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Reggie Weaver, at podium, speaks outside the Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C, on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, about a recent partisan gerrymandering ruling by the North Carolina Supreme Court. In massive victories for Republicans, the North Carolina Supreme Court on Friday, April 28, 2023, threw out a previous ruling against gerrymandered voting maps and upheld a photo voter identification law that colleagues had struck down as racially biased.

Politics

North Carolina redistricting trial begins, with racial gerrymandering allegations the focus

Associated Press

North Carolina congressional and legislative districts drawn by Republicans in 2023 that helped them retain majorities in Raleigh and Washington are in court. A trial begins Monday in two federal lawsuits filed by voters and advocacy groups that accuse mapmakers of illegally eroding Black voting power while enacting lines that aided GOP electoral prospects.

An illustration of a curvy, confident figure outlined in white against a dark, floral background. The figure has full, voluminous hair and soft facial features. Vines and flowers, intricately drawn in white, wrap around the figure's arms, chest and hips. The background features a rich pattern of pink, black and brown flowers with abstract shapes and textures. At the top, the word "Embodied" is displayed in bold, gold letters with a white outline.

Why Black Women’s Disordered Eating Is Overlooked

Kaia Findlay

While eating disorders affect all races and ethnicities at similar rates, people of color are less than half as likely to receive a diagnosis than their white counterparts. A licensed mental health therapist decided to dig into why.

An illustration of a family portrait. One parent, on the left, is white and masculine-presenting with short, brown hair. The other parent, on the right, is Black and more femme-presenting with natural hair gathered in a ponytail. The white parent is holding and looking down at a young girl who presents as Black with kinky-looking hair in a bun on top of her head. She is looking at the camera and smiling. The Black parent is holding a little boy who has lighter brown skin and hair that looks wavier. Both parent and child are looking at the camera.

Growing Up Mixed: Identity, Race and Early Adulthood

Kaia Findlay

The number of people in the U.S. who identify as two or more races is on the rise. So what can help diminish the sense of unbelonging that is common for mixed folks?

Education

Study finds North Carolina public schools are growing more segregated

Liz Schlemmer

North Carolina public schools are becoming more segregated by race, even as the overall student population is becoming more racially diverse. This trend comes as students of color now make up the majority of public school students.

Medical stethoscope placed on white background

Localized data from Durham highlights connection between structural racism and poor health

Leoneda Inge

Dr. Dinushika Mohottige and Dr. Ebony Boulware talk with co-host Leoneda Inge about research that's being called "groundbreaking" — using localized data from Durham to highlight the deep connection between where people live and rates of diabetes, hypertension and chronic kidney disease.

File photo of Anita Earls talking with a group of black women during a Sister to Sister salon conversation at the Chesterfield in Durham on Friday, October 26, 2018. Earls has unseated an incumbent to join the North Carolina Supreme Court.

Politics

North Carolina justice ends suit against ethics panel after it dismisses complaint

Associated Press

A North Carolina Supreme Court justice has ended her lawsuit against an ethics commission because she says the judicial panel scrutinizing her comments about the courts, colleagues and race has dismissed a complaint against her.

An illustration of a family portrait of a mixed race family in the 90s — specifically Anita's family. There are three kids in the foreground - Anita's older sister on the left, her baby brother in her mother's arms in the middle, and Anita, wearing a shirt that matches her sister's, on the right. Anita and her sister are elementary school-aged, and her brother is about 1. Behind them are her parents: her father is Indian with a mustache and glasses, and her mother is white wearing a headband and a necklace. There are dashes around Anita on the right and the word "Anita" with an arrow pointing to her above her head.

Growing Up Mixed Race: Biracial Child and Monoracial Parents Reflect

Kaia Findlay

In her college application essay, host Anita Rao described herself as a colorful parrot living in a cultural jungle — with her English and Indian sides occupying different realms. Now, she reflects on her biracial experience with her parents.

An illustration of host Anita Rao's family from a time when Anita was 6. From left to right, her older sister Priyanka in a blue shirt with matching headband; her dad Satish, an Indian man with a mustache, aviator-style glasses, a button-down and tie; her mother Sheila, a white woman with chin-length brown hair held back with a headband, wearing a dark blue blouse and necklace; her younger brother, Nikilesh, is a baby with short brown hair in her mother's lap; and Anita, in a blue shirt and headband that matches Priyanka's and shoulder-length brown hair. Text that says "Anita" point to her on the far right. The text "Mixed (Parent Edition)" sits over the portrait against a purple border.

Mixed (Parent Edition): The Rao Family Talks Racial Identity

Kaia Findlay

Anita invites her parents back to Embodied for a special bonus episode. She hears their take on our recent episode "Mixed," about growing up biracial. Then she turns the tables and puts herself in the guest seat as her parents ask her a few questions.

Mixed: Owning Your Multiracial Story

Kaia Findlay

When Anita moved away to college, she experienced a big shift in her biracial identity. Turns out that the questions that emerged for her are ones that many mixed young adults still ponder today ...15 years later. She meets two college seniors and they talk through navigating everything from "Where do I belong?" to "How do I date?" Plus she hears wisdom from a life coach who helps mixed adults tell new stories about identity.

People - including UNC-Chapel Hill students - rally outside the Supreme Court

Education

Supreme Court strikes down affirmative action in college admissions, says race cannot be a factor

Associated Press

In a 6-3 decision, the court struck down admissions plans at Harvard and the University of North Carolina, the nation’s oldest private and public colleges, respectively.