/tags/racial-equity Racial Equity en-US Copyright Fri, 04 Aug 2023 18:10:43 GMT /health/2023-08-04/unc-study-private-wells-contaminated-low-income-non-white A new study concludes that white, affluent households were 10 times more likely of testing their private wells compared to low-income, BIPOC households. White, affluent households are also four times more likely to treat their water. Fri, 04 Aug 2023 18:10:43 GMT /health/2023-08-04/unc-study-private-wells-contaminated-low-income-non-white Celeste Gracia, Josh Sullivan /news/2023-02-02/north-carolina-supreme-court-hears-felony-voting-rights-case North Carolina’s newly seated Supreme Court heard arguments Thursday on whether people convicted of felonies — tens of thousands statewide — should be permitted to vote if they aren’t in prison but still are serving probation or parole or have yet to pay fines. Thu, 02 Feb 2023 20:29:00 GMT /news/2023-02-02/north-carolina-supreme-court-hears-felony-voting-rights-case Associated Press /race-demographics/2022-07-22/scotus-move-allows-jackson-to-take-part-in-unc-race-in-college-admissions-case The Supreme Court on Friday took a step that will allow new Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman on the court, to take part in a case that could lead to the end of the use of race in college admissions. Fri, 22 Jul 2022 21:19:55 GMT /race-demographics/2022-07-22/scotus-move-allows-jackson-to-take-part-in-unc-race-in-college-admissions-case Associated Press /education/2021-07-07/black-students-and-employees-deliver-demands-for-unc-chapel-hill A coalition of groups representing Black students, faculty, and staff met Wednesday to outline their priorities to create a safer, more equitable campus. Wed, 07 Jul 2021 20:26:25 GMT /education/2021-07-07/black-students-and-employees-deliver-demands-for-unc-chapel-hill Liz Schlemmer /race-demographics/2021-02-25/black-home-ownership-and-the-promise-of-reparations Priscilla Ndiaye Robinson looked across the empty fields where her Southside neighborhood once thrived. “It’s all gone,” she said. “One thousand two... Thu, 25 Feb 2021 20:53:23 GMT /race-demographics/2021-02-25/black-home-ownership-and-the-promise-of-reparations Barbara Durr, AVL Watchdog /health/2021-02-09/mass-vaccination-events-speed-distribution-but-dont-help-with-equity Updated at 1:30 p.m.Mass vaccination events, like the recent untaking at the Charlotte Motor Speedway, hasten distribution but also come with a… Tue, 09 Feb 2021 18:38:34 GMT /health/2021-02-09/mass-vaccination-events-speed-distribution-but-dont-help-with-equity Laura Pellicer, Leoneda Inge /news/2020-12-22/the-stories-that-captured-your-attention-in-2020 2020 was a year like no other, with the headlines and news stories to match. Between a global pandemic, the U.S. election, and protests following the… Tue, 22 Dec 2020 20:44:26 GMT /news/2020-12-22/the-stories-that-captured-your-attention-in-2020 ����app ����app /arts-culture/2020-10-26/art-is-her-response-to-inequity-and-invisibility-meet-cortina-jenelle-caldwell The world of artistic expression called to Cortina Jenelle Caldwell at a young age. As a child she dreamed of becoming an architect, spent a lot of time… Mon, 26 Oct 2020 15:34:49 GMT /arts-culture/2020-10-26/art-is-her-response-to-inequity-and-invisibility-meet-cortina-jenelle-caldwell Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /law/2020-08-20/why-black-defendants-dont-get-judged-by-a-jury-of-their-peers The North Carolina Supreme Court banned the state from reinstating the death sentence on a Black man named Marcus Robinson last Friday. Robinson was… Thu, 20 Aug 2020 15:59:40 GMT /law/2020-08-20/why-black-defendants-dont-get-judged-by-a-jury-of-their-peers Kaia Findlay, Anita Rao /show/the-state-of-things/2020-08-20/why-black-defendants-dont-get-judged-by-a-jury-of-their-peers The North Carolina Supreme Court banned the state from reinstating the death sentence on a Black man named Marcus Robinson last Friday. Robinson was… Thu, 20 Aug 2020 15:59:40 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-08-20/why-black-defendants-dont-get-judged-by-a-jury-of-their-peers Kaia Findlay, Anita Rao