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UNC Professor on Silent Sam, Confederate monuments: “They should come down.”
Dr. Harry Watson of UNC. Dr. Harry Watson is the Atlanta Alumni Distinguished Professor of Southern Culture at the University of North Carolina, an expert on the history of North Carolina and the...
View ArticleCharlottesville, Durham and the Greensboro Massacre
In the wake of deadly violence at a white supremacist rally over the Robert E. Lee statue in Charlottesville, VA and the toppling of a Confederate monument in Durham last week, the political ground has...
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Durham residents plan meeting to oppose charter takeover tonight
With North Carolina officials considering a controversial plan for a charter takeover of two Durham schools, the city’s residents will call on the state to back off during a planned community meeting...
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Durham school to rally on charter takeover proposal tonight
Protesters gathered in Durham last week to combat N.C.’s charter takeover proposal. Durham community leaders will once again meet to discuss—and, likely, to protest—North Carolina’s contentious...
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Innovative School District head defends background with groups seeking state...
ISD Superintendent Eric Hall The head of North Carolina’s Innovative School District (ISD) says his professional ties to two groups seeking state contracts to manage struggling schools should not be a...
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State official recommends Robeson County elementary—excludes Durham, Rocky...
(Note: This is a developing story; check back for updates.) The leader of North Carolina’s Innovative School District (ISD) will recommend a Robeson County elementary for the first year of the state’s...
View ArticleCases of Durham protesters who brought down Confederate statue continued to...
If you’ve been following our continuing coverage of the controversy surrounding Confederate statues in the state, you’ll be interested to read that the cases of eight protesters accused of toppling a...
View ArticleWhite supremacists, rumors and demonstrators in Durham
Back in August, after demonstrators brought down a Confederate statue outside the Old Durham County Courthouse, a rumor spread that the Sons of Confederate Veterans — or was it the Klu Klux Klan? —...
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Low levels of perfluorinated compounds detected in Durham drinking water; new...
The Duke University women’s rowing team practices at Lake Michie in spring 2016. Lake Michie is a drinking water source for Durham; recent tests show low levels of perfluorinated compounds in the...
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Report: Districts prepare for mass teacher protests May 16
Forsyth Co. teachers Frankie Santoro and Sara Thompson UPDATE: The Durham Board of Education voted Wednesday evening to close schools on May 16th to accommodate the more than 1,000 educators expected...
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Feeding the Bull City: How Durham is ‘In This Together’ on May 16 and beyond...
The YMCA of the Triangle opened its doors on Monday night to approximately 150 volunteers, who packed over 4,000 meal bags. (Brian Kennedy and Jessica Burroughs contributed to this post.) — North...
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Lawsuit tries to muzzle opponents of Durham charter school in environmentally...
Discovery Charter School would be built on 58 acres over three parcels: 501, 505 and 717 Orange Factory Road. Many neighbors oppose the siting because of the school’s proximity to the Little River, a...
View ArticleJudge condemns Silent Sam, doesn’t punish man who punched protester
In a bizarre turn of events earlier this week, an Orange County district court judge condemned the “Silent Sam” Confederate statue and UNC-Chapel Hill for displaying it…but declined to punish a man for...
View ArticleDurham, development and gentrification
Worth your time today: an interesting long-read in the News & Observer about Durham’s boom – and whether minority-owned businesses have benefited. (Spoiler: It does not appear that they have.) From...
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Duke University is killing regional light rail, while air pollution from cars...
Archival photo of the Personal Rapid Transit, a tram line at Duke Medical Center, from Duke Today. The PRT operated from 1979 to 2009. The irony is not lost on me, or many people, that the heart of the...
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Julian Castro joins “Fight for 15” rally in Durham
Democratic presidential candidate Julian Castro marches with workers in Durham who rallied Thursday for a $15 minimum wage and the right to unionize. Photo by Aditi Kharod Democratic presidential...
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Durham prosecutors no longer seeking cash bail in most cases
The Durham County District Attorney’s Office has stopped seeking cash bail in most cases, it announced in a statement Tuesday afternoon. Durham County District Attorney Satana Deberry “Research shows...
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After “A Decade Without a Raise” workers, elected officials call for raising...
Dayosha Davis of Durham. Dayosha Davis works in fast food, lives in public housing in Durham and struggles to provide for her two children. Child care starts at $250 a week, she said, which is...
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Durham DA to speak at Black August in the Park’s BOND*ference event
Durham District Attorney Satana Deberry. Last week NC Policy Watch spoke with Durham District Attorney Satana Deberry about the progressive changes she’s brought to her office and the results she’s...
View ArticleFight for 15 movement to host weekend “Worker Power Summit”
North Carolina’s low wage workers continue their campaign for a living wage and union representation this weekend with a “Worker Power Summit” in Durham. More than 100 workers are expected to...
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