historian Kathleen DuVal won a Pulitzer Prize for her book Native Nations: A Millennium in North America. We talked to her about keeping history alive and overcoming misconceptions.
Teens grapple with their prospects in rural North Carolina at Whiteville listening session
The Border Belt Independent and local news partners hosted a listening session for young people at The News Reporter office in Whiteville.
For the Tuscarora, tradition and politics clash in quest for state recognition
The Tuscarora created a unified government. The only problem? Many longtime leaders aren’t on board with the plan.
For the Lumbee, full federal recognition is closer than ever
The Lumbee tribe in NC has partial federal recognition. Full recognition would bring money for education, health care and more.
Local Black inventors find the path to riches and fame is tough
Two NC Black men, the late Sanford Thurman and Vincent Spaulding , came close to making it big with their inventions.
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