/tags/racial-divide Racial Divide en-US Copyright Fri, 08 May 2020 15:51:10 GMT /politics/2020-05-08/meet-ncs-mayors-mitch-colvin-of-fayetteville He leads in ribbon-cuttings and celebrations of life. Mitch Colvin took over his family’s funeral home before running for office. His day-job provides… Fri, 08 May 2020 15:51:10 GMT /politics/2020-05-08/meet-ncs-mayors-mitch-colvin-of-fayetteville Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2020-05-08/meet-ncs-mayors-mitch-colvin-of-fayetteville He leads in ribbon-cuttings and celebrations of life. Mitch Colvin took over his family’s funeral home before running for office. His day-job provides… Fri, 08 May 2020 15:51:10 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-05-08/meet-ncs-mayors-mitch-colvin-of-fayetteville Grant Holub-Moorman /race-demographics/2018-02-15/blacks-and-latinos-denied-mortgages-at-rates-double-whites Half a century ago, the federal Fair Housing Act banned racial discrimination in lending. But today, African Americans and Latinos continue to be… Thu, 15 Feb 2018 12:32:27 GMT /race-demographics/2018-02-15/blacks-and-latinos-denied-mortgages-at-rates-double-whites Jason deBruyn /race-demographics/2018-01-01/disadvantaged-minorities-miss-health-benefits-of-college-finds-unc-study Upwardly mobile minorities enjoy improved mental health, but the daily stresses they face take a toll physically, according to new research from… Mon, 01 Jan 2018 13:43:27 GMT /race-demographics/2018-01-01/disadvantaged-minorities-miss-health-benefits-of-college-finds-unc-study Jason deBruyn /race-demographics/2017-09-04/the-art-and-science-of-code-switching-meet-makeba-wilbourn Makeba Wilbourn has been immersed in the subtleties of language since she was a child.As the daughter of a northern white mother and southern black… Mon, 04 Sep 2017 16:00:00 GMT /race-demographics/2017-09-04/the-art-and-science-of-code-switching-meet-makeba-wilbourn Will Michaels, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2017-09-04/the-art-and-science-of-code-switching-meet-makeba-wilbourn Makeba Wilbourn has been immersed in the subtleties of language since she was a child.As the daughter of a northern white mother and southern black… Mon, 04 Sep 2017 16:00:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-09-04/the-art-and-science-of-code-switching-meet-makeba-wilbourn Will Michaels, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2017-06-26/looking-at-the-south-through-african-american-spirituals-meet-mary-d-williams When Mary D. Williams was a kid growing up in Garner, North Carolina, she often visited her grandparents in Johnston County. She remembers passing a sign… Mon, 26 Jun 2017 16:08:00 GMT /arts-culture/2017-06-26/looking-at-the-south-through-african-american-spirituals-meet-mary-d-williams Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2017-06-26/looking-at-the-south-through-african-american-spirituals-meet-mary-d-williams When Mary D. Williams was a kid growing up in Garner, North Carolina, she often visited her grandparents in Johnston County. She remembers passing a sign… Mon, 26 Jun 2017 16:08:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-06-26/looking-at-the-south-through-african-american-spirituals-meet-mary-d-williams Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Frank Stasio /arts-culture/2016-07-21/youth-cast-presents-violet-exploring-inner-beauty-and-race-in-the-south In the 1960s, when a young woman named Violet has an accident that leaves her with a disfiguring scar, she sets off on a journey from her home in North… Thu, 21 Jul 2016 16:21:55 GMT /arts-culture/2016-07-21/youth-cast-presents-violet-exploring-inner-beauty-and-race-in-the-south Will Michaels, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2016-07-21/youth-cast-presents-violet-exploring-inner-beauty-and-race-in-the-south In the 1960s, when a young woman named Violet has an accident that leaves her with a disfiguring scar, she sets off on a journey from her home in North… Thu, 21 Jul 2016 16:21:55 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2016-07-21/youth-cast-presents-violet-exploring-inner-beauty-and-race-in-the-south Will Michaels, Frank Stasio