Valerie P. Foushee

Black elected officials across North Carolina celebrate Tennessee State Representative Justin Pearson, a young Black man who has been propelled into the spotlight after expulsion by Republicans.

The 22 year-old Black man was killed in 1970 in an act of racial violence after attending a dance party at the Student Union intended to improve race relations. His family, students and community members have long called for a memorial to acknowledge his death.

A day after North Carolina's midterms, we review what just happened, explore why, and turn our attention to what might come next.

Valerie Foushee overcame the loss of progressives' support to win the Democratic nomination for North Carolina's 4th Congressional District.

The past 10 years have seen North Carolina’s legislative and congressional district maps drawn and redrawn, court-ordered resolutions to partisan and…