Rallies and remembrance: A look at the standout images of 2022

Brown’s death sparked national attention and nightly protests in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. But those have since faded and in their place, two factions have emerged, both demanding change in the community, but disagreeing on what that change should look like.

Jason deBruyn, Reporter

On Friday morning, the U.S. Supreme Court announced its 6-3 decision to overturn the constitutional right to an abortion, reversing the longstanding Roe v. Wade ruling from 1973. Hours later, pro-choice and women's rights supporters gathered in Raleigh to protest the polarizing decision.

Mitchell Northam, Digital Reporter

Exactly 52 years to the day after James Lewis Cates, Jr died on the campus of UNC-Chapel Hill, the university is dedicating a memorial to honor his life and acknowledge his death. Then just 22 years-old, Cates — a Black man — was killed in 1970 in an act of racial violence after attending a dance party at the Student Union meant to improve race relations.

Liz Schlemmer, Education Reporter

Beach nourishment is the process of dredging up sand from out in the ocean, pumping it onto the beach, and spreading it out with heavy machinery. It's meant to address erosion, which is happening faster and more severely due to climate change.

Celeste Gracia, Environment Reporter

The city of Raleigh held a public memorial Sunday afternoon to honor the victims of a mass shooting on Oct. 13 that left five dead and two injured. More than one hundred people gathered in front of the downtown Raleigh Memorial Auditorium.

Celeste Gracia, Reporter

[Ted] Budd's candidacy will serve as an early test of whether Trump's backing is powerful enough to lift someone from relative obscurity to the GOP nomination for a critical Senate seat. A strong showing by Budd could provide clues about how Trump-backed candidates in other states, including Georgia, that vote in quick succession after North Carolina, will fare. Trump was the headliner at a rally in Selma on Saturday.

The Associated Press

The Black Box Dance Company presents "Patriot” this Sunday, March 6 at the Cary Arts Center. The troupe calls the performance a “living memorial” to military veterans and their families through movement, dance and storytelling. Dancers perform real life experiences of going to war, leaving families behind, returning home, and contemplating suicide.

Sharryse Piggott, American Homefront Project Veterans Reporting Fellow

Hundreds of people gathered at the North Carolina State Capitol in Raleigh on Sunday to show their support for the people of Ukraine. The event was organized by the Ukrainian Association of North Carolina. Religious leaders of different backgrounds encouraged prayer for the thousands of Ukrainians who have been forced to flee their homes in recent weeks.

Kate Medley, Photojournalist

There are four sounds you’ll hear most on any given night at the Triangle Curling Club: sweeping, shouting, rocks smashing, and the never-ending buzz from an industrial size dehumidifier — that’s how the club keeps the ice cold and dry in a state with North Carolina’s climate.

Mitchell Northam, Digital Reporter

More than 220,000 Duke Energy customers in North Carolina were still without power Saturday morning as the remnants of Ian — downgraded to a post-tropical cyclone Friday afternoon — passed through the state.

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