/tags/black-mountain Black Mountain en-US Copyright Thu, 19 May 2022 17:53:41 GMT /2022-05-19/kenn-kotara-found-quick-success-as-an-artist-and-has-spent-much-of-his-career-leaning-away-from-it While Kenn Kotara's work lives in abstraction, the artist said social-political exploration is always at play. It’s right there in the title of his new show—”Order in an Unruly Zoo.” It’s on view through June 10 at the Black Mountain Center for the Arts. Thu, 19 May 2022 17:53:41 GMT /2022-05-19/kenn-kotara-found-quick-success-as-an-artist-and-has-spent-much-of-his-career-leaning-away-from-it Matt Peiken /environment/2020-10-12/death-and-dirt-law-to-conservation-for-black-owned-forests-meet-mavis-gragg Mavis Gragg never thought her work would “take her to the trees,” but that is where she has found herself. She grew up during the 80s in Black Mountain,… Mon, 12 Oct 2020 23:12:17 GMT /environment/2020-10-12/death-and-dirt-law-to-conservation-for-black-owned-forests-meet-mavis-gragg Josie Taris, Anita Rao /show/the-state-of-things/2020-10-12/death-and-dirt-law-to-conservation-for-black-owned-forests-meet-mavis-gragg Mavis Gragg never thought her work would “take her to the trees,” but that is where she has found herself. She grew up during the 80s in Black Mountain,… Mon, 12 Oct 2020 23:12:17 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-10-12/death-and-dirt-law-to-conservation-for-black-owned-forests-meet-mavis-gragg Josie Taris, Anita Rao /news/2019-12-06/nc-man-convicted-of-death-threat-against-muslim-candidate A North Carolina man was convicted Friday of a charge he anonymously threatened to lynch a Muslim-American man who ran for a state Senate seat in… Fri, 06 Dec 2019 21:43:18 GMT /news/2019-12-06/nc-man-convicted-of-death-threat-against-muslim-candidate Associated Press /arts-culture/2019-02-19/honoring-musical-innovator-max-roach North Carolina-born jazz musician Max Roach carved out a creative legacy in music that spanned genres. Roach grew up in New York City and during the 1940s… Tue, 19 Feb 2019 20:18:14 GMT /arts-culture/2019-02-19/honoring-musical-innovator-max-roach Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-02-19/honoring-musical-innovator-max-roach North Carolina-born jazz musician Max Roach carved out a creative legacy in music that spanned genres. Roach grew up in New York City and during the 1940s… Tue, 19 Feb 2019 20:18:14 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-02-19/honoring-musical-innovator-max-roach Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /politics/2018-08-01/nc-pastor-takes-center-stage-in-us-turkey-relations Last week, North Carolina pastor Andrew Brunson was moved from a jail in Turkey to house arrest until his trial continues in October. Brunson has spent 23… Wed, 01 Aug 2018 17:03:50 GMT /politics/2018-08-01/nc-pastor-takes-center-stage-in-us-turkey-relations Dana Terry, Anita Rao /show/the-state-of-things/2018-08-01/nc-pastor-takes-center-stage-in-us-turkey-relations Last week, North Carolina pastor Andrew Brunson was moved from a jail in Turkey to house arrest until his trial continues in October. Brunson has spent 23… Wed, 01 Aug 2018 17:03:50 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-08-01/nc-pastor-takes-center-stage-in-us-turkey-relations Dana Terry, Anita Rao