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This weekend, one of Durham’s most influential political groups, the Committee on the Affairs of Black People, held its endorsement meeting on Zoom. 

When it came time to endorse candidates for the Durham Public School board’s only contested seat this cycle, a Durham father, Keith Corbett, made an allegation against one of the candidates, Atrayus Goode, who has worked in youth mentoring for his entire career. 

Corbett said Goode sexually harassed his daughter in 2013 while, just out of high school, she was working at Durham’s Institute for Minority Economic Development where Goode was a manager.

Goode, who is running for the at-large seat on the board and was endorsed by the seat’s current occupant, Alexandra Valladeres, did not hear the accusation in real time. Goode told the INDY that the statements made against him are false.

The INDY reviewed a recording of the committee meeting, public records, and spoke with multiple sources to investigate the allegation made against Goode this weekend. Read my report here. 

Have a good Thursday,

— Jane

Durham

Sophia Chitlik Abram is challenging longtime state Sen. Mike Woodard for his District 22 seat that covers most of Durham. Abram spoke with the INDY this week. 

Durham Public Schools will add 38 electric buses to its fleet thanks to $27 million in federal funding that will be shared among school districts across the state.

Wake

Wake County’s Board of Commissioners will share plans for new developments along the upcoming NC-540 southern loop.

Orange

Lee Roberts will be sworn in as UNC’s interim chancellor tomorrow. 

North Carolina

Look back at 2023 in photos from the INDY’s staff photographers Angelica Edwards and Brett Villena. 

Ronnie Long, a North Carolina man who spent 44 years in prison following a wrongful conviction, reached a settlement with the city of Concord and the state for a combined $25 million. Read the INDY’s coverage of Long’s case from over the years. 

The power of Donald Trump’s endorsement is being put to the test in the Piedmont.

Today’s weather

Sunny with a high of 58 degrees.

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