/tags/march-on-washington March On Washington en-US Copyright Fri, 15 Sep 2023 15:41:39 GMT /race-demographics/2023-09-15/birmingham-bombing-1963-four-little-girls-civil-rights 60 years ago, on Sept. 15, 1963, "Four Little Girls" were killed in a bombing set by the Ku Klux Klan at 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama. Some who lived through the trauma wonder if anything has changed. Fri, 15 Sep 2023 15:41:39 GMT /race-demographics/2023-09-15/birmingham-bombing-1963-four-little-girls-civil-rights Leoneda Inge /podcast/tested-podcast/2020-08-28/fighting-evictions Hundreds of thousands of North Carolina renters are at risk of being forced out of their homes now that government moratoriums on evictions have expired.… Fri, 28 Aug 2020 22:10:51 GMT /podcast/tested-podcast/2020-08-28/fighting-evictions Leoneda Inge, Charlie Shelton-Ormond /news/2020-08-28/watch-the-march-on-washington The 57th anniversary of the 1963 March on Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream Speech," is set for Friday.The Rev.… Fri, 28 Aug 2020 14:28:32 GMT /news/2020-08-28/watch-the-march-on-washington NPR News /arts-culture/2013-08-30/august-1963-fred-battle-speaks-about-getting-arrested-in-greensboro Today in our “August 1963” series, we hear from Fred Battle. Battle was a football star for the Mighty Tigers of Chapel Hill’s Lincoln High School, before… Fri, 30 Aug 2013 09:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2013-08-30/august-1963-fred-battle-speaks-about-getting-arrested-in-greensboro Alexander Stephens /arts-culture/2013-08-29/august-1963-millie-dunn-veasey-former-raleigh-naacp-president-talks-about-sit-ins Our “August 1963” series continues today with Millie Dunn Veasey. Veasey is 95 years old—she was born in Raleigh in 1918. During World War II, she served… Thu, 29 Aug 2013 09:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2013-08-29/august-1963-millie-dunn-veasey-former-raleigh-naacp-president-talks-about-sit-ins Alexander Stephens /arts-culture/2013-08-28/august-1963-howard-clement-remembers-mlk-at-march-on-washington Today in our “August 1963” series looking back at North Carolina at the time of the March on Washington, we meet Howard Clement. Howard, as his friends… Wed, 28 Aug 2013 09:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2013-08-28/august-1963-howard-clement-remembers-mlk-at-march-on-washington Alexander Stephens /arts-culture/2013-08-27/august-1963-james-foushee-recounts-a-hunger-strike-in-chapel-hill Our series, “August 1963,” continues to look back at North Carolina at the time of the March on Washington. Today we hear from James Foushee. As a… Tue, 27 Aug 2013 09:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2013-08-27/august-1963-james-foushee-recounts-a-hunger-strike-in-chapel-hill Alexander Stephens /arts-culture/2013-08-26/august-1963-carrie-farrington-remembers-racism-in-chapel-hill-schools Today we begin our series, “August 1963,” a look at North Carolina at the time of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. This week marks the 50th… Mon, 26 Aug 2013 09:00:00 GMT /arts-culture/2013-08-26/august-1963-carrie-farrington-remembers-racism-in-chapel-hill-schools Alexander Stephens /arts-culture/2013-08-23/nc-residents-head-to-dc-for-50th-anniversary-march Busloads of people are headed to Washington, DC tomorrow to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington, and North Carolina will be well… Fri, 23 Aug 2013 20:43:47 GMT /arts-culture/2013-08-23/nc-residents-head-to-dc-for-50th-anniversary-march Leoneda Inge /politics/2013-08-23/connecting-the-dots-on-the-news-roundtable A new carnivore was discovered in Latin America. Bradley Manning was sentenced for leaking government secrets while Edward Snowden was on the run for a… Fri, 23 Aug 2013 15:29:31 GMT /politics/2013-08-23/connecting-the-dots-on-the-news-roundtable Shawn Wen, Frank Stasio