Checking Out The Top 10 Most-Read Stories On NCVoices.com
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December 24, 2022
Politics
WilmingtonNColor Tour Seeks To Highlight The History Of Wilmington’s Black Community
Most Americans know nothing of the Wilmington coup and racial massacre, and even students in Wilmington today are not often taught their own city’s painful history.
December 16, 2022
Lt. Governor Mark Robinson’s Year In Review
North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson spews so much hate, constantly, that it can be hard to keep track of just how many times he’s embarrassed the state.
December 16, 2022
Volunteers Archiving Racism Written Into Durham Land Deeds
A team dubbed “Hacking into History” is working to collect and archive racial covenants, or racist restrictions, that have been written into legally binding land deeds in Durham.
December 16, 2022
North Carolina’s Midterm Elections Have Been Certified – Without Any Issues
More than 3.7 million North Carolinians voted in this November’s midterm election and they did so with essentially no issues at all, state elections officials said.
December 15, 2022
Republican In-Fighting Takes Centerstage After Tillis, Burr Vote To Support Same-Sex Marriage
North Carolina’s two Republican senators, Richard Burr and Thom Tillis, both voted to support the bill and protect both same-sex and interracial marriages.
December 13, 2022
The Future Of Elections Could Be Decided In Moore V. Harper Case
Legal experts, former attorneys, judges, and activists across the country have signaled that the case could spell the end of democracy in the United States.
December 12, 2022
Meet New Democratic U.S. Rep.-Elect Don Davis From NC’s 1st Congressional District
North Carolina voters rejected the Trump-endorsed and Jan. 6 participant Republican candidate Sandy Smith, choosing to elect Democrat Don Davis.
December 9, 2022
Meet New Democratic U.S. Rep.-Elect Jeff Jackson From NC’s 14th Congressional District
Jeff Jackson, a former Army Reserve soldier who served in Afghanistan, and is now a North Carolina Army National Guard major and an attorney, won the newly created district with 57% of the votes.
December 8, 2022
Meet New Democratic U.S. Rep.-Elect Wiley Nickel From NC’s 13th Congressional District
North Carolina’s delegation in the next session of the U.S. House of Representatives will consist of seven Democrats and seven Republicans, a fitting split for such a politically “purple” state. Wiley Nickel is one of those seven Democrats.
December 7, 2022