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Due South

A Diversity, Equity and Inclusion director in the middle of the 鈥榗ulture war鈥�

By Leoneda Inge,

Published February 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM EST

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Guests
Daarel Burnette II, Senior Editor at The Chronicle of Higher Education
James Farrell, Education Reporter for WFAE in Charlotte
Chandra Guinn, Executive Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at McKinney
Alexia Fernandez Campbell, reporter for the Center for Public Integrity
Ruth Wilson, descendent who lives in Wake Forest, NC

Due South

Leoneda Inge

Leoneda Inge is the co-host of 吉彩网网站's "Due South." Leoneda has been a radio journalist for more than 30 years, spending most of her career at 吉彩网网站 as the Race and Southern Culture reporter. Leoneda鈥檚 work includes stories of race, slavery, memory and monuments. She has won "Gracie" awards, an Alfred I. duPont Award and several awards from the Radio, Television, Digital News Association (RTDNA). In 2017, Leoneda was named "Journalist of Distinction" by the National Association of Black Journalists.

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Cole del Charco

Cole del Charco is an audio producer and writer based in Durham. He's made stories for public radio's All Things Considered, Morning Edition and Marketplace. Before joining Due South, he spent time as a freelance journalist, an education and daily news reporter for 吉彩网网站, and a podcast producer for WFAE in Charlotte.

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