Horrifically orphaned and raised with prejudice, she built a house and a new life with her own hands. Now hers are among many building a movement for justice.
Barry Yeoman
Barry Yeoman is a freelance journalist in Durham, North Carolina. He has covered his state's political landscape for 30 years. Follow him @Barry_Yeoman
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Court Rules NC Voting Rights Rollback to Stay In Place Until After Midterm Elections
Since taking control of state government in 2011, Republicans rolled back North Carolina’s progressive voting laws. A new regime of fewer voting days and voter ID requirements will be in place for November’s legislative and congressional elections.
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Courtroom Drama: Voting Rights Paid for in Blood Under Siege in North Carolina
“It was, bar none, the worst legislative process I’ve ever been through,” Rep. Rick Glazier told the U.S. District Court.
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Shifting Tactics, Moral Monday Movement Launches a New Freedom Summer
Fifty years after the murders of Schwerner, Chaney and Goodman, North Carolina activists move from civil disobedience to big voter mobilization push.
Posted inEducation in America
Moral Mondays: Capitol Showdown
Fifteen protesters have a breakthrough night in North Carolina’s long-running budget battles.
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Moral Monday Movement Gears Up for Round Two
As the North Carolina state legislature reopens on May 14 with no ideological reversal in sight, the Monday takeovers of the rotunda will resume. So, likely, will the arrests.
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A Mighty Shout in North Carolina
The Moral Monday movement entered its second year with a bang on Saturday. But can it channel that upbeat energy to reverse a conservative tide?
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The Shale Rebellion
In Pennsylvania, a band of unlikely activists fights the fracking boom.
Posted inCivil Rights in America
Town and Country
On North Carolina’s Amendment One, the fault line was not racial—it was urban-rural.
Posted inEconomic Policy
The Death and Life of Detroit
Neighborhood groups are bringing the blighted city back, one block at a time. Will City Hall stand in their way?