“Even during a global pandemic and while the climate catastrophe is unfolding, this assault on American democracy is the most pressing issue of our times.”
Thomasi McDonald
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A Lawsuit Alleges Duke is Trying to Take Over a Long-Standing, For-Profit Private Clinic Owned By Physicians on Duke’s Faculty—For “Zero Dollars”
A Duke University official says the lawsuit “has no basis in fact or law,” and the university will offer a vigorous defense in response.
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Durham City Council Approves Continued Funding for a Driver’s License Restoration Program
The program has helped thousands of residents since its inception in November of 2018.
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As the Year Comes to an End, Bull City Leaders Grapple with a Gun Violence Epidemic
With a few more days to go before the year ends, Durham police have investigated a record 48 homicides, easily surpassing the city’s deadliest year in 2016, when 42 people were victims of violence.
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Activists Opposed to a New Youth Jail in Durham Say Durham Commissioners Betrayed Them in Greenlighting the Jail’s Construction
A county task force recommended asking commissioners to delay the youth detention center vote for at least six months to allow for greater public input, but the board voted to approve the $30 million jail on December 13.
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Tenants of Durham’s Braswell Apartments Are Fighting Back After Learning They’ll Need to Vacate Their Homes Just in Time for the Holidays
Last month, the tenants learned they will have to move by New Year’s Eve. With the help of Bull City Tenants United, the tenants wrote up six demands that they are requesting their landlord respond to by Thursday.
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Physicians and Medical Care Providers at Piedmont Health Services Have Petitioned to Form a Service Providers’ Union
“We see how our patients must overcome multiple hurdles to access our care. They suffer when basic clinic functions are neglected and staff experience burnout. We are tired of not having the time, tools, and support we need to do our work.”
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With the Fatal Shooting of Two Children Early This Morning, the Bull City’s Season of Gun Violence Continues
A group of city and county leaders will speak publicly about the Mathison Street shooting at 3 p.m. Monday at the downtown police department headquarters.
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Durham’s New Police Chief Decries the “Staggering Number” of Guns In the Hands of People Who Are Shooting to Kill
Chief Patrice Andrews said she and other high-ranking officers will volunteer to work with the patrol division to bolster law enforcement’s presence during peak 911 call periods and at times when violent crimes are likely to take place.
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Ethiopian Americans Dissatisfied with the Biden Administration’s Foreign Policy Positions Towards the African Nation Could Mean Democrats Can’t Rely on Their Votes in Next Year’s Elections
Ethiopian Americans in the Triangle, and across the globe, say sanctions are hurting their families and neighbors back home in an impoverished country that ranks 173 out of 189 countries and territories in human development.
