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W. Kamau Bell's new stand-up tour hits Durham, plus NC redistricting trial and affordable housing in Charlotte

Aundre Larrow

The results of a federal trial on legislative and congressional district maps in North Carolina will determine whether the GOP’s efforts to redraw district lines in 2023 were lawfully partisan or illegally discriminatory. The trial wrapped on July and a verdict is pending. Jeff Tiberii talks to

Guest: Paul Garber,  WFDD reporter

As a midsize city with rapid population growth and surging housing costs, Charlotte is a city to study, when it comes to affordable housing solutions. Historian Tom Hanchett’s new book takes a look at the history of public housing in Charlotte, from the 1940s to the present and talks to Jeff Tiberii about what the city can teach other midsize urban areas about addressing growing housing needs.

Guest: Tom Hanchett, historian, author of Affordable Housing in Charlotte: What One City's History Tells Us about America's Pressing Problem

Author, filmmaker and comedian W. Kamau Bell is known for taking on difficult topics. He’s on tour with his stand-up show “Who’s With Me?” and will be performing this Saturday at the Carolina Theatre in Durham. Bell spoke with Due South’s Leoneda Inge about his wide-ranging career, their shared Alabama roots, and parenting during these times.

Guest: W. Kamau Bell, author, filmmaker and comedian

Jeff Tiberii is the co-host of WUNC's "Due South." Jeff joined WUNC in 2011. During his 20 years in public radio, he was Morning Edition Host at WFDD and WUNC’s Greensboro Bureau Chief and later, the Capitol Bureau Chief. Jeff has covered state and federal politics, produced the radio documentary “Right Turn,” launched a podcast, and was named North Carolina Radio Reporter of the Year four times.
Leoneda Inge is the co-host of WUNC's "Due South." Leoneda has been a radio journalist for more than 30 years, spending most of her career at WUNC as the Race and Southern Culture reporter. Leoneda’s work includes stories of race, slavery, memory and monuments. She has won "Gracie" awards, an Alfred I. duPont Award and several awards from the Radio, Television, Digital News Association (RTDNA). In 2017, Leoneda was named "Journalist of Distinction" by the National Association of Black Journalists.