Politics
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Police Pepper Spray Crowd with Children, Elderly Attending NC Voter Turnout Rally
Law enforcement in Alamance County, a hotbed for racial tensions, fired pepper spray to disperse a permitted protest and march to the polls.
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Will NC’s Witness Signature Lawsuit Change the Election? Here’s What You Need to Know.
C&P talks to Damon Circosta, chair of the State Board of Elections, about the witness requirement, and why 98% of ballots will be unaffected.
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Why I Think 2020 is a Game-Changer for Systemic Racism and Voter Suppression
A Johnston County candidate for town council says a history of voter suppression and racism looms large in NC in this election year.
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‘Rise to the Occasion’: How Marisa Jackson is Closing Out Her Husband’s Crucial State Senate Campaign
With NC state Sen. Jeff Jackson barred from campaigning amid National Guard training, Marisa Jackson on her first (and last?) campaign.
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Denied Federal Recognition for a Century, Biden and Trump Promise Change for NC’s Lumbee Tribe
In the furious final days of campaigning, Biden and Trump make their case in a struggling NC county that’s home to thousands of Lumbee.
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In Historic Showing, Half of NC Voters May Cast Their Ballots by Day’s End Wednesday
How a divisive partisan election and the coronavirus pandemic are impacting staggering early voting turnout in NC.
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I’m a NC Teacher. You Should Vote as if Public Education is at Stake.
It’s been a punishing decade for NC teachers like myself. Here’s why I’m voting to remove lawmakers who want to dismantle public education.
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New NC Research Points to Racial Bias in Soaring Life Without Parole Sentences
Duke University researchers say they hope their ground-breaking report fuels consideration of criminal justice reform in NC.
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In Charlotte, Kamala Harris Talks Sneakers, Historically Black Colleges, and Voting
Vice presidential candidate Kamala Harris got her own shoe and talked about racial inequality with the owner of a Charlotte sneaker shop.
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Between COVID and the Election, We Need to Chill. A NC Yoga Instructor Tells Us How.
Feeling overwhelmed with coronavirus and election stress? Yeah, we are too. Here are some tips on how to unplug and breathe.
