North Carolina
Wednesday, March 29, 2023
After Generations of Exclusion, Black Americans Embrace the Outdoors
By Jazmin Murphy for Yes! Magazine.Broadcast version by Brett Peveto for North Carolina News Service reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-…
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
Opposition to Dollar Stores Grows in Rural NC
Last year, nearly half of new stores that opened their doors nationwide were chain dollar stores, and in rural North Carolina, residents are …
Monday, March 27, 2023
CFPB Proposal Would Lower Credit-Card Late Fees
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has proposed new regulations on credit card late fees, which could save Americans billions of dollars…
NC’s Anti-Community ID Bill Could Harm Immigrant Families
Providers of community IDs for North Carolina's immigrant communities say proposed legislation banning police officers and local governments from reco…
Symposium Brings Hip Hop Culture, Scholarship to NC Campuses
An upcoming event in Raleigh hosted in part by William Peace University aims to bring hip-hop arts culture to North Carolina's college students…
NC's Black Farmers Can't Find Affordable Land
With the cost of farmland up by more than 8% percent in North Carolina, the state's Black farmers are struggling to purchase additional acreage or …
Three NC HBCUs on List of Best LGBTQ+ Campuses
Three North Carolina Historically Black Colleges and Universities are on a recent "best of" list for LGBTQ+ campuses. The Best Colleges Campus Pride …
Post-COVID, Black Farmers Face Mounting Obstacles to Land Ownership
The growing value of agricultural commodities is attracting deep-pocketed financial investors - like Bill Gates - and pushing land ownership out of re…
North Carolina Clamps Down on Robocalls
North Carolina's Attorney General Josh Stein recently won a lawsuit shutting down a massive robocall operation out of Texas. According to the …
NC Medicaid Expansion Agreement Could Bolster Rural Hospitals
North Carolina lawmakers recently reached a bipartisan agreement that paves the way for an additional 600,000 residents to gain access to health cover…
2021 North Carolina Overdose Deaths Highest on Record
More than 4,000 people in North Carolina died of overdoses in 2021, the highest number of overdose deaths in a single year on record in the state…
Labor Advocacy's Future as Diverse as Workforce
By Herbert White for the Charlotte Post, with support from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting.Broadcast version by Nadia Ramlagan for North …