Immigrants

Fiestas Patrias will hold its eighth annual Afro-Latinos Black History Month event on Saturday afternoon at Johnson C. Smith University.

New York is known for its street food vendors. NPR spent time with a recently arrived migrant who is hitting the streets to sell for the first time, but has to overcome a huge hurdle: his shyness.

Charlotte’s Latin American Coalition invited 50 newly arrived immigrant families to receive essential services this past weekend. More than 30 organizations joined the effort to provide food, clothing, medical checks and other support. The resource fairs are offered, by invitation, every three months.

A new Charlotte-Mecklenburg high school for immigrant teens aims to remedy low graduation rates and provide support for students and families who don't speak English well.

As Charlotte grows and the city mulls revitalization plans, the Central Avenue corridor could change in unexpected ways — and it has before.

The Knit Together Group, organized by Refugee Support Services, is in part a workforce development program. For many of the women who participate, it’s also their support network and their first source of income in the U.S.

Senate Bill 101 is the latest of bills Republican lawmakers have attempted to pass that would require collaboration of ICE from local law enforcement. The new bill is said to be similar to House Bill 370. We'll sit down with experts to learn more.

Around 120,000 day laborers across the United States stand in groups each day waiting for employers to offer them a job. Most of the time they’re offered work for the day. Many day laborers already lived in poverty before the coronavirus pandemic hit and took most of their jobs.

Thousands of North Carolina residents are in danger of losing their homes as courts begin issuing eviction orders again this month. The threat is…

A large crowd gathered in Marshall Park in uptown Charlotte Monday afternoon. The rally, organized by immigrant activist group Comunidad Colectiva, was in…