A new biography tells the story of Dr. Altheria Patton, an Anson County educator who began teaching in the segregation-era South. Plus: You can see a 104-year-old shipwreck right now!
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.
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.
The "Beyond Executions" event this year commemorated the lives of 43 people executed in NC. The last person executed in NC was Samuel Flippen in August 2006.
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.
An eight-county trail in eastern NC doesn’t just revisit our dark history of segregation. It lifts up Black joy by celebrating the musicians who broke barriers and made remarkable music.
A Black refuge for economic empowerment, a lesbian commune, and a refuge for enslaved people: Let's take a tour of the hidden societies within North Carolina society.
Jones Lake State Park, North Carolina’s first to admit Black visitors, was a place guests could breathe freely, thanks to its first Black park superintendent.
From schools where segregation was challenged to early sit-ins, visit these spots to explore North Carolina’s proud civil rights history.
Ronnie Long, who was featured this week in a Cardinal & Pine series, received word of his pardon Thursday from NC Gov. Roy Cooper.
