By Candice Craig
April 20, 2016
Durham teens have responded to House Bill 2, better known as the “bathroom bill”. “Durham was one of the most progressive cities in North Carolina, as far as extending rights to the LGBTQ community,” said Nick Buchser, a youth programs coordinator for Raleigh’s QueerNC. “HB2 took away all of that.” With House Bill 2, or […]
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April 6, 2016
While one mother leisurely planned a spring break trip with her children, another frantically searched for child care. Every year Dajuana Parker, a single mother from Raleigh, takes a trip with her son on his spring break. This year the two took a trip to London with a couple of other family friends. While Parker […]
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March 2, 2016
Seven-year-old William Bones is anxiously looking down the long line of students as he inches closer to the man he’s dying to talk to. William is walking patiently with his class as they go through an exhibit, looking from one speaker to another. All of his classmates are listening intently, as the speakers talk about […]
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February 17, 2016
After losing the love of her life, she pushed away what she most loved to do. 71-year-old Jeanette Farmer’s husband died of cancer just before her daughter’s wedding. “After I finished sewing my daughter’s wedding dress, I told myself that that would be it,” said Farmer. Sewing was something Farmer had loved ever since she […]
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February 3, 2016
Fourteen-year-old Amiya Wilds was walking around outside of her neighborhood on Liberty Street with a couple of her friends, wishing there was something to do since the after-school program she attended in her neighborhood was stopped. “There’s not many kids out here,” Amiya said. “Everyone’s either moved or is locked up now. We’re bored.” Amiya […]
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