In the past year, the American Library Association has seen a big spike in challenges to books about race and LGBTQ characters.
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Jasmine Gallup
Jasmine Gallup is a freelancer for INDY, covering LGBTQ+ issues, social justice, and arts and culture. A Raleigh native, she also works as an editor for online media.
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United Way Gives $100K to Community Activists
United Way of the Greater Triangle is funding the work of nine neighborhood leaders.
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As Development Comes to Areas Surrounding Dix Park, Residents and Business Owners Face Permanent Displacement From the City They’ve Called Home
The neighborhoods surrounding Dorothea Dix Park are some of the last affordable areas in Raleigh.
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Quickbait: Opportunity Gaps
State data from 2018-2019 shows we have a long way to go to achieve equity in public education.
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Things to Do This MLK Weekend in the Triangle
With coronavirus on the loose, embrace a day of service this weekend in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.
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Young People Across the Country, and Here in the Triangle, Seek to Redistribute Inherited Family Wealth With a Sense of Purpose
As of today, the richest 10 percent in Raleigh earn about $200,000 per year. In Durham, it’s about $175,000 per year. The top 10 percent can also include people whose parents earn those incomes, or whose net wealth falls between $50,000 and $200,000.
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“Gender Queer” Back on Wake County Library Shelves
The national fight over the graphic novel “Gender Queer” continues at the Wake County library.
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Sunday Reading: Stranded Drivers Band Together Amid Winter Storm
Almost 300 miles north of Raleigh, as the city was getting sprinkles of snow, drivers stranded on I-95 North made the best of a bad situation.
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Raleigh’s City Council is Considering Changes to Its Elections and Council Terms and Pay. Wary Residents Have Mixed Feelings About Some New Proposals.
The proposed changes come from 10 people appointed last year to study how best to modernize city elections. The group of community activists and veterans of city boards and commissions also was tasked with reexamining elected officials’ salaries.
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Sunday Reading: The Real Consequences of Misinformation
The Washington Post details how one QAnon conspiracy had far-reaching and sometimes fatal consequences.
