Durham will soon be home to one of Google’s largest engineering hubs in the country.
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Report: Hate Speech More Than Tripled in NC in 2020
White supremacist activity in North Carolina more than tripled last year, according to an annual Anti-Defamation League report.
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Durham School Board Members Targeted for Their Votes to Reopen Schools
Last week, Durham Mayor Steve Schewel issued a statement condemning violent threats that targeted members of the county’s board of education after the board narrowly approved students’ return to classrooms on Monday.
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Durham City Council Names a New City Manager
Wanda Page was named Durham’s new city manager on Monday after more than three decades as a city employee.
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Tensions Flare Over Fate of Durham County Manager
An influential progressive group wants Durham County to part ways with its top executive, but critics question their motives.
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A Triangle Filmmaker Trains His Lens on the Story of a Chess Prodigy and a Career Cut Short
Period piece “The Opera Game” follows the life of Paul Morphy, who is also known as “the pride and sorrow of chess.”
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Forty Years after the Iranian Revolution, Durham Has a Small Baha’I Community
Members of the Baha’i faith living in Iran still face religious persecution.
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A Black Former Consular Officer Chronicled Alleged Mistreatment by U.S. Border Officers. After Her Blog Post Went Viral, She Raised Thousands for Durham Organizations.
During the six months she worked in Juárez, Spears says she was harassed at least 25 times by CBP officers. She didn’t feel safe sharing her experiences publicly until she returned to Durham and the last of her belongings were moved out of Mexico.
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North Carolina Is Second In the Nation for Removing Confederate Symbols
Twenty-four symbols, including Confederate monuments, were removed from public spaces in North Carolina last year.
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A Durham Minister Says Holocaust Education Bill Should Include Mandatory Black History Instruction
Paul Scott, the founder of the Durham-based Black Messiah Movement, says he has fought for years to make Black history required learning in North Carolina’s public schools.
