In 2019, the state set a goal for 2 million North Carolinians to have a college degree or industry credential by 2030. The state has been closing the gap, but isn’t there yet.

A new nonprofit backed by influential Charlotte leader Hugh McColl is buying land across the city to build affordable homes ...

Thereasea Clark Elder broke barriers for Black public health nurses in Charlotte as the city’s first for the life-saving profession. Born in 1927, the Charlotte native grew up i ...