Skip to content
Contact Us
Subscribe
Advertising
Spirituality
Your Health
Book Reviews
Resources
Jobs
The Urban News
Gateway to the Multicultural Community
Primary Menu
The Urban News
Our Town
Communities
Black Asheville
Disaster Relief
Resources
Latest News
Local News
National News
Government
Government News
Justice & Civil Rights
Good Trouble
Education
Classes and Other News
Black History
Understanding Racism
Lifestyles
Business
Jobs
Bids & RFP’s
Entertainment
Arts & Entertainment
Book Reviews
Writer’s Project
Events
Local Events
Bulletin Board
Monthly Meetings
Opinion
Search for:
News Flash
Buncombe County Winter Storm Update: Jan. 23, 2026
Disaster Recovery Resource Deadlines are Coming Up Fast
The Legacy Neighborhoods Coalition
Helpful Voting Resources
Two Special Events at the YMI
Our Town
Black Asheville
Communities
Our Town
The Legacy Neighborhoods Coalition
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
Black Asheville
Events
Our Town
Spirituality
45 Years of Honoring Dr. King’s Legacy
Staff Reports
December 12, 2025
Lifestyles
Our Town
25 Things I’m Thankful For in 2025
Staff Reports
December 12, 2025
Government
Latest News
Local News
Our Town
SNAP Funding to Fully Resume in Buncombe County
Staff Reports
November 14, 2025
Government
Local News
National News
Our Town
SNAP & ACA in Limbo… What Next?
Staff Reports
November 13, 2025
Local News
Latest News
Local News
Buncombe County Winter Storm Update: Jan. 23, 2026
Staff Reports
January 23, 2026
Disaster Relief
Latest News
Local News
Disaster Recovery Resource Deadlines are Coming Up Fast
Staff Reports
January 22, 2026
Events
1
Arts & Entertainment
Black Asheville
Events
Two Special Events at the YMI
2
Arts & Entertainment
Events
RENT, Onstage at Asheville Community Theatre
3
Arts & Entertainment
Events
Innovate Grant for Art + Photo
4
Events
Government
Latest News
Local News
Buncombe County Pedestrian Plan Invites Community to Connect
5
Events
Justice & Civil Rights
Reclaiming the Power of Selma
Latest News
Latest News
Local News
Buncombe County Winter Storm Update: Jan. 23, 2026
Staff Reports
January 23, 2026
Disaster Relief
Latest News
Local News
Disaster Recovery Resource Deadlines are Coming Up Fast
Staff Reports
January 22, 2026
Government
Latest News
Local News
March 3, 2026 Primary Election
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
Events
Government
Latest News
Local News
Buncombe County Pedestrian Plan Invites Community to Connect
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
Black History
Justice & Civil Rights
Latest News
Lifestyles
Claudette Colvin, Civil Rights Pioneer, Has Passed
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
Government
Latest News
Rep. Al Green Fears for the Lives of American People
Staff Reports
January 10, 2026
Local News
Latest News
Local News
Buncombe County Winter Storm Update: Jan. 23, 2026
Staff Reports
January 23, 2026
Disaster Relief
Latest News
Local News
Disaster Recovery Resource Deadlines are Coming Up Fast
Staff Reports
January 22, 2026
Business
Local News
Affordable Homeownership Opportunities
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
Government
Latest News
Local News
March 3, 2026 Primary Election
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
Black Asheville
Government
Local News
DK Wesley Takes the Helm as Asheville’s New City Manager
Johnnie Grant
January 20, 2026
Events
Government
Latest News
Local News
Buncombe County Pedestrian Plan Invites Community to Connect
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
Jobs
Jobs
Career Opportunities with the YMCA
Staff Reports
December 12, 2025
Jobs
Join the Food Lion Team
Staff Reports
December 8, 2025
Jobs
Jobs Near Asheville
Staff Reports
December 2, 2025
Jobs
Asheville Housing Authority Employment Opportunities: November 2025
Staff Reports
November 12, 2025
Jobs
YWCA
YWCA Job Openings
Staff Reports
September 11, 2025
Government
Government
Resources
Helpful Voting Resources
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
Government
Latest News
Local News
March 3, 2026 Primary Election
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
Government
Now What? If You Don’t Know, Find Out!
Nelda Holder
January 20, 2026
Black Asheville
Government
Local News
DK Wesley Takes the Helm as Asheville’s New City Manager
Johnnie Grant
January 20, 2026
Events
Government
Latest News
Local News
Buncombe County Pedestrian Plan Invites Community to Connect
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
Government
How Blacks in NC Lost Ground in 2025
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
National News
Communities
National News
Lumbee Tribe Gains Full Federal Recognition
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
National News
Speeches & Addresses
You Are America
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
National News
Video of ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
Staff Reports
January 10, 2026
Latest News
National News
Protests Against ICE
Staff Reports
January 9, 2026
National News
Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS
Staff Reports
December 12, 2025
National News
Year in Review: 2025
Staff Reports
December 12, 2025
Arts & Entertainment
Arts & Entertainment
Black Asheville
Events
Two Special Events at the YMI
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
Arts & Entertainment
Events
RENT, Onstage at Asheville Community Theatre
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
Arts & Entertainment
Events
Innovate Grant for Art + Photo
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
Arts & Entertainment
Book Reviews
Lifestyles
Raising Brilliance
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
Arts & Entertainment
Generation NOW
Songs, Movies & Moments – January 2026
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
Arts & Entertainment
Events
Grammy-Winning Soloists Join Asheville Symphony for Handel’s Messiah
Staff Reports
December 12, 2025
Lifestyles
Arts & Entertainment
Book Reviews
Lifestyles
Raising Brilliance
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
Black Asheville
Lifestyles
Gamma Gamma Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Welcomes New Members
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
Lifestyles
The Power of a Dream
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
Book Reviews
Lifestyles
The Look
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
Black History
Justice & Civil Rights
Latest News
Lifestyles
Claudette Colvin, Civil Rights Pioneer, Has Passed
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
Lifestyles
Memorial Service Planned for Sarah Williams
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
Business
Business
Local News
Affordable Homeownership Opportunities
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
Business
What Does It Really Cost to Live in America Today?
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
Business
Dr. King’s Poor People’s Campaign Foretold America’s Affordability Crisis
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
Business
Opinion
Mass Deportations Aren’t Helping Workers
Staff Reports
December 12, 2025
Education
Education
A-B Tech Alumna AnneMarie Miller
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
Business
Education
Events
How to Start a Business in 2026
Staff Reports
December 12, 2025
Education
A-B Tech Aviation Alumna Becomes Flight Instructor
Staff Reports
December 12, 2025
Education
Generation NOW
Psi Phi Chapter Leans Into Robotics to Teach Youth
Staff Reports
December 12, 2025
Education
Local News
Buncombe County Veterans Treatment Court Hosts 19th Graduation
Staff Reports
November 13, 2025
Opinion
Opinion
Dr. King’s Warnings Seem More Prescient Than Ever
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
Opinion
Venezuela, Rob Reiner, Renée Nicole Good, and Other Horrors
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
Opinion
So Much Badness
Staff Reports
December 12, 2025
Lifestyles
Opinion
We Are Neighbors
Staff Reports
December 12, 2025
Business
Opinion
Mass Deportations Aren’t Helping Workers
Staff Reports
December 12, 2025
Communities
Black Asheville
Communities
Our Town
The Legacy Neighborhoods Coalition
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
Communities
National News
Lumbee Tribe Gains Full Federal Recognition
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
Communities
Government
Buncombe County Awarded $979,000 for Sidewalks in Swannanoa
Staff Reports
December 12, 2025
Black Asheville
Black History
Communities
Nina Simone’s Childhood Home Restored
Staff Reports
December 12, 2025
Communities
Local News
Resources
BeLoved Asheville Food Drive
Staff Reports
November 21, 2025
Communities
Disaster Relief
Local News
Resources
Feeding Us With Love and Hope
Staff Reports
November 13, 2025
Black Asheville
Black Asheville
Communities
Our Town
The Legacy Neighborhoods Coalition
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
Arts & Entertainment
Black Asheville
Events
Two Special Events at the YMI
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
Black Asheville
Government
Local News
DK Wesley Takes the Helm as Asheville’s New City Manager
Johnnie Grant
January 20, 2026
Black Asheville
Lifestyles
Gamma Gamma Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Welcomes New Members
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
Black History
Black History
Book Reviews
When It’s Darkness on the Delta
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
Black History
Justice & Civil Rights
Latest News
Lifestyles
Claudette Colvin, Civil Rights Pioneer, Has Passed
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
Arts & Entertainment
Black History
High Horse
Staff Reports
December 12, 2025
Black Asheville
Black History
Communities
Nina Simone’s Childhood Home Restored
Staff Reports
December 12, 2025
Black Asheville
Black History
Communities
Lifestyles
Community Activist and Historian Andrea Clarke Remembered
Staff Reports
November 13, 2025
Your Health
Your Health
YMCA of WNC News: January 2026
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
Your Health
Mount Zion Community Development – January 2026
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
Your Health
Institute for Preventive Healthcare and Advocacy – January 2026
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
Your Health
ABIPA Health Highlights – January 2026
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
Latest News
Local News
Your Health
Mission Health Implements Visitor Restrictions
Staff Reports
December 31, 2025
Latest News
Local News
Your Health
Chickenpox Returns to Buncombe County
Staff Reports
December 12, 2025
Understanding Racism
Book Reviews
Understanding Racism
Sky Full of Elephants
Staff Reports
December 12, 2025
Book Reviews
Understanding Racism
The Science of Racism
Staff Reports
December 12, 2025
Black Asheville
Government
Justice & Civil Rights
Local News
Understanding Racism
City of Asheville Dissolves Reparations Commission
Staff Reports
November 13, 2025
Understanding Racism
Urban “Renewal”ing
Staff Reports
November 13, 2025
Books
Arts & Entertainment
Book Reviews
Lifestyles
Raising Brilliance
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
Book Reviews
Lifestyles
The Look
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
Black History
Book Reviews
When It’s Darkness on the Delta
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
Book Reviews
Business
Plundered
Staff Reports
December 12, 2025
Book Reviews
Understanding Racism
Sky Full of Elephants
Staff Reports
December 12, 2025
Latest News
Latest News
Local News
Buncombe County Winter Storm Update: Jan. 23, 2026
Staff Reports
January 23, 2026
Disaster Relief
Latest News
Local News
Disaster Recovery Resource Deadlines are Coming Up Fast
Staff Reports
January 22, 2026
Black Asheville
Communities
Our Town
The Legacy Neighborhoods Coalition
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
Government
Resources
Helpful Voting Resources
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
Arts & Entertainment
Black Asheville
Events
Two Special Events at the YMI
Staff Reports
January 20, 2026
Buncombe County Winter Storm Update: Jan. 23, 2026 
Disaster Recovery Resource Deadlines are Coming Up Fast 
The Legacy Neighborhoods Coalition 
Helpful Voting Resources 
Two Special Events at the YMI 
