NCRiceFestival

09/06/2026

Another example of the disproportionate burden traditionally Gullah communities like Navassa, NC bear in man-made environmental threats...

A company secretly dumped chemical wastewater into the Cape Fear River for years. Now it says it can’t afford the fine for its actions.

08/31/2026

SC native, also author of a 1995 volume of poetry, "Rice"...

PRAIRIE VIEW, Texas (Aug. 31, 2026) – Award-winning poet Nikky Finney is Prairie View A&M University’s Toni Morrison Writing Program’s Writer-in-Residence for this academic year. The acclaimed poet and social justice advocate joins PVAMU’s literary community as the University celebrates its ...

08/31/2026

The Struggle Continues..yet there is much to celebrate!!

Around 200 million people identifying themselves as being of African descent live in the Americas. The United Nations recognizes and respects the diverse heritage, culture, and contribution of people of African descent to the development of societies. The promotion and protection of human rights of....

08/14/2026

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

08/08/2026

September 18-19 (Friday-Saturday), Raleigh NC and Online 22 lectures in person ALL livestreamed and ALL recorded for viewing afterwards – you won’t miss a thing!Plus 4 optional workshops and 10 bonus videos – a total of 36 sessions of genealogy education ALL THIS FOR UNDER $100 ! Join us for o...

07/15/2026

Tides of Time: Student archaeologists unearth new clues to North Carolina's colonial past at Brunswick Town - WWAYTV3

Beneath the soil at Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site, pieces of North Carolina's colonial past are waiting to be uncovered. Dozens of university students are spending part of their summer excavating the historic site, searching for clues about the people who lived and worked in one o...

07/10/2026

07/09/2026

For the first time in 30 years, the Upperman family isn’t awarding any new scholarships at UNCW. Linda Upperman Smith said the way the university wanted to rewrite the language around the application wouldn’t have been in line with her father’s wishes.

07/02/2026

05/30/2026

NC Rice Festival chair Kamili Anderson revisited Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site earlier this week to check out UNCW Prof. Nora Reber's student archeological team excavating the grounds there in search of relics from the past.

Also checking the status of the NC African American Heritage Commission's art installation project honoring the Africans forcibly brought to the Americas at the port of Brunswick. Platform laid--great things to come!!