Black women have disproportionately high maternal mortality. A battery of local organizations led by Black women are trying to address the crisis.
Thomasi McDonald
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Another, Even Deadlier Summer of Gun Violence for Black Men and Boys in Durham
There have been 689 shootings reported in Durham this year, a 40 percent increase over the same period in 2019.
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Steeped in the Legacy of James Baldwin, Randall Kenan Illuminated the Rural Black South
“Randall Kenan taught me that Black kids from North Carolina could be writers. The colors of the world will seem washed out without him.”
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A Requiem For Sheriff’s Deputy David Whitfield Buie Jr.
A literary 21-gun salute for Sergeant David Whitfield Buie, Jr., the Durham County sheriff’s deputy, college campus officer, and true son of the Bull City, who died September 5.
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Did the Legal Doctrine of Sovereign Immunity Prevent Donald Dean from Getting Justice?
Donald Dean always wanted to do things the right way, even when a false accusation and violent encounter with Durham police wrecked his life.
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Freddy’s and Bojangles’ Employees Strike over Unsafe Conditions and Unfair Pay
Fast-food employees are essential workers during the COVID-19 pandemic, but local workers say they’re being treated as expendable.
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Mike Pence’s Anti-Abortion Tour Hits Raleigh as Activists File Litigation Challenging Abortion Restrictions
The vice president’s visit coincides with a complaint filed in Wake County by state abortion providers and reproductive-justice activists who say abortion restrictions disproportionately affect Black women and women in rural areas.
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To Understand How Gentrification in Durham Works, Just Read the Signs
For all the talk of development and opportunity in Durham, Black residents feel like they’re running out of options for affordable housing.
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Lamont Lilly Is a Frontline Foot Soldier in the Fight Against Inequality
“The real question should be, ‘Is it just or not? Does it preserve lives and save the Earth, or does it look to profit from it?’”
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The Pinkerton Raid’s New Protest Video Calls to Strip Confederate Honors from Jefferson Davis Highway
“Gotta tear it down like that battle flag ’cause the war is over now…
We ride the Jefferson Davis Highway, to sing in God’s own country.”
