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Commentary People march around the Nebraska state Capitol during a Transgender Day of Visibility rally, Friday, March 31, 2023, in Lincoln, Neb. (Larry Robinson/Lincoln Journal Star via AP)
Commentary NC’s Attacks on LGBTQ People Echo a Dark Past of Discrimination

NC’s Attacks on LGBTQ People Echo a Dark Past of Discrimination

Pamela Grundy Pamela Grundy May 10, 2023 3:28 pm EDT
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Culture ‘Never Again’: 78 Years After World War II, A NC Descendant of Holocaust Survivors Speaks

Wake Forest’s Shelly Bleiweiss tells his parents’ harrowing story, and explains why it’s important to stand up to bigotry. 

Dylan Rhoney Dylan Rhoney May 8, 2023 8:09 pm EDT
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Culture Fascinating Facts about NC’s Most Populated Cities: Krispy Kreme, The Carolina Gold Rush, and a Haunted Bridge

Some of these cities are technically older than the state of North Carolina and others are just barely over 100 years old.

Leah Sherrell Leah Sherrell May 5, 2023 2:15 pm EDT
Culture The Museum of the Cherokee Indian in Cherokee, N.C., is one of our picks for spots to learn our state's history. (Shutterstock)
Culture Ocean Graveyards, the Cherokee, and the Sit-Ins: 10 Unique Places to Learn About NC History

A museum will give you the big picture. But if you want to go deeper, these highly-curated spots will help you see a more up-close history of our state. 

Leah Sherrell Leah Sherrell May 1, 2023 5:09 pm EDT
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History It’s Women’s History Month! Here Are Milestones for Women from the Year You Were Born.

From American women winning the right to vote to the #MeToo movement, Stacker draws on a number of historical and archival sources to explore the past 100 years of women's history in the U.S. and around the world.

Stacker Stacker March 2, 2023 7:37 pm EST

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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper speaks at a news conference to unveil his two-year budget proposal at the Administration Building in Raleigh, N.C., on Wednesday, March 15, 2023. Cooper's spending plan would grow by well over 20% compared to this year's spending levels, including large raises for teachers and state employees and public education funding boosts to comply with the results of long-running litigation over education inequities. (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson) Education Republican Bills Would Drop ‘Atomic Bomb’ on Public Schools, Gov. Cooper Says
North Carolina is finally getting a Wawa, the popular convenience store chain. (Shutterstock) Culture Good News Friday: NC Finally Gets a Wawa, And Our Wetlands Are Making a Comeback
(Shutterstock) Culture Fascinating Facts about NC’s Most Populated Cities: Krispy Kreme, The Carolina Gold Rush, and a Haunted Bridge
Harbor Way Gardens, fun for the whole family. (Image via Wilmington and Beaches CVB) Lifestyle 21 Enchanting North Carolina Botanical Gardens to Put on Your Must-Visit List
Culture Roof work on Reynolds Hall, a dormitory at the former Palmer Memorial Institute. Photo courtesy of Liz Melendez.
Culture The Work to Preserve a Historic Site of Black Excellence in North Carolina

The dormitories at the former Palmer Memorial Institute represent the main physical connection to the site's legacy. But they have long been in disrepair.

Emily Jaeger Emily Jaeger February 28, 2023 10:12 pm EST
Culture Leesa and Milton Jones at the Washington Waterfront Underground Rail Road Museum. Photo by Dylan Rhoney
Culture One of the Best Ways to Learn About the Underground Railroad Is in Washington, North Carolina

The Washington Waterfront Underground Railroad Museum in North Carolina educates visitors about the heroes who risked their own lives operate the Underground Railroad.

Dylan Rhoney Dylan Rhoney February 27, 2023 10:53 am EST