At UNC-Chapel Hill, Duke, and Wake Forest, black students comprise less than 10 percent of the student body.
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Charles Ray Finch, Imprisoned for 41 Years, Ordered Released After Judge Vacates His Murder Conviction
Finch is the state’s longest-serving prisoner to see his conviction tossed.
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A UNC Student Says a Cop Lied About a Chaotic Post-Silent Sam Protest
The student, Julia Pulawski, was convicted on two counts of assaulting an officer based on what she calls “false testimony.”
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Orange County Judge Hands Down Verdicts in Cases of Seven Silent Sam Protesters
One pleaded guilty, another was convicted, two were found not guilty, and three agreed to community service.
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An Alt-Right Editor Accused Antiracism Activist and UNC Professor Dwayne Dixon of Assault. Last Week, the Case Was Dismissed.
An Orange County judge dismissed a misdemeanor charge against Dixon that was brought by the editor of Big League Politics
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North Carolina Militia Activists Take Up President Trump’s Fear of a Migrant, Muslim Planet
Inside the Greensboro Coliseum on June 14, 2016, then-presidential candidate Donald Trump unleashed one of his more memorably over-the-top campaign promises: “We are going to start winning again. We’re gonna win at every single level. We’re gonna win so much that you’re gonna beg me: ‘Please, Mr. President, we’re winning so much. We cannot stand […]
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They Hate Racists. They Love Assault Rifles. Meet Redneck Revolt.
The gathering, which took place at a picnic shelter along the French Broad River in July 2017 and was billed as “Meet Your Local Redneck,” functioned as a sort of coming-out party. After months of firearms training and partially successful efforts at community gardening, the Carolina Mountain chapter of Redneck Revolt was ready to unveil […]
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Far-Right Groups Converge on Raleigh to Protest Sharia Law, Are Outnumbered
Far-right groups converged on the grounds of the State Capitol in Raleigh Saturday for an anti-sharia law rally, part of a nationwide string of events hosted by the anti-Muslim organization ACT for America. The national organizers attempted to distance the rallies from overt white supremacy. Two days earlier, ACT for America issued a statement disavowing […]
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Anti-Sharia Activists and Militia Members Protested in Raleigh Saturday. They Were Vastly Outnumbered.
Far-right groups converged on the grounds of the state Capitol in Raleigh for an anti-sharia law rally, part of a nationwide string of events hosted by the anti-Muslim organization ACT for America, on Saturday. The national organizers had attempted to distance the rallies from overt white supremacy. Two days earlier, the national organization issued a […]
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North Carolina Tried to Defend HB 2 in Federal Court. It Didn’t Go Well.
Attempting to explain why North Carolina has a compelling interest in requiring transgender people to use the bathrooms that align with their biological sex, Governor McCrory’s lawyer lost control of his argument before he’d even begun. U.S. District Court Judge Thomas Schroeder, a George W. Bush appointee, was trying to understand how HB 2 makes […]