Carrie Everett's Legacy: A Voice for Change

0:00Former Miss North Carolina, 2024, Carrie Everett has passed away at age 20 after a tough fight with an aggressive cancer called, Signet Ring's Cell Carcinoma. She was diagnosed last year and headed back to her family in the Seattle area, where she spent her final day surrounded by loved ones. This hits hard for a young trailblazer who lit up stages and communities. Everett was a sophomore music major at North Carolina Central University, drawn there by their strong gospel program. She had a voice that could move. Souls. In 2024, she made history as the first current HBCU student to snag the Miss North Carolina crown, pushing her platform to make pageants. Fairer and more accessible for everyday young women facing high cost. The university chancellor shared the news with students, calling her a leader full of grace, tenacity, and talent who's singing grace campus events. Tributes poured in, highlighting how she recruited diverse talent and proclaimed faith through her music right up to the end.

1:01Family posted on her Instagram that her cries turned into songs stirring spirits. And with her last words, she praised God's goodness, her impact on. Advocacy and praise will live on. As arrangements are set and they ask for privacy, Carrie's legacy pushes us to keep building equity and lifting voices like hers, that's your Durham News Today update, AI-powered and always on.