Race, Class & Communities /race-class-communities Race, Class & Communities en-US Copyright Fri, 09 May 2025 21:59:42 GMT Raleigh post office renamed after a local member of the only all-Black female World War II unit /term/news/2025-05-09/raleigh-post-office-renamed-black-female-world-war-ii Millie Dunn Veasey was a member of the 6888th Battalion. She was honored during a renaming ceremony of the post office on Brentwood Road at her home church, St. Ambrose Episcopal Church in Raleigh. Fri, 09 May 2025 21:59:42 GMT /term/news/2025-05-09/raleigh-post-office-renamed-black-female-world-war-ii Sharryse Piggott How Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’ captures the spirit of the Deep South /show/due-south/2025-05-05/how-ryan-cooglers-sinners-captures-the-spirit-of-the-deep-south Leoneda Inge sits down with Duke University professor Mark Anthony Neal and musician and storyteller Lois Deloatch to discuss Ryan Coogler's latest film, Sinners. Mon, 05 May 2025 16:22:00 GMT /show/due-south/2025-05-05/how-ryan-cooglers-sinners-captures-the-spirit-of-the-deep-south Leoneda Inge, Stacia Brown North Carolina Republicans already seek to tighten up 2024 immigration enforcement law /politics/2025-04-30/north-carolina-house-republican-immigration-enforcement The GOP-controlled state House approved a measure Tuesday that would subject people accused of more categories of crimes to inquiries about their immigration status. The bill also would make clear that jail officials must contact federal immigration agents if they're holding someone. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 15:34:22 GMT /politics/2025-04-30/north-carolina-house-republican-immigration-enforcement Associated Press As tariffs drive up prices of Chinese goods, Asian restaurants could take a major hit /term/news/2025-04-30/china-tariffs-asian-restaurants Small businesses that depend on imported Chinese goods, like Asian restaurants and grocery stores, are grappling with rising costs due to the 145% tariff on China. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 13:39:42 GMT /term/news/2025-04-30/china-tariffs-asian-restaurants Eli Chen White House plan for full recognition of Lumbee Tribe still in the works, tribal chairman says /race-class-communities/2025-04-29/lumbee-federal-recognition-plan-north-carolina-trump A Jan. 23, 2025 memo from President Donald Trump ordered the Department of Interior to fast-track federal recognition within 90 days. Tue, 29 Apr 2025 21:23:10 GMT /race-class-communities/2025-04-29/lumbee-federal-recognition-plan-north-carolina-trump Aaron Sánchez-Guerra Durham's Pauli Murray Center sees recent changes, loss of federal grant as "attempts to revise and whitewash American history" /show/due-south/2025-04-22/durhams-pauli-murray-center-sees-recent-changes-loss-of-federal-grant-as-attempts-to-revise-and-whitewash-american-history Due South's Leoneda Inge talks with Angela Thorpe Mason, the Executive Director of the Pauli Murray Center about the center's loss of a federal grant and more. Tue, 22 Apr 2025 17:45:03 GMT /show/due-south/2025-04-22/durhams-pauli-murray-center-sees-recent-changes-loss-of-federal-grant-as-attempts-to-revise-and-whitewash-american-history Leoneda Inge, Lola Oliverio How the Latino faithful in North Carolina remember Pope Francis, the first Latin American pope /race-class-communities/2025-04-22/latino-faithful-north-carolina-remember-pope-francis-first-latin-american-pope Pope Francis was the world’s first Latin American pope and he particularly touched the heart of those from his continent. Tue, 22 Apr 2025 13:02:06 GMT /race-class-communities/2025-04-22/latino-faithful-north-carolina-remember-pope-francis-first-latin-american-pope Aaron Sánchez-Guerra Due South visits 'My Black Country' with Alice Randall, Rhiannon Giddens and Rissi Palmer /show/due-south/2025-04-21/due-south-visits-my-black-country-with-alice-randall-rhiannon-giddens-and-rissi-palmer We talk with Alice Randall, author of the book – “My Black Country: A Journey Through Country Music’s Black Past, Present and Future.” And we welcome the future! Award-winning folk and country music artists Rhiannon Giddens and Rissi Palmer tell us how they’ve made it this far in the biz. Mon, 21 Apr 2025 16:16:26 GMT /show/due-south/2025-04-21/due-south-visits-my-black-country-with-alice-randall-rhiannon-giddens-and-rissi-palmer Leoneda Inge, Stacia Brown How womanist bioethics can improve maternal health outcomes /show/due-south/2025-04-17/how-womanist-bioethics-can-improve-maternal-health-outcomes Leoneda Inge sits down with Duke professor Dr. Wylin D. Wilson to discuss her new book, Womanist Bioethics: Social Justice, Spirituality and Black Women’s Health. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:40:00 GMT /show/due-south/2025-04-17/how-womanist-bioethics-can-improve-maternal-health-outcomes Leoneda Inge, Stacia Brown In 'Happy Land,' author Dolen Perkins-Valdez explores Western NC during Reconstruction /show/due-south/2025-04-17/happy-land-dolen-perkins-valdez-western-nc-reconstruction Leoneda Inge chats with novelist Dolen Perkins-Valdez about her latest book, set in Henderson County. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:20:00 GMT /show/due-south/2025-04-17/happy-land-dolen-perkins-valdez-western-nc-reconstruction Leoneda Inge, Stacia Brown