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NC’s Black Farmers Can’t Find Affordable Land
With the cost of farmland up by more than 8% percent in North Carolina, the state’s Black farmers are struggling to purchase additional acreage or jumpstart their farming dreams.
State House Committee Advances Latest Version of Anti-Critical Race Theory Legislation
Republicans defend bill as promoting equality, while Democrats forecast chilling impact on honest classroom discussions
Three NC HBCUs on List of Best LGBTQ+ Campuses
Three North Carolina Historically Black Colleges and Universities are on a recent “best of” list for LGBTQ+ campuses.
Déjà Vu: NC Supreme Court Rehears Arguments in Voter ID Case
For the second time in two days, the Republican-majority high court rehears arguments in a case decided by a Democratic majority just months ago
New Book, Panel at Duke University Explore the Politics of the Marvel Film Phenomenon
Like so many things, for good or ill, it started on Twitter.
Dudley Railroad Tie Fire was Arson; DEQ Requiring Soil, Ash Sampling
Arson was the cause of a blaze that burned nearly 2 million creosote-treated railroad ties last month in Dudley, a fire that smoldered for nearly a week and spewed plumes of purple smoke several stories high.
We Can’t Drive Our Way Out of Climate Change
A half dozen modular homes are crammed in the elbow of the offramp from I-785 to US 70 on the fringes of Greensboro.
State Board of Ed Unlikely to Reverse Decision to Deny Wake County Charter School Application
Application spurs unusual split between State Board and charter school oversight panel
Opinion | The 2023 Legislative Session: Out of the Starting Gate — Sideways
We weren’t expecting it to be pretty – “it” being the launch of the N.C. General Assembly’s new session, with freshly emboldened conservatives eager to flex their muscles.