Systemic racism Coverage

What Researchers Discovered When They Sent 80,000 Fake Resumes to U.S. Jobs

A group of economists recently performed an experiment on around 100 of the largest companies in the country, applying for jobs using made-up resumes with equivalent qualifications but different personal characteristics. They changed applicants’ names to suggest that they were white or Black, and male or female — Latisha or Amy, Lamar or Adam.

Claire Cain Miller and Josh Katz, New York Times

Federal bill opposing diversity efforts in medical schools has strong ties to North Carolina

A new proposal by a North Carolina congressman targeting diversity efforts in medical schools follows a conservative pundit's recent criticism of two North Carolina medical schools.

Laura Leslie, WRAL capitol bureau chief

Editorial: Redlining settlement reminds us systemic racism isn't past history

Friday, Feb. 9, 2024 -- This week North Carolinians were reminded that institutional racism is very much present and has a direct impact on African Americans and other minorities concerning the quality of lives, choices of where they may make their homes and ability to access essential lending services.

Challenge to NC felon voting rules, argued in federal court Tuesday, could affect 2024 elections

Voting rights advocates have cited the racist history of felon voting bans, as well as large racial disparities in who gets convicted of felonies in North Carolina's justice system.

Will Doran, WRAL state government reporter

Editorial: Hyper-partisan high court shatters trust in N.C.'s judicial system

Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023 -- Trust in our judicial system is fragile and the damage already being done will take time and work to restore it. An important step would be to remove partisanship in the selection of our judges and justices.

DRAUGHON DRAWS: A muted justice?

Friday, Sept. 1, 2023 --- Capitol Broadcasting Company's editorial cartoonist.

DAWN BLAGROVE & MELISSA PRICE KROMM: Partisan extremism threatens N.C. courts

Thursday, Aug. 31, 2023 -- It's time we tell politicians to cut these extremist proposals from the budget and stop using our judicial commissions as a cudgel against honest, hard-working judges. It's time we take back our courts.

'Taking us back to Jim Crow': Black lawyers say NC Supreme Court investigation motivated by racism

The investigation, which has the potential to remove Justice Anita Earls from office, is based on comments she made highlighting racial and gender bias within the state courts system.

Will Doran, WRAL state government reporter

Activist says Raleigh City Council resolution doesn't go far enough

The Raleigh City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to approve a resolution that acknowledges the lingering effects of slavery and Jim Crow on Black families.

Raleigh City Council discusses reparative justice

The Raleigh City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to approve a resolution that acknowledges the lingering effects of slavery and Jim Crow on Black families.

Raleigh council passes resolution to apologize for city's racist past

The Raleigh City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to approve a resolution that acknowledges the lingering effects of slavery and Jim Crow on Black families.

Shelle Jackson, WRAL reporter

Fact check: Tim Scott says Black homeownership has been static for decades

South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott recently said there has been scant progress for Black homeownership in the past five decades, despite "trillions of dollars spent" on federal housing programs.

Matthew Crowley, PolitiFact reporter

On the Record: Dismantling systemic racism in Wake County

Business, political and community leaders are coming together to address systemic racism in Wake County. WRAL goes On the Record to define terms, challenges and solutions with A Better Wake, and what they are asking of their neighbors.

Editorial: Political expediency gets legislative win over common sense

Tuesday, March 28, 2023 -- Anyone who might still wonder if the North Carolina General Assembly has abandoned common sense and consistency to reflexive political expedience need only look at two pieces of legislation the state House of Representatives passed last week for proof.

Bill limiting discussions of racism, privilege, in NC classrooms moving forward

The bill seeks to limit teaching about systemic racism and white privilege in North Carolina classrooms by laying out a number of topics teachers can technically broach, but in the bill's words can't "promote."

Travis Fain, WRAL state government reporter

NC lawmakers debate bill to ban critical race theory

A bill to ban North Carolina schools from teaching about systemic racism or white privilege is headed for a vote on the state House floor after passing a key committee along party lines Tuesday. Republican state lawmakers passed a similar bill in 2021, but it was vetoed by Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper.

NC House committee debates bill that would ban schools from teaching about systemic racism or white privilege

A bill that would ban North Carolina schools from teaching about systemic racism or white privilege was scheduled to be heard Tuesday in the state House Education committee.

Bill limiting how race is taught in K-12 schools advances in NC House

A bill to ban North Carolina schools from teaching about systemic racism or white privilege is headed for a vote on the state House floor after passing a key committee along party lines Tuesday. Republican state lawmakers passed a similar bill in 2021, but it was vetoed by Democratic Governor Roy Cooper.

Laura Leslie, WRAL capitol bureau chief

Repeal of racist voting test in NC Constitution passes first hurdle

The measure asks voters to approve the removal of an 1899 provision meant to keep newly-freed Black citizens from exercising their right to vote. If approved, it would be on the ballot in fall 2024.

Repeal of racist voting test in NC Constitution passes first hurdle

The measure asks voters to approve the removal of an 1899 provision meant to keep newly-freed Black citizens from exercising their right to vote. If approved, it would be on the ballot in fall 2024.

Laura Leslie, WRAL capitol bureau chief

Discussion on systematic racism held at Pullen Memorial church

NC Poor People's Campaign held the discussion at the Pullen Memorial Church in Raleigh.

NC Poor People's Campaign holds discussion on systemic racism

A conversation on systemic racism took place in Raleigh Saturday. NC Poor People's Campaign held the discussion at the Pullen Memorial Church.

Editorial: UNC's hard-earned reputation shattered by lingering racism, difficult to mend

Tuesday, July 13, 2021 -- "Glass, China, and Reputation, are easily crack'd, and never well mended," Ben Franklin reminds us in Poor Richard's 1760 Almanack. Seventy years of reputation repair shattered. This is nothing for anyone to take any satisfaction from. Acknowledge the damage now. Work to diversify the UNC Board of Governors and the individual campus boards of trustees, faculty and student bodies. Start the mending.

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)