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Doctors are increasingly concerned by the risk of concussions in football and other sports. The National Football League Players Association is partnering…

When he graduated from college, Daniel Vermeer did not want a job. He wanted only to wander through Asia and continue learning about world religions. But…

In many black churches, women do the administrative work, raise funds, and educate the congregation's children. It is rare to find black women in higher…

Photographer Kristin Bedford spent five weeks living with the followers of Father Divine and learning about their religion. She photographed their lives.…

This week, Cumberland County and Charlotte-Mecklenburg school systems passed measures opposing a new law that eliminates teacher tenure and replaces it…

Individuals are more likely to dwell on losses than gains. They are also more likely to take risks to recover losses than to achieve new gains. Those…

In the pre-digital era, storytellers were a specific category of individuals who regaled live audiences with their tales. Now, anyone with a smart phone…

Looking for weekend plans? This week on The State of Things, we chatted about many upcoming events. Here are a few:Tuesday the show aired from The Museum…

When Li-Young Lee's parents received a classical education in China, they memorized dozens of poems. As a child, he heard his parents playfully recite…

From his contributions to the sixties Asheville band Innersouls, to helping found North Carolina Central University's Jazz Studies department, Stanley…