A rally in Greensboro was one of several in the state focused on supporting trans youth, as state lawmakers move forward with anti-trans legislation.
Posted inNC Talks
86-year perspective: Lingering sex discrimination and the need for equal rights amendment
An active women’s movement bloomed in North Carolina in the 1970s. The N.C. House passed ERA ratification in 1977, but it failed in the Senate by only two votes. For the next four decades, the movement was relatively quiet. Nearly 40 years later, the ERA movement came roaring back to unratified states, including North Carolina.
Posted inCrime & Justice
CPP Launches “Behind the Byline” – an online radio show
Today, we have an exciting show lined up for you as we dive into the world of criminal justice and the controversial practice of charge stacking.
Posted inHealth
A striking gap between deaths of Black and white babies plagues the South
Even in those few Southern states where infant mortality rates are inching closer to the national average, the gap between death rates of Black and white babies is vast. In Florida and North Carolina, for example, the Black infant mortality rate is more than twice as high as it is for white babies.
Posted inCPP East, weekly
The voices of NC veterans
The concerns of the veterans we interviewed at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 6018 in Fayetteville aligned with many other voters. The issues included abortion, inflation and preserving democracy.