/tags/indy-week Indy Week en-US Copyright Mon, 14 Sep 2020 17:07:31 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-09-14/the-sophistiratchet-scholar-kyesha-jennings-blends-hip-hop-and-academia The linguistic rules of African American Vernacular English (AAVE) are widespread and catalogued — yet most classrooms still frown upon writing and… Mon, 14 Sep 2020 17:07:31 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-09-14/the-sophistiratchet-scholar-kyesha-jennings-blends-hip-hop-and-academia Grant Holub-Moorman, Anita Rao /arts-culture/2020-09-14/the-sophistiratchet-scholar-kyesha-jennings-blends-hip-hop-and-academia The linguistic rules of African American Vernacular English (AAVE) are widespread and catalogued — yet most classrooms still frown upon writing and… Mon, 14 Sep 2020 17:07:31 GMT /arts-culture/2020-09-14/the-sophistiratchet-scholar-kyesha-jennings-blends-hip-hop-and-academia Grant Holub-Moorman, Anita Rao /show/the-state-of-things/2020-06-19/juneteenth-celebrates-the-ongoing-fight-for-black-liberation Jaki Shelton Green joins us on her birthday to discuss “the wind of freedom” which billows through the North Carolina poet laureate’s new album of verse… Fri, 19 Jun 2020 16:29:52 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-06-19/juneteenth-celebrates-the-ongoing-fight-for-black-liberation Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /race-demographics/2020-06-19/juneteenth-celebrates-the-ongoing-fight-for-black-liberation Jaki Shelton Green joins us on her birthday to discuss “the wind of freedom” which billows through the North Carolina poet laureate’s new album of verse… Fri, 19 Jun 2020 16:29:52 GMT /race-demographics/2020-06-19/juneteenth-celebrates-the-ongoing-fight-for-black-liberation Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2020-05-13/meet-ncs-mayors-steve-schewel-of-durham Work-arounds are his specialty. In the Bull City, ID cards are available to undocumented residents, and a chunk of property tax revenues recycle back into… Wed, 13 May 2020 15:53:32 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-05-13/meet-ncs-mayors-steve-schewel-of-durham Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /politics/2020-05-13/meet-ncs-mayors-steve-schewel-of-durham Work-arounds are his specialty. In the Bull City, ID cards are available to undocumented residents, and a chunk of property tax revenues recycle back into… Wed, 13 May 2020 15:53:32 GMT /politics/2020-05-13/meet-ncs-mayors-steve-schewel-of-durham Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /news/2018-05-11/joe-van-gogh-cuts-all-ties-with-duke-university The Hillsborough-based coffee shop Joe Van Gogh has cut all ties with Duke University.In a statement, owner Robbie Roberts said he believes “it’s the… Fri, 11 May 2018 18:19:37 GMT /news/2018-05-11/joe-van-gogh-cuts-all-ties-with-duke-university ��ҹ���� Staff /show/the-state-of-things/2018-01-09/trump-nominates-former-jesse-helms-lawyer-as-eastern-nc-district-judge Thomas Farr is a Raleigh-based lawyer who has counseled North Carolina Republicans on a multitude of racially divisive cases.Farr was a lawyer for former… Tue, 09 Jan 2018 17:44:43 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2018-01-09/trump-nominates-former-jesse-helms-lawyer-as-eastern-nc-district-judge Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /politics/2018-01-09/trump-nominates-former-jesse-helms-lawyer-as-eastern-nc-district-judge Thomas Farr is a Raleigh-based lawyer who has counseled North Carolina Republicans on a multitude of racially divisive cases.Farr was a lawyer for former… Tue, 09 Jan 2018 17:44:43 GMT /politics/2018-01-09/trump-nominates-former-jesse-helms-lawyer-as-eastern-nc-district-judge Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2017-12-29/nc-resounds-music-experts-share-local-music-highlights-of-2017 2017 was a big year for both rising stars and foundational artists with roots in the North Carolina music scene. Pop-electronic group Sylvan Esso, hip-hop… Fri, 29 Dec 2017 18:02:46 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-12-29/nc-resounds-music-experts-share-local-music-highlights-of-2017 Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio