Race & Minorities

The Amendment Passes: One Family Reacts

Dave DeWitt tells the story of one family's reaction to the passing of an amendment that bans gay marriage and civil unions.

Appeals Court Rules Against Pitt County Schools

Dave DeWitt reports that the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that the school district that serves the Greenville area did not adequately consider race when drawing attendance boundaries.

Differing Views Of Amendment In Hickory Church

John Biewen's report on how the marriage amendment is dividing members of one African American church in Hickory.

Death Row Sentence Changed Under Racial Justice Act

The first Racial Justice Act review ended with a judge changing a death row inmate's sentence to life without parole.

Opponent of Marriage Amendment Says It's Discrimination

Second of our series profiling volunteers working for and against the constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage and civil unions.

Supporter of Amendment One Speaks Out

A profile of a supporter of Amendment One, a proposed amendment to the state constitution that would define marriage as being between and man and a woman and ban civil unions.

Some Would Lose Health Coverage Under Amendment One

For our series on the arguments over Amendment One, Isaac-Davy Aronson reports some unmarried people could lose health coverage if the amendment passes.

Voices for Civil Rights: Reflections on a Movement

In the final installment of Voices for Civil Rights, we hear some reflections on the Civil Rights Movement as a whole.

Voices for Civil Rights: Encounters with the Klan

Today in our series Voices for Civil Rights, we hear stories of encounters with the Ku Klux Klan.

NC A&T to Look at African American Psyche

A two-day conference getting underway at North Carolina A-and-T State University will weigh how certain events affect the African-American psyche.

New Study Details Corporal Punishment in State

Jeff Tiberii reports a first-of-its-kind report by Action for Children North Carolina details corporal punishment in the state.

Voices for Civil Rights Part III

The third installment of WUNC's oral history series Voices for Civil Rights.

Voices for Civil Rights: Jamila Jones

The first installment of our oral history series Voices for Civil Rights.

Immigrant Health Theories Questioned

Duke researchers say the reasons for a decline in health among recent immigrants may be more complicated than health experts thought.

Gay Presbyterian Minister in Chapel Hill

One of the first openly gay ministers in the Presbyterian church will soon be ordained at a Chapel Hill church.

Hundreds at NCCU for Obama HBCU Summit

Hundreds took part in the Obama campaign's "Greater Together" HBCU Student Summit at NC Central.

Obama Campaign Holds HBCU Summit

The Obama for America re-election campaign is in Durham, working for the youth vote.

Charter School Likely Coming To Chapel Hill

Ss part of the American Graduate series, Dave DeWitt reports that a proposed charter school in Chapel Hill has educators and families there picking sides.