The question of whose life is valuable is crucial again in the midst of Durham’s current population boom.
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What the Bull City Could Teach the President About the Real America
Remember how, in Easy Rider, Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper went riding cross-country to find “the real America”? I found it, and I only had to drive eight miles from my house.
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East Raleigh Is Worth More to the City Than the Black Lives On It
The system isn’t broken if it’s working as designed.
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Yes, Trump Is a Racist. Pointing That Out Won’t Help You Beat Him.
Call Trump out not only on what he wants to put on display but also on what he’s desperate to conceal.
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The Phil Freelon I Knew
Y’all can remember him for what he built if you want to, but I’ll always remember him for what he didn’t build.
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A Motherplan for Durham
We have a responsibility to create a community that is a life-giving as possible. What does that look like?
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On Criminal Justice Reform, It Took a Lot of Work Just to Do the Easy Stuff. Everything Else Will Be Harder.
It took a decade to do something as simple as Raise the Age. Mention sentencing reform for violent offenders and watch politicians run for the hills.
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Change Is Inevitable. But Is Insulting Longtime Business Patrons a Viable Business Plan?
It’s sad to drive past Beyú and see it shuttered, encased in darkness, silent, by 9:00 p.m.