Sojourn Project II
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December 2, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Brett Hankison was also sentenced to three years of supervised release.
Officer Convicted in Breonna Taylor Case Sentenced to 33 Months
Brett Hankison was also sentenced to three years of supervised release.
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July 24, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Brett Hankison was also sentenced to three years of supervised release.
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"Numbers from the Deportation Data Project begin to show the scope of the Trump administration's directives to fill immigration jails — for example, ICE has made roughly 300 more arrests from Jan. 20 to June 26 this year than it did in all of 2024, a 16% increase."
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"Numbers from the Deportation Data Project begin to show the scope of the Trump administration's directives to fill immigration jails — for example, ICE has made roughly 300 more arrests from Jan. 20 to June 26 this year than it did in all of 2024, a 16% increase."
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ICE arrests of immigrants rise by 170% in North Carolina. Here's what to know
Numbers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement made public by the Deportation Data Project offer insights into the Trump administration's crackdown.
www.wunc.org
July 24, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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"Numbers from the Deportation Data Project begin to show the scope of the Trump administration's directives to fill immigration jails — for example, ICE has made roughly 300 more arrests from Jan. 20 to June 26 this year than it did in all of 2024, a 16% increase."
www.wunc.org/race-class-c...
"Numbers from the Deportation Data Project begin to show the scope of the Trump administration's directives to fill immigration jails — for example, ICE has made roughly 300 more arrests from Jan. 20 to June 26 this year than it did in all of 2024, a 16% increase."
www.wunc.org/race-class-c...
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Historic and cultural preservationists are trying to save the house where Nina Simone was born in Tryon, N.C. The process reveals the artist’s complicated relationship with her hometown. www.theassemblync.com/culture/nina...
‘Let Me Go ’Way From This Lonely Town’
An effort to save the Tryon house where Nina Simone was born reveals the artist’s complicated relationship with her hometown.
www.theassemblync.com
July 23, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Historic and cultural preservationists are trying to save the house where Nina Simone was born in Tryon, N.C. The process reveals the artist’s complicated relationship with her hometown. www.theassemblync.com/culture/nina...
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Central Coast farm workers are hard at work on a machine planting celery. The machine moves very fast and they have to be careful not to miss a space. Additional workers walk behind the machine checking that no spaces are missed and replanting if they are. #WeFeedYou
July 23, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Central Coast farm workers are hard at work on a machine planting celery. The machine moves very fast and they have to be careful not to miss a space. Additional workers walk behind the machine checking that no spaces are missed and replanting if they are. #WeFeedYou
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As expected, former NC Gov. Roy Cooper is expected to run in the 2026 US Senate race, a new Axios report says.
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July 23, 2025 at 8:23 PM
As expected, former NC Gov. Roy Cooper is expected to run in the 2026 US Senate race, a new Axios report says.
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A coalition of voting rights activists denounced efforts to disenfranchise North Carolina voters in state elections, rallying at the Capitol grounds on Wednesday in the shadow of the state Supreme Court. ncnewsline.com/briefs/north... Story by @kingdollar.bsky.social #ncpol
North Carolina activists launch ‘Court the Vote’ campaign to fight back against voter suppression • NC Newsline
Voting rights activists denounced efforts to disenfranchise North Carolina voters in state elections at a Capitol rally Wednesday.
ncnewsline.com
July 23, 2025 at 5:45 PM
A coalition of voting rights activists denounced efforts to disenfranchise North Carolina voters in state elections, rallying at the Capitol grounds on Wednesday in the shadow of the state Supreme Court. ncnewsline.com/briefs/north... Story by @kingdollar.bsky.social #ncpol
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Per a June Catawba-YouGov Poll of 1K North Carolinians on their economic concerns, including those in the next 6 months:
83% of NCians are very/somewhat concerned about the price of food & consumer goods over the next 6 months.
More details at: www.catawba.edu/news/all-new...
83% of NCians are very/somewhat concerned about the price of food & consumer goods over the next 6 months.
More details at: www.catawba.edu/news/all-new...
July 15, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Per a June Catawba-YouGov Poll of 1K North Carolinians on their economic concerns, including those in the next 6 months:
83% of NCians are very/somewhat concerned about the price of food & consumer goods over the next 6 months.
More details at: www.catawba.edu/news/all-new...
83% of NCians are very/somewhat concerned about the price of food & consumer goods over the next 6 months.
More details at: www.catawba.edu/news/all-new...
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North Carolina commits to LGBTQ+ mental health support as 988 line ends specialized services
The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline has discontinued its specialized support for LGBTQ+ youth, eliminating the "Press 3" option, following the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' decision to cu...
The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline has discontinued its specialized support for LGBTQ+ youth, eliminating the "Press 3" option, following the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' decision to cu...
North Carolina commits to LGBTQ+ mental health support as 988 line ends specialized services
The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline has discontinued its specialized support for LGBTQ+ youth, eliminating the "Press 3" option, following the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' decision to cut federal funding for these services.
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July 17, 2025 at 1:47 PM
North Carolina commits to LGBTQ+ mental health support as 988 line ends specialized services
The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline has discontinued its specialized support for LGBTQ+ youth, eliminating the "Press 3" option, following the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' decision to cu...
The 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline has discontinued its specialized support for LGBTQ+ youth, eliminating the "Press 3" option, following the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' decision to cu...
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Alice Wong is a research consultant and disability rights activist who lives with spinal muscular atrophy.
Alice co-founded a platform that amplifies the works of people with disabilities and advocates to improve public understanding of accessibility.
Thank you Alice for your work!
Alice co-founded a platform that amplifies the works of people with disabilities and advocates to improve public understanding of accessibility.
Thank you Alice for your work!
July 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Alice Wong is a research consultant and disability rights activist who lives with spinal muscular atrophy.
Alice co-founded a platform that amplifies the works of people with disabilities and advocates to improve public understanding of accessibility.
Thank you Alice for your work!
Alice co-founded a platform that amplifies the works of people with disabilities and advocates to improve public understanding of accessibility.
Thank you Alice for your work!
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Immigration advocacy groups sued the Trump administration Wednesday for dismissing cases in immigration courts in order to place immigrants in expedited removal for swift deportations without judicial review. ncnewsline.com/2025/07/17/r... @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social #ncpol
Advocates for immigrants sue to stop courthouse ICE arrests • NC Newsline
groups sued the Trump administration for dismissing cases in immigration courts in order to place immigrants in expedited removal
ncnewsline.com
July 17, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Immigration advocacy groups sued the Trump administration Wednesday for dismissing cases in immigration courts in order to place immigrants in expedited removal for swift deportations without judicial review. ncnewsline.com/2025/07/17/r... @arianalfigueroa.bsky.social #ncpol
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In some places, public broadcasting is the only game in town if you're looking for local news.
They are especially crucial in rural regions that are reeling from a disaster, like in western NC, where locals relied on public radio dispatches to learn about the latest after Helene. 🔗 in thread 👇
They are especially crucial in rural regions that are reeling from a disaster, like in western NC, where locals relied on public radio dispatches to learn about the latest after Helene. 🔗 in thread 👇
July 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
In some places, public broadcasting is the only game in town if you're looking for local news.
They are especially crucial in rural regions that are reeling from a disaster, like in western NC, where locals relied on public radio dispatches to learn about the latest after Helene. 🔗 in thread 👇
They are especially crucial in rural regions that are reeling from a disaster, like in western NC, where locals relied on public radio dispatches to learn about the latest after Helene. 🔗 in thread 👇
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With today's "Registration Repair Project" by NC State Board of Elections, breakdown by counties of the 103K+ NC registered voters who need information to complete their registration file.
Largest counties:
Wake: 11,005 (10.7% of total)
Mecklenburg: 8,837 (8.6%)
Guilford: 8,038 (7.8%)
#ncpol
Largest counties:
Wake: 11,005 (10.7% of total)
Mecklenburg: 8,837 (8.6%)
Guilford: 8,038 (7.8%)
#ncpol
July 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
With today's "Registration Repair Project" by NC State Board of Elections, breakdown by counties of the 103K+ NC registered voters who need information to complete their registration file.
Largest counties:
Wake: 11,005 (10.7% of total)
Mecklenburg: 8,837 (8.6%)
Guilford: 8,038 (7.8%)
#ncpol
Largest counties:
Wake: 11,005 (10.7% of total)
Mecklenburg: 8,837 (8.6%)
Guilford: 8,038 (7.8%)
#ncpol
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Why NC Democrats think 2026 midterms will run through Rocky Mount for the NC State Senate
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Why NC Democrats think 2026 midterms will run through Rocky Mount
Democrat James Gailliard, a Rocky Mount pastor and former state lawmaker, hopes to win the seat held by state Sen. Lisa Stone Barnes, a Nash County Republican from a prominent farming family.
www.wral.com
July 14, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Why NC Democrats think 2026 midterms will run through Rocky Mount for the NC State Senate
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Two hurricanes have devastated North Carolina — insurance is through the roof — and yet our local GOP sides with climate change deniers and their red counterparts in Congress. It will not get better on the path we’re on. Change is needed in 2026 and 2028. #ncpol #ncga #NorthCarolina #ClimateChange
Up to 10 inches of rain from #Chantal overwhelmed central North Carolina on Monday.
📍Homes flooded
🚧 Roads washed out
🌊 Rivers surged to near-record highs
Here’s what the science says about how climate change intensified this event ⬇️
📍Homes flooded
🚧 Roads washed out
🌊 Rivers surged to near-record highs
Here’s what the science says about how climate change intensified this event ⬇️
July 14, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Two hurricanes have devastated North Carolina — insurance is through the roof — and yet our local GOP sides with climate change deniers and their red counterparts in Congress. It will not get better on the path we’re on. Change is needed in 2026 and 2028. #ncpol #ncga #NorthCarolina #ClimateChange
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Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced Monday that North Carolina is suing the U.S. Department of Education over its freeze of $165 million in education funding the state, a decision expected to affect more than 1,000 positions and various school programs. ncnewsline.com/briefs/north... #ncpol #nc
North Carolina, 24 other states sue federal government over withheld school funds • NC Newsline
North Carolina and 24 states are suing the U.S. Department of Education over a $6.8 billion federal funding freeze.
ncnewsline.com
July 14, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Attorney General Jeff Jackson announced Monday that North Carolina is suing the U.S. Department of Education over its freeze of $165 million in education funding the state, a decision expected to affect more than 1,000 positions and various school programs. ncnewsline.com/briefs/north... #ncpol #nc
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The massive Medicaid cuts contained in the legislation will make it inevitable that vast numbers of people will be sentenced to crippling debt, and/or premature death. ncnewsline.com/2025/07/15/t... (commentary) #ncpol #ncga #nc
The North Carolinians that the “big, beautiful bill” will terrify, bankrupt, and kill • NC Newsline
changes coming to the American social contract as a result of President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” are the most extreme in U.S. history
ncnewsline.com
July 15, 2025 at 11:31 AM
The massive Medicaid cuts contained in the legislation will make it inevitable that vast numbers of people will be sentenced to crippling debt, and/or premature death. ncnewsline.com/2025/07/15/t... (commentary) #ncpol #ncga #nc
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"I had always felt uneasy about generative A.I. and seeing how many people were using it without necessarily being very imaginative about its impacts, both in creative work as well as in the climate."
“What Can A.I. Not Take from Us?”: An Interview With the Curators of Local Exhibition 'Against the Machine'
Works by ten artists are on display at Durham exhibition "Against the Machine" at the People's Solidarity Hub through August 22.
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July 15, 2025 at 2:24 PM
"I had always felt uneasy about generative A.I. and seeing how many people were using it without necessarily being very imaginative about its impacts, both in creative work as well as in the climate."
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NEW: We're asking the Supreme Court to overturn Brittany Martin's conviction for participating in a Black Lives Matter protest during the summer of 2020.
A South Carolina court sentenced Brittany to four years behind bars for protesting. It's time for the Supreme Court to right this wrong.
A South Carolina court sentenced Brittany to four years behind bars for protesting. It's time for the Supreme Court to right this wrong.
July 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
NEW: We're asking the Supreme Court to overturn Brittany Martin's conviction for participating in a Black Lives Matter protest during the summer of 2020.
A South Carolina court sentenced Brittany to four years behind bars for protesting. It's time for the Supreme Court to right this wrong.
A South Carolina court sentenced Brittany to four years behind bars for protesting. It's time for the Supreme Court to right this wrong.
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July 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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One would hope the obvious fact that a crazy racist billionaire can reprogram an AI bot to also be crazy racist in the blink of an eye will make anyone pause just a sec before they open up any other AI tool and treat it as gospel.
July 9, 2025 at 2:52 PM
One would hope the obvious fact that a crazy racist billionaire can reprogram an AI bot to also be crazy racist in the blink of an eye will make anyone pause just a sec before they open up any other AI tool and treat it as gospel.
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Watch the Triad Flood Alert Special Report with Meteorologists Alex Schneider and Charles Ewing at 1 p.m. Wednesday
Watch the Triad Flood Alert Special Report with Meteorologists Alex Schneider and Charles Ewing at 1 p.m. Wednesday
(WGHP) — In the wake of Tropical Storm Chantal, areas of the Piedmont Triad are continuing to recover after life-threatening floodwaters rose over the weekend. Now, another round of storms brings a…
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July 9, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Watch the Triad Flood Alert Special Report with Meteorologists Alex Schneider and Charles Ewing at 1 p.m. Wednesday
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Houses that have been flooded carry lingering risks after the waters recede. Recent research shows that residents of coastal homes with flooding history are more prone to health risks associated with mold exposure.
Rising Tides and Raising Houses
As sea level rises, 79 percent of properties in Beaufort are at risk of flooding. Residents of coastal communities must adapt or relocate.
www.theassemblync.com
July 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Houses that have been flooded carry lingering risks after the waters recede. Recent research shows that residents of coastal homes with flooding history are more prone to health risks associated with mold exposure.
A #WaybackWednesday throwback to Sojourn Project 2's participation in the Health is Herstory Forum!
L to R: Cheryl Davis, MBA, LCMHCA, SPII Board Member; Kimberly Crockett, Managing Director; Nizya Pitts, UNCG Intern; Sharkiya Boone, UNCG Intern; Dr. V. Bernita Varnado, MD, Holistic Gynecologist.
L to R: Cheryl Davis, MBA, LCMHCA, SPII Board Member; Kimberly Crockett, Managing Director; Nizya Pitts, UNCG Intern; Sharkiya Boone, UNCG Intern; Dr. V. Bernita Varnado, MD, Holistic Gynecologist.
July 9, 2025 at 6:21 PM
A #WaybackWednesday throwback to Sojourn Project 2's participation in the Health is Herstory Forum!
L to R: Cheryl Davis, MBA, LCMHCA, SPII Board Member; Kimberly Crockett, Managing Director; Nizya Pitts, UNCG Intern; Sharkiya Boone, UNCG Intern; Dr. V. Bernita Varnado, MD, Holistic Gynecologist.
L to R: Cheryl Davis, MBA, LCMHCA, SPII Board Member; Kimberly Crockett, Managing Director; Nizya Pitts, UNCG Intern; Sharkiya Boone, UNCG Intern; Dr. V. Bernita Varnado, MD, Holistic Gynecologist.