Stories tagged: "white supremacy"

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
Race Robinson, who was elected in May, called on Gov. Roy Cooper and Attorney General Josh Stein, to provide additional resources for local police, to visit Enfield, and to denounce the racist intimidation. To refuse, Robinson said, would make them complicit in the threats. (Photos by Michael McElroy/Cardinal & Pine.)
Race A New Black Mayor in Eastern NC Removed a Confederate Monument. Then Came the Racist Threats.

In May, the majority Black town of Enfield elected one of just a few Black mayors in its 300-year history.

Michael McElroy Michael McElroy September 9, 2022 2:49 pm EDT
Commentary A mob of white supremacists murdered dozens of Black locals and ran Black leaders out of town in 1898 during the Wilmington Massacre, one of many impacts of the white supremacist campaigns in 1898. Here the mob stands outside the ruins of Wilmington's Daily Record, the only Black-owned paper in the state. (Public Domain Image)
Commentary North Carolina’s Wilmington Massacre and Trump’s Insurrection Really Aren’t So Different

Madmen, mobsters, and racists took NC to a dark place 123 years ago. I fear Trump-backed insurrectionists would lead us to a similar hell.

Billy Ball Billy Ball November 10, 2021 1:53 pm EST
Culture NEW YORK, USA - JUNE 18: A new Federal Holiday ''Juneteenth'' is celebrated in the heart of Harlem, New York City, United States on June 18, 2021. President Biden signed legislation making June 19, or Juneteenth, a new national holiday. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
Culture Our Juneteenth: When Emancipation Came to One of North Carolina’s Largest Plantations

After the Civil War, news of Emancipation took months to wind its away across the South. Enslaved workers at Stagville, one of NC largest plantations, met the news with hope and resilience.

Emiene Wright Emiene Wright June 17, 2021 11:08 pm EDT
Commentary WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 20: Joe Biden is sworn in as U.S. President during his inauguration on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2021 in Washington, DC. During today's inauguration ceremony Joe Biden becomes the 46th president of the United States. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)
Commentary For Once, This Isn’t About Donald Trump. It’s About the Rest of Us.

As the United States celebrates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris' inauguration in DC, a plea for a better America.

Billy Ball Billy Ball January 20, 2021 12:35 pm EST

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North Carolina House Speaker Tim Moore, center, speaks at a news conference about a Medicaid expansion agreement, Thursday, March 2, 2023, at the Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum) Government North Carolina Finally Has a State Budget. Here’s What’s in It.
Fall on Grandfather Mountain. Autumn is the season that asks us to enjoy nature the most. (Shutterstock) community In Praise of Fall in North Carolina
Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., walks to his office after a resolution to debate the defense bill failed 212-214, as five Republicans bucked the party to sink it, at the Capitol in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 19, 2023. House Republican leaders have still been unable to pass next year's appropriations bills on the floor due to GOP infighting. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) Government Republicans Are About to Cause a Government Shutdown. Here’s How It Would Affect You.
Education Police stand guard after the confederate statue known as Silent Sam was toppled in Aug. 2018 by protesters on campus at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, N.C. (File photo by AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)
Education From Silent Sam to the US Capitol: Why We Should Have Seen the Violence Coming

The white supremacists who overtook the US Capitol got their start in places like Chapel Hill, where UNC authorities failed to recognize the dangers sparked by Silent Sam.

Mike Ogle Mike Ogle January 20, 2021 11:14 am EST