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THE CEREMONY: 151st Spring Commencement, May 12, 2018, The Crown Coliseum. An inaugural graduate ceremony was held on May 11, 2018, in J.W. Seabrook Auditorium on the FSU campus.
NUMBER OF DEGREES CONFERRED: 1,104 undergraduates; 155 master’s/doctoral)
The Congressional Black Caucus is checking on tech’s progress in minority hiring and retention.
WILSON — Dreary weather did not stop officials and residents from gathering on Tuesday morning to celebrate the start of construction to revitalize the U.S. 301 corridor.
Wilson Mayor Bruce Rose said U.S. 301 is going to be restored thanks to Congressman G.K. Butterfield, who helped the city get a Transportation Investment Generating Economic Recovery grant.
U.S. Representative G.K. Butterfield walked the walk during the civil rights era, leading marches in Wilson, the segregated eastern North Carolina town in which he came of age.
WASHINGTON, DC (WITN) A deputy who lost his life in the line of duty just days ago was honored Thursday in the nation's capital.
As Black History Month came to a close, Rep. G.K. Butterfield was focused on writing history’s next chapter for African-Americans.