Thousands in NC prisons endure summer heat without air conditioning
Despite North Carolina's brutally hot summers, about 21% of NC prisons are without air-conditioning.
Jul
2025
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CIVIL RIGHTS
Jun
2025
3
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.
Mar
2025
18
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.
Sep
2024
24
Why Republicans are going after NC Supreme Court candidate Allison Riggs
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.
Jun
2024
20
Durham leaders celebrate Juneteenth, highlight stakes of 2024 election for Black residents
“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.
Jan
2024
15
Martin Luther King Jr. visited NC often. Here are 5 times to remember.
NC was a hotspot for hate in King’s lifetime. But it was also the home of civil rights pioneers. So Martin Luther King Jr. was often here.
Dec
2023
28
VIDEO: Lawsuit says Republicans drew discriminatory election maps
There are now three lawsuits against the new congressional election maps drawn by the GOP-controlled legislature. Each says that they drew them to intentionally dilute the voting power of Black North Carolinians.
Dec
2023
19
Former NC Chief Justice Cheri Beasley on the promise and peril of campaigning as a Black woman
Cheri Beasley lost her Senate bid for an open seat in North Carolina, but her 2022 campaign holds lessons for Black women in politics ahead of 2024.
Dec
2023
13
VIDEO: NC’s Own Trailblazer: Dr. Benjamin Franklin Chavis Jr
Meet Dr. Benjamin Franklin Chavis Jr. grandson of John Chavis, whose inspiring journey includes challenging segregation at 13, overcoming false charges, and earning advanced degrees. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cardinal & Pine...
Nov
2023
13
Racial disparities in student arrests are getting worse in NC, study shows
A police presence in schools does little to improve safety, a new study highlights, instead increasing the chances that students who get into trouble will be sent to police officers instead of educators.
