In the aftermath of a highly publicized incident in which a Rolesville High school resource officer threw a fifteen-year-old girl to the ground, giving her a concussion, social justice advocates last week called a press conference to demand that SROs be removed from Wake County schools, beginning with a 50 percent reduction next year, and […]
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If Trump Revokes DACA, North Carolina Will Lose More Than $1 Billion a Year
While running for president, Donald Trump made his pledge to eliminate what he called the “illegal” Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals programa 2012 executive order that allows children of undocumented immigrants brought to the United States by their parents, often called Dreamers, to be temporarily spared deportationa central plank of his campaign. Now that he’s […]
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A Requiem for David McKnight: Prodigy, Journalist, Politician, Homeless Street Musician
I was despondent as I walked down Hillsborough Street in Raleigh, past the many businesses that reminded me of her. There was the bar where, one New Year’s Eve, she’d had too much to drink, where I held her long, brown hair as she purged in the parking lot. The pizza joint that made a […]
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A Task Force Seeks to Shut Down Durham’s School-to-Prison Pipeline
Last spring, when members of the Superintendent’s Code of Student Conduct Task Force presented its recommendations to Durham County Public Schools officials, their goal was to address what they described as an alarming disparity between the number of minority and white students disciplined inside and suspended from Durham schools. It’s an exciting plan, says teacher […]
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Congressman G.K. Butterfield, Congresswoman Alma Adams Will Boycott Inauguration; Price Still Not Sure
Congressman G.K. Butterfield told the INDY moments ago that he has too many concerns about President-elect Donald Trump to participate in Friday’s inauguration. Here is Butterfield’s entire statement, sent exclusively to the INDY: Moments after this story broke, Congresswoman Alma Adams (the INDY requested information about her intentions re: the inauguration this morning, also) released […]
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The Morning Roundup: Polls Show Little Confidence in Trump
Good morning everyone. Let’s dive in.1) More great news for Trump. Well, we’re sure he’ll find a way to spin it that way. According to the latest CNN/ORC Poll, the president-elect (still feels a bit surreal calling him that) broke a record. He’s got to love that, right? Well … maybe not. Donald Trump will […]
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The Durham HRC Sends Its Scathing Jail Critique to City, County Leaders
Despite opposition from two members and an abstention from its chairman, the Durham Human Relations Commission voted to adopt (pending a few minor changes) its review of, and proposed path forward for, the Durham County Detention Facility and, more generally, a local justice system the HRC claims favors whites. The commission began its effort several […]
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An Autopsy Appears to Contradict the Durham Police Department’s Account of How Frank Clark Died
The sun is shining, but it’s a cool November afternoon, 55 degrees, so he’s dressed in layers: a black insulated vest over a yellow thermal over a white T-shirt, jeans over shorts over boxer briefs. His closely shaved head is covered by a ball cap. He has $26 and a pair of brass knuckles in […]
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Bonfield Will Not Release Officers’ Personnel Files
Despite calls from the community and members of the Durham City Council to release personnel files associated with the three members of the Durham Police Department involved in the November 22 shooting death of Frank “Scooter Bug” Clark, City Manager Tom Bonfield said early this evening that he would not request that the City Council […]
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Update: Clark Autopsy Has No Bearing on Barkley’s Job Status, DPD Tells INDY
An autopsy report obtained by the INDY from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office confirms what a post-mortem photographed published by the paper several weeks ago seemed to suggest. Frank “Scooter Bug” Clark died November 22 in McDougald Terrace as a result of gunshot wounds to the head and thigh. Here is the […]
