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The Crown Act is an effort to prevent discrimination nationwide against natural hair styles and texture like dreadlocks and afros.
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A new exhibit at the Museum of the Cherokee People opens today. Called sov·er·eign·ty, the exhibit focuses on the autonomy of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. BPR’s Senior Regional Reporter Lilly Knoepp talked with the curators Director of Education Dakota Brown and Director of Collections Evan Mathis.
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Some scholars say legislative efforts to limit discussion of race in classrooms across the country underscore the need to make sure local Black history is taught and remembered.
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A new website shows updated information about the former enslaved workers who built North Carolina’s State Capitol.
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When Guillermo Nurse was elected mayor of Oxford, North Carolina in November, he became the first Latino mayor in the state. He's also the first Black mayor of Oxford. Nurse ran on a platform of unity in a town that he says has struggled with racial and economic division for decades.
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Over half of the gravesites at the historic African American Maides Cemetery in Wilmington are unidentified. UNC-Wilmington researchers are working with the Historic Wilmington Foundation to identify them and bring about better recognition for the history of Black residents in the area.
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The Navy stopped short of invoking the extremism rules against Bryce Henson, who has appeared at rallies alongside the Proud Boys and posted threatening messages online.
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Due South co-host Leoneda Inge has launched a new recurring segment on historically Black colleges and universities: HBCU 101.
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It alleges that public schools are “systematically marginalizing” lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer students.
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A new effort is underway to complete 500 acres of oyster sanctuaries in the Pamlico Sound. It’s an effort to combat a century of decline in oyster populations. But, the goals extend beyond the water’s edge.
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Members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee have been working to get Clingmans Dome, the highest point in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, renamed to its traditional Cherokee name. Tribal council voted unanimously in favor of the next step in the process.
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A civil rights leader was escorted by police out of a North Carolina movie theater after he insisted on using his own chair for medical reasons.