Calling for Change

Across the state, North Carolinians are calling for change in the wake of recent high-profile deaths of Black Americans and systemic racism across the country. WUNC reporters and producers are talking with some of the people behind the protests about their experience with race and their hopes moving forward.

Profiles of North Carolinians Calling for Change

Kate Medley

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For WUNC

A Mother And Son Reflect On Being An Anti-Racist Family

Liz Schlemmer

Ronda Taylor Bullock co-founded "We Are," a Durham-based non-profit committed to anti-racist education. Ronda is a former Durham Public Schools teacher…
Kate Medley

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Abolish The Police To Bolster The Community, Says Raleigh Activist

Laura Pellicer

When she's not teaching English at Louisburg College, Taari Coleman can often be found on the streets of Raleigh, megaphone in hand. She is a founding…
Ben McKeown

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For WUNC

Crystal Cavalier Keck: Racial Equity In Policing Requires Better Data Collection

Rebecca Martinez

This summer, WUNC is meeting some of the North Carolinians who are "Calling for Change" in policing. Crystal Cavalier Keck is Indigenous and also of…
Ben McKeown

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For WUNC

Rev. Greg Drumwright Calls For Change In Graham, NASCAR

Mitchell Northam

Greg Drumwright has spent most of his life in North Carolina’s Triad region. He was raised in Burlington, attended college at North Carolina A&T and then…
Kate Medley

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For WUNC

Durham Artists, Activists Call For New Ways To Police The Community

This summer, WUNC is meeting some of the North Carolinians who are "Calling for Change" in the wake of recent high-profile killings of Black Americans.In…
Kate Medley

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For WUNC

"I Sleep, Eat, Live, Breathe Activism": Kerwin Pittman Advocates For Prison Reform

Rebecca Martinez

Kerwin Pittman is a member of the governor's new task force examining racial inequities in the criminal justice system. He is also a field organizer for…

Credits:

Reporters: Rebecca Martinez, Mitch Northam, Laura Pellicer, Liz Schlemmer, Allison Swaim, Kamaya Truitt
Editors: Elizabeth Baier, Dave DeWitt, Amy Jeffries
Photographer: Kate Medley, Ben McKeown
Social Media Producer: Natalie Dudas-Thomas