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Eva Clayton, the first Black Congresswoman from NC is out of public office but stays active and speaks out on the impact of ongoing issues.

Rick Bartee is passionate about giving children a better life. Over the years, he’s opened his home to about 50 foster children.

Here, you'll find what you missed overnight, what's happening throughout the day, the forecast and how your commute is shaping up.

It wasn’t until 1983 that the first African American, Guion Bluford, reached space. But two decades earlier, Ed Dwight found himself at a fulcrum of 20th Century American history, where the space race and the struggle for social justice converged. An accomplished Air Force pilot, Dwight was groomed by John F. Kennedy's White House to be the first Black astronaut. But in training, he faced discrimination that detoured his path. In recent years, Dwight's story has received renewed attention. Now 90, he's widely celebrated as a pioneer to all of the Black astronauts that followed him.

News Center 7 celebrates the people and organizations who have progressed our nation forward for more equality and equity to all.