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Opinion: Racist threats caused the North Carolina bookstore Liberation Station to close. Here’s why we’re reopening.

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North Carolina bookstore Liberation Station closed in Raleigh in 2023 after a series of threats and racial slurs. The owner explains why they're reopening. 
NC Prisons Without Air Conditioning

Thousands in NC prisons endure summer heat without air conditioning

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Despite North Carolina's brutally hot summers, about 21% of NC prisons are without air-conditioning.
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Opinion: The unfulfilled promises of George Floyd’s legacy

I knew deeply that if George Floyd had survived his encounter with police, that same racial animus would have kept him from leading advocacy in his name. The movement space had no room for the intersections he embodied: working class, formerly incarcerated, in recovery, and most of all, a Black man.
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Rev. C.J. Brinson: Remembering activist Fannie Lou Hamer can show us the way forward

Fannie Lou Hamer and Nelson Johnson were among those who experienced some of the darkest days in American History.  Nevertheless, through the darkness, Black Americans are still here. We’ve come this far by faith and action.
NC Supreme Court Justice Allison Riggs

Why Republicans are going after NC Supreme Court candidate Allison Riggs

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Allison Riggs is the Democrat who’s running for North Carolina’s Supreme Court this November. She’ll be on everyone’s ballot in this state. So let’s get to know her.
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Durham leaders celebrate Juneteenth, highlight stakes of 2024 election for Black residents

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“Juneteenth is about celebrating freedom. And the one thing that we know is, the price of freedom is not free. There was a lot of hard work, a lot of blood, sweat, tears, and even lives that were given up in order to get African-Americans their freedom,” he said.