After personally tearing down a Confederate statue in his hometown, the mayor of Enfield called on the governor and state attorney general to intervene amid racist threats allegedly from the KKK.
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Report Advocates for an End to Youth Incarcerations
As Durham County plans for a new youth detention center, social justice advocates seek alternatives to the incarceration of young people.
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Durham Nonprofit Leader Fights Fascism Through Education
Ronda Taylor Bullock is the cofounder of the Durham-based nonprofit Working to Extend Anti-Racist Education.
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The Department of Justice Has Finally Opened an Investigation into the 1970 Murder of James Lewis Cates Jr.
In 1970, the Black 22-year-old Chapel Hill resident was murdered by a Durham-based white supremacist group on UNC-Chapel Hill’s campus.
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United Way Challenges Raleighites to Learn About Racial Equity
United Way’s 21-Day Racial Equity Challenge is back this year, with stories, presentations, panels, and online discussions designed to help people create more racial equality in their communities.
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Duke Scholars Weigh In on the Anniversaries of George Floyd and the Tulsa Massacre
Much has changed since the 1921 Tulsa race massacre. And much has not.
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N.C. State Study Finds 94 Percent of Black Teens Experience Racism
A survey of more than 400 Black teenagers examined how racial identity and discrimination affect stress, revealing a complex relationship.
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White-Dominated Arts Institutions Are Keen To Diversify. But Are They Willing To Give Up Power?
In July, NC Black Artists for Liberation released a petition giving local arts organizations six months to develop and implement racial equity plans.
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“Fragile Democracy” Is a Galvanizing Look at North Carolina’s Long, Racist History of Voter Suppression
A new UNC Press release is an indispensable manual for figuring out how we got here.
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Fallout at Bida Manda and Brewery Bhavana Reflect a National Reckoning in Restaurants
Following revelations of a coercive culture at popular Raleigh establishments Bida Manda and Brewery Bhavana, workers say the story is not uncommon in the hospitality industry.