/tags/black-mountain Black Mountain en-US Copyright Thu, 19 May 2022 17:53:41 GMT /2022-05-19/kenn-kotara-found-quick-success-as-an-artist-and-has-spent-much-of-his-career-leaning-away-from-it While Kenn Kotara's work lives in abstraction, the artist said social-political exploration is always at play. It鈥檚 right there in the title of his new show鈥斺€漁rder in an Unruly Zoo.鈥� It鈥檚 on view through June 10 at the Black Mountain Center for the Arts. Thu, 19 May 2022 17:53:41 GMT /2022-05-19/kenn-kotara-found-quick-success-as-an-artist-and-has-spent-much-of-his-career-leaning-away-from-it Matt Peiken /environment/2020-10-12/death-and-dirt-law-to-conservation-for-black-owned-forests-meet-mavis-gragg Mavis Gragg never thought her work would 鈥渢ake her to the trees,鈥� but that is where she has found herself. She grew up during the 80s in Black Mountain,鈥� Mon, 12 Oct 2020 23:12:17 GMT /environment/2020-10-12/death-and-dirt-law-to-conservation-for-black-owned-forests-meet-mavis-gragg Josie Taris, Anita Rao /show/the-state-of-things/2020-10-12/death-and-dirt-law-to-conservation-for-black-owned-forests-meet-mavis-gragg Mavis Gragg never thought her work would 鈥渢ake her to the trees,鈥� but that is where she has found herself. She grew up during the 80s in Black Mountain,鈥� Mon, 12 Oct 2020 23:12:17 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-10-12/death-and-dirt-law-to-conservation-for-black-owned-forests-meet-mavis-gragg Josie Taris, Anita Rao /news/2019-12-06/nc-man-convicted-of-death-threat-against-muslim-candidate A North Carolina man was convicted Friday of a charge he anonymously threatened to lynch a Muslim-American man who ran for a state Senate seat in鈥� Fri, 06 Dec 2019 21:43:18 GMT /news/2019-12-06/nc-man-convicted-of-death-threat-against-muslim-candidate Associated Press /arts-culture/2019-02-19/honoring-musical-innovator-max-roach North Carolina-born jazz musician Max Roach carved out a creative legacy in music that spanned genres. Roach grew up in New York City and during the 1940s鈥� Tue, 19 Feb 2019 20:18:14 GMT /arts-culture/2019-02-19/honoring-musical-innovator-max-roach Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-02-19/honoring-musical-innovator-max-roach North Carolina-born jazz musician Max Roach carved out a creative legacy in music that spanned genres. Roach grew up in New York City and during the 1940s鈥� Tue, 19 Feb 2019 20:18:14 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-02-19/honoring-musical-innovator-max-roach Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /politics/2018-08-01/nc-pastor-takes-center-stage-in-us-turkey-relations Last week, North Carolina pastor Andrew Brunson was moved from a jail in Turkey to house arrest until his trial continues in October. Brunson has spent 23鈥� Wed, 01 Aug 2018 17:03:50 GMT /politics/2018-08-01/nc-pastor-takes-center-stage-in-us-turkey-relations Dana Terry, Anita Rao /show/the-state-of-things/2018-08-01/nc-pastor-takes-center-stage-in-us-turkey-relations Last week, North Carolina pastor Andrew Brunson was moved from a jail in Turkey to house arrest until his trial continues in October. Brunson has spent 23鈥� Wed, 01 Aug 2018 17:03:50 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-08-01/nc-pastor-takes-center-stage-in-us-turkey-relations Dana Terry, Anita Rao