This month marks 30 years since the acquittal of the Los Angeles officers who beat Rodney King nearly to death. But police brutality towards Black people is perennial and enduring.
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Op-Ed: Why Are Durham Public School Workers, Families, and Students Rallying at the DPS Board Meeting Thursday? Because It’s Time for Some Hard Truth
There are Heartbroken Schools all over Durham right now.
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Op-Ed: NC Is Facing Unprecedented Threats to Public Education. It’s Time to Protect Our Students
A Durham school board candidate explains why the time is now for more investment in public education.
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Requiem for Uncle Mac
During Uncle Mac’s lifetime, Black Americans went from being lynched and run out of town to seeing the end of Jim Crow and electing a Black president. This global pandemic has tested the planet, and certainly the McDonald family.
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Op-Ed: When it Comes to Redistricting, Republican Numbers Don’t Add Up
The 2020 census tells us that North Carolina is becoming increasingly diverse—particularly among people who identify as two or more races, which has increased a staggering 245 percent since 2010.