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It’s Wednesday, April 30.
Thank you to this week’s sponsor, North Carolina Museum of Art: Now on view at the NCMA—special exhibition, “The Time is Always Now: Artists Reframe the Black Figure.”
Featuring the work of 23 contemporary African diasporic artists from the US and UK, this groundbreaking exhibition presents works of art that depict and celebrate the Black figure from the perspective of Black artists.
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Good morning, readers.
You know the massive power outage that paralyzed Spain and Portugal on Monday?
That’s exactly the kind of scenario ham radio operators have been preparing for, as I discovered at Durham County Main Library last week.
Amateur radio isn’t just some quaint hobby for technology nostalgists—it’s drawing packed rooms of newcomers worried about our increasingly fragile infrastructure. The waitlist for the introductory session I attended was so long I only got in with press credentials.
Ham radio operators exist in a fascinating space between past and future, using century-old technology while preparing for whatever breakdown comes next. As Spain and Portugal restore their power systems, I couldn’t help but think about these operators—quietly preparing for precisely such moments while the rest of us take our always-connected world for granted.
Read more below about how the surging interest in ham radio is playing out in Durham.
Have a good Wednesday.
—Lena
Durham
ICYMI: Durham’s HEART Program is hoping for a $4 million increase in the next city budget so its crisis response teams can operate 24/7, INDY’s Justin Laidlaw reports.
Wake
Congressional Republicans are thinking of cutting the food assistance program known as SNAP. INDY’s Jane Porter reports this would affect nearly half a million children in North Carolina and tens of thousands in Wake County.
Orange
A crowd gathered on UNC campus yesterday in support of Palestinians and in honor of last year’s tent encampment, which was taken down by police amid student arrests, The News & Observer reports.
North Carolina
North Carolina now ranks 43rd in the country for teacher pay, dropping five spots, per WUNC.
State legislators voted to advance a bill that tightens up requirements that sheriffs comply with ICE, requiring them to contact the agency before a detainer for someone in a local jail expires, according to NC Newsline.
Today’s weather
Sunny with a high of 90 degrees.
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