Anti-racism Coverage

Maud 2.23 run in Durham aims to open conversations about racism

The Maud 2.23 run was started after the killing of Ahmaud Arbery in a Georgia neighborhood in 2020.

Adam Owens, WRAL anchor/reporter

Community discusses the future of the Fayetteville Market House

There were two public input sessions held Thursday for the public to share what they'd like to see for the future of the Fayetteville Market House.

Future of Fayetteville Market House discussed at public input sessions

Thursday's public input sessions will help city leaders come to a decision about what the future holds for the historic Fayetteville Market House.

Bryan Mims, WRAL reporter

Meredith College renaming building with ties to white supremacist

Meredith College announced Wednesday that the school will rename Joyner Hall, an academic building named for a man with ties to white supremacy.

United Way aims to eradicate poverty in the Triangle through a focus on anti-racism

Through providing funding to other nonprofits and resources of their own, United Way is helping the Greater Triangle community to become anti-racist.

Abbey Slattery, WRAL Digital Solutions

Funding justice: how local community leaders tap into resources to fuel their work

Through United Way's Anti-Racism Community Fund, local leaders of color are building resources and environments that fuel community-driven change.

Abbey Slattery, WRAL Digital Solutions

Nikole Hannah-Jones: NC has taken steps backward in education

As conservative lawmakers and activists push to curb discussions about race in classrooms, Hannah-Jones said educators and community members need to be just as vocal on teaching about race and other issues as their opponents.

Emily Walkenhorst, WRAL education reporter

Well-known Raleigh neighborhood could soon be renamed to eliminate racist ties

A well-known Raleigh neighborhood - with racist ties may soon be renamed. On Thursday night, Cameron Park residents took part in a key vote to decide the fate of the place they call home.

Chris Lovingood, WRAL anchor/reporter

Discrimination hurts hiring chances for those with non-Eurocentric names

A Harvard Study suggests job applicants with ethnic names may experience name discrimination, a form of racism. In fact, for those with a non-Eurocentric name, the chances of being called in for an interview decrease by 21%.

Katie, Keisha explain personal experience with name discrimination in the workplace

Mikaya Thurmond looks into why job applicants with ethnic names experience one well-documented form of racism.

Mikaya Thurmond, WRAL anchor/reporter

Name discrimination is one of the first types of racism kids face

Name discrimination can begin as early as in elementary school.

Mikaya Thurmond, WRAL anchor/reporter

Local program targets one of the earliest forms of racism

Name discrimination -- when names are made fun of or completely avoided because they are labeled as too ethnic or difficult -- can begin as early as in elementary school.

Durham summer camp teaches students about racism

A Durham summer camp is educating students about racial identities, an how to be an anti-racist.

'I'm an activist, Mommy': Durham anti-racist summer camp educates children on racial identities

Black and brown children growing up in North Carolina experience all different forms of racism -- from other students and from institutions, according to the executive director of a new summer camp in Durham.

Lora Lavigne, WRAL reporter

Editorial: Racism does exist. Latest push to ban discussing it is proof

Friday, July 16, 2021 -- Racism does exist in America and North Carolina. It is as overt as the thugs who desecrated a monument to the Black North Carolinians who helped build the University of North Carolina. It is as subtle as laws and policies that deny health coverage to half-a-million North Carolinians and have state prisons where 52% of the inmates are Black compared to a general population that is 22% Black. Sen. Phil Berger's statement was not about bringing people together, but rather injecting wedges and divisions.

Critical race theory isn't taught in NC schools, and Senate leader wants it to stay that way

A new bill rolled out Wednesday by the leader of the state Senate would prohibit North Carolina public schools from promoting the idea that one race or gender is inherently superior to another and that someone is inherently racist or sexist because of their race or gender.

NC could limit affirmative action as GOP lawmakers push back against critical race theory

A new bill rolled out Wednesday by the leader of the state Senate would prohibit North Carolina public schools from promoting the idea that one race or gender is inherently superior to another and that someone is inherently racist or sexist because of their race or gender.

Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau chief

Critical race theory prohibition before NC Senate panel

The Senate Education committee debates a proposal to prohibit promoting critical race theory in North Carolina public schools.

NC Senate leader discusses anti-discrimination teaching in schools

Senate President Pro Tem Phil Berger speaks about his proposed legislation addressing how anti-discrimination lessons are handled in schools.

NAACP call for removal of UNC acting police chief accused of punching student protester

Students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill continue to call for the removal of acting police chief Rahsheem Holland.

Matt Talhelm, WRAL reporter

NAACP members protest UNC acting police chief

The newly formed UNC-Chapel Hill chapter of NAACP protests in solidarity with Black students, calling for the removal of the university's acting police chief.

Raleigh leaders propose 'CROWN Act' protecting employees from hair discrimination

A proposed Raleigh ordinance would prohibit discrimination based on someone's hair. The ordinance is a part of a national push called the CROWN Act.

Keely Arthur, WRAL reporter

Fact check: What is critical race theory?

Critical race theory -- a broad set of ideas about systemic bias and privilege -- might have its roots in legal academia, but it is fast becoming one of the more explosive flashpoints in America's state legislatures.

Jon Greenberg and Amy Sherman, PolitiFact reporters

Producer Clay Johnson discusses "The Skin We're In"

WRAL Documentary Producer Clay Johnson spoke with NC Policy Watch about the program on implicit bias. (Audio courtesy NC Policy Watch)

Churches combat racism with conversation

Two Raleigh churches decided to start with a conversation. One church is large and historic, with mostly white members. The other is smaller and newer, with mostly Black members. Amanda Lamb shares their year-long journey in this "Forward Together" report.