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UNC students say man got into campus building and yelled racial slurs at them during watch party
A man in custody after police officers with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill said a man harassed several Black students during a watch party.
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Target Discontinues Controversial Halloween Costume Amid Backlash
Target has issued an apology for its Kids Glows Under Blacklight Circus Clown Halloween Costume, which has been criticized for its offensive connotations reminiscent of blackface and minstrel performances.
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Apex mayor, WRAL anchor speak at funeral for man who survived hanging by Wake deputies in 1952
A funeral was held Saturday to remember Lynn Council, an Apex man who told WRAL News he survived being hanged by two Wake County deputies in the 1950s.
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White supremacist and neo-Nazi signs found at Clayton Park
Clayton Police are investigating hate signs at a community park.
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Justice Department investigating fraud allegations in Black Lives Matter movement, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is investigating whether leaders in the Black Lives Matter movement defrauded donors who contributed tens of millions of dollars during racial justice protests in 2020, according to multiple people familiar with the matter.
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Trump threatens to hold up stadium deal if Washington Commanders don't switch back to Redskins
CLEVELAND (AP) — President Donald Trump is threatening to hold up a new stadium deal for Washington's NFL team if it does not restore its old name of the Redskins, which was considered offensive to Native Americans.
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GOP lawmakers seek to ban DEI from K-12 schools in NC
A new bill backed by state Senate leaders would ban any discussion of systematic racism or diversity, equity and inclusion in North Carolina schools. Critics say the bill is so vaguely worded, it could limit what teachers could teach about issues like history and civics.
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Woman gifted with new car after finding racial slur on her oil change sticker
A New York car dealer is gifting a car to a Wisconsin woman who found a racial slur printed on her oil change sticker at her local dealership.
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Controversial video filmed in front of school enrages N.H. town
A New Hampshire community is outraged over a controversial video that was filmed in front of a high school. It shows an adult and a child wearing masks standing next to a sign that read "Jesus Loves White Children."
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Columbus County Schools substitute teacher suspended after allegedly calling students racial slurs
According to a press release, John Barnett, a Civil Rights activist, received a call from two mothers who reported that their daughters were called "racially-charged words by their teacher."
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'I'm gonna start swinging': Man won't be charged for tirade against utility workers
Raleigh police have decided not to file charges against a man who went on a racist tirade and swung a shovel at utility workers in a north Raleigh neighborhood, despite the incident being captured on cellphone video and shared widely online.
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Caught on camera: Man goes on minutes-long racist rant against utility workers in Raleigh neighborhood
Raleigh police have decided not to file charges against a man who went on a racist tirade and swung a shovel at utility workers in a north Raleigh neighborhood, despite the incident being captured on cellphone video and shared widely online.
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Durham employees speak out about hate group's banner
A banner promoting a white nationalist website was found at Durham's American Tobacco Campus on Saturday night. It prompted restaurant employees to tear the banner down.
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Durham restaurant employees tear down white nationalist group's banner from American Tobacco Campus
A banner promoting a white nationalist website was found at Durham's American Tobacco Campus on Saturday night. It prompted restaurant employees to tear the banner down.
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NC high school students report getting anonymous racist text message
A Whiteville High School student said they received a racist text message this week along with several other students.
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'There is no place for hate': Authorities investigating signs linked to hate group hung at American Tobacco Campus and along I-40
Authorities are investigating a sign that a hate group hung up at the American Tobacco Campus in Durham on Saturday. Signs from Patriot Front were also posted in various areas around downtown Durham.
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Across the country, young people getting disturbing, racist texts
The FBI is investigating racist and offensive text messages being sent to numerous people across the country.
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Robinson sues CNN, seeking $50M over allegations of racist comments on porn site
CNN reported on Sept. 19 that North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, using an alias, made racist and sexually explicit comments on a pornographic website called Nude Africa. Robinson has denied the claims. He sued the network on Tuesday.
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Justice Department claims Durham Fire Department unintentionally discriminated against Black applicants
The city of Durham is responding after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) alleged unfair hiring practices within the Durham Fire Department targeting Black applicants.
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NC landfill owner to pay for decades of pollution
An agreement has been reached between the Environmental Justice Community Action Network (EJCAN) and GFL, the owner of North Carolina's largest landfill, addressing decades of pollution and environmental justice concerns in the predominantly Black and Latino neighborhood of Snow Hill in Roseboro.
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Raleigh officer on leave after alleged social media post claiming Juneteenth is a 'made-up holiday'
According to a post on July 18 from Facebook user Tucker Dominique, a social media account that appeared to belong to Officer D.C. Twiddy posted an Instagram story from June 19 claiming Juneteeth is a made-up holiday.
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NCDOT continues to pay millions to company it found discriminated against minority-owned subcontractor
A federal lawsuit has accused a contractor with nearly $200 million worth of contracts with the North Carolina Department of Transportation of creating a racially hostile work environment.
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NC constitutional amendments: Legislature approves citizen-only voting, rejects repeal of Jim Crow literacy test law
Although North Carolina's literacy test rules were made unenforceable by the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965, they've remained written into the state constitution. Voters could have a chance to change that this year.
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Willie Earl Vereen, member of the Wilmington Ten, dies
The Wilmington Ten were 10 activists who were imprisoned for almost 10 years after being falsely convicted of firebombing a store and shooting at firefighters in Wilmington in 1971, per The National Registry of Exonerations.
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Racist, antisemitic outburst targets Raleigh City Council member in Zoom meeting
Raleigh's Citizen Advisory Councils are changing their policies after several people hijacked a neighborhood meeting, hurling racist and antisemitic slurs at city councilors.
