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WUNC’s 2021 Youth Reporters amplified stories from their communities. Thavish Sindhwani of Cary, North Carolina, spoke with his peers about microaggressions and using dialogue to change school culture.
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WUNC’s 2021 Youth Reporters turned on their microphones to collect stories from their communities. Sofía Basurto from Beaufort, N.C., took an introspective look at her Mexican identity.
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North Carolina Republicans sent a bill Wednesday to the state's Democratic governor that would limit how teachers can discuss certain racial concepts in the classroom.
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North Carolina Senate Republicans on Thursday passed a bill to limit how teachers can discuss certain racial concepts inside the classroom. The proposal seeks to bar educators from compelling students to personally adopt any ideas from a list of 13 beliefs. The measure passed along party lines by a 25-17 vote.
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Low income communities of color in urban areas are more likely to experience extreme heat because of historically unequal policies and investment around development and zoning. A new, national effort hopes to identify and eventually address these "urban heat islands."
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Rebecca Martinez explores the origins of her neighborhood in Durham, and wrestles with the idea of ethical homeownership in a gentrifying area built on white supremacy.
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Yoga in the Western world often looks like a 30-minute class that goes through a series of physical poses. But this is only a piece of yoga's intended spiritual and cultural practices...and many are working to bring the intersection of power, cultural appropriation, fitness culture and yoga to light.
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North Carolina House Republicans approved a plan on Wednesday to prohibit public schools from embracing certain ideas that critically examine how race and racism influence American politics, culture and law.
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Even after Derek Chauvin was convicted, a family rights advocate in Raleigh says her cheers quickly turned to sorrow thinking about all of the other Black men who still don’t have justice.
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Pauli Murray’s conviction for equality broke barriers and changed history. Charlie Shelton-Ormond reflects on her idea of patriotism, and what he can take from her legacy.