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In many ways, North Carolina’s economy and jobs outlook is better than the national outlook. But while the labor market “sputters” along we’ll hear from experts who say Black Women are being hit exceptionally hard. We get the latest from NC State Economist Mike Walden and economists from the Economic Policy Institute. Plus, a new memoir uncovers the family secrets of a NC author.

Twenty years ago, the old-time string band Carolina Chocolate Drops turned heads and wowed audiences. They were young. They were Black. And with their fiddles and banjos, they launched a movement that would challenge long-standing stereotypes about traditional music in America. Today we're sharing a special program called “Reclaiming the Banjo” from The Broadside.

Leoneda Inge talks to Riverside High School graduate Wildin Acosta and author Bryan Christopher about Acosta's 2016 ICE arrest and detainment. Dr. Michael Hoben discusses Novant Health's efforts to serve the uninsured at four Michael Jordan Family Clinics across Charlotte and Wilmington.

One artist shares her decade-long journey across the globe to figure out if a life dedicated to art is worth the struggle.

Two killings are dominating the discourse in American politics and news. With political violence at levels unseen since the 1960s, North Carolina elected officials react.

Jeff Tiberii discusses the impact of increased ICE presence on local events and commerce with WUNC's Aaron Sanchez-Guerra. Leoneda Inge talks to former NC State and NBA star Chris Washburn. Stars of a new boxing drama at PlayMakers Repertory Company discuss 'The Royale.'

Civic engagement in North Carolina is lacking, relative to other states. How come? Could changes in civics education help? Due South's Jeff Tiberii talks with a social studies teacher, a political science professor, a voting outreach expert, and Carolina Public Press' Sarah Michels who recently wrote a three-part investigative series "Civics Unlearned."

A look at the long and intertwined history of school and housing segregation. We talk to the author of the new book, “Good Parents, Better Homes & Great Schools: Selling Segregation Before the New Deal.” And – we hear from the creators of the first podcast produced from prison – “Ear Hustle.”

Jeff Tiberii talks to Zach Eanes about data centers in NC. The Broadside takes a look at crypto mining in Appalachia. NC State professor Barbara Doll discusses a plastic bottle tracking project in Marsh Creek.

Cuts to Medicaid hold the potential to impact millions of North Carolinians. We speak with a mother who has a profoundly disabled son about the changes she is already experiencing. Join us for a full hour on health care.