Each week, Black Issues Forum presents a diverse panel of guests discussion topics on an unlimited number of topics including politics, social concerns, health, education, justice, entertainment, technology, public policy, media and who’s who. Through weekly discussions, viewers are provided information they can use to hopefully improve their lives and the world around them. The goals of BLACK ISSUES FORUM are to: a) provide a vehicle for a balanced exchange of views on topics of vital importance to the black community, b) research solutions to problems in the black community, c) inform and educate the target and general audience about solutions and issues that might positively impact the quality of living in North Carolina and the nation.
Minister Louis Farrakhan, spiritual leader of the African American Muslim group, the Nation of Islam, created some ten years ago what we have come to ...
According to a report by the Governor's Commission on Crime, the number of gangs in 1999 survey was listed as 332 with over five thousand identified g...
There's a change taking place in our industrial landscape that's creating not only concern in the business community but also opportunities for those ...
The Marine Corps was the last military service in the United States to accept black volunteers. In 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt by executive ...
It’s one thing to receive good end-of-life care, it’s another to understand the value of culturally appropriate end of life care. A discussion on how ...
For the past nine years, Melvin “Skip” Alston has quietly led the North Carolina National Association of the Advancement of Color People (NAACP) as pr...
It’s the fastest growing crime in North Carolina, and African Americans are not exempt. In fact, identity theft is reported at slightly higher rates n...
There were eleven beautiful and very talent young ladies from various parts of the state competing to be crowned as Miss Black North Carolina USA. Nex...
This is the first in a four part series financial literacy series. Learn about the Pan Hellenic Financial Fortitude Challenge, a joint effort spearhea...
Eleven-time Grammy Award-winning artist Shirley Caesar is investing faith in a new initiative to help more North Carolinians realize their dream of ho...