/tags/race-relations Race Relations en-US Copyright Tue, 28 Nov 2023 13:32:12 GMT /race-demographics/2023-11-28/booker-spicely-durham-historical-marker-black-soldier-jim-crow Army Private Booker T. Spicely was shot by a white bus driver after Spicely complained about having to sit in the back. Tue, 28 Nov 2023 13:32:12 GMT /race-demographics/2023-11-28/booker-spicely-durham-historical-marker-black-soldier-jim-crow Jay Price /race-demographics/2021-10-08/north-carolina-apology-for-the-1921-lynching-of-black-teen A local governing board in North Carolina has formally apologized for the mob lynching of a Black boy unlawfully taken from a jail in 1921. Now a century later, the Board of Commissioners in Chatham County, North Carolina, issued its apology Tuesday, calling it a step toward community healing. Fri, 08 Oct 2021 14:12:44 GMT /race-demographics/2021-10-08/north-carolina-apology-for-the-1921-lynching-of-black-teen Associated Press /race-demographics/2020-05-24/new-poll-shows-impact-of-coronavirus-on-african-americans A national poll, in collaboration with the NAACP and the Yale School of Medicine, shows African Americans are a lot more trusting of local elected… Sun, 24 May 2020 21:27:00 GMT /race-demographics/2020-05-24/new-poll-shows-impact-of-coronavirus-on-african-americans Leoneda Inge /law/2019-08-21/restorative-justice-deal-for-former-asheville-officer-in-felony-assault-case Earlier this month former Asheville police officer Christopher Hickman pled guilty to felony assault in the 2017 case involving black pedestrian Johnny… Wed, 21 Aug 2019 16:46:02 GMT /law/2019-08-21/restorative-justice-deal-for-former-asheville-officer-in-felony-assault-case Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-08-21/restorative-justice-deal-for-former-asheville-officer-in-felony-assault-case Earlier this month former Asheville police officer Christopher Hickman pled guilty to felony assault in the 2017 case involving black pedestrian Johnny… Wed, 21 Aug 2019 16:46:02 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-08-21/restorative-justice-deal-for-former-asheville-officer-in-felony-assault-case Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /race-demographics/2019-08-20/revisiting-the-case-of-the-tarboro-three In the summer of 1973, three black men from Tarboro were sentenced to die in North Carolina’s gas chamber after being tried and convicted of raping a… Tue, 20 Aug 2019 15:38:25 GMT /race-demographics/2019-08-20/revisiting-the-case-of-the-tarboro-three Dana Terry, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-08-20/revisiting-the-case-of-the-tarboro-three In the summer of 1973, three black men from Tarboro were sentenced to die in North Carolina’s gas chamber after being tried and convicted of raping a… Tue, 20 Aug 2019 15:38:25 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-08-20/revisiting-the-case-of-the-tarboro-three Dana Terry, Frank Stasio /law/2019-08-09/ex-officer-pleads-guilty-to-beating-pedestrian-on-video A white former North Carolina police officer pleaded guilty Friday to beating a black pedestrian in a case that sparked outrage after graphic video of the… Fri, 09 Aug 2019 17:35:38 GMT /law/2019-08-09/ex-officer-pleads-guilty-to-beating-pedestrian-on-video Associated Press /arts-culture/2019-04-12/from-book-to-blockbuster-the-best-of-enemies-brings-durham-history-to-the-screen Hollywood loves to feed us stories of good friendships and happy endings. At first glance, "The Best of Enemies" seems to fit that mold. The film tells… Fri, 12 Apr 2019 16:34:35 GMT /arts-culture/2019-04-12/from-book-to-blockbuster-the-best-of-enemies-brings-durham-history-to-the-screen Jennifer Brookland , Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2019-04-12/from-book-to-blockbuster-the-best-of-enemies-brings-durham-history-to-the-screen Hollywood loves to feed us stories of good friendships and happy endings. At first glance, "The Best of Enemies" seems to fit that mold. The film tells… Fri, 12 Apr 2019 16:34:35 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-04-12/from-book-to-blockbuster-the-best-of-enemies-brings-durham-history-to-the-screen Jennifer Brookland , Frank Stasio