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Rev. C.J. Brinson: Remembering activist Fannie Lou Hamer can show us the way forward 

by C.J. Brinson | Mar 18, 2025 | Black Community, Faith, History, Local Organizing, Politics, Rev. C.J. Brinson

Greensboro pastor C.J. Brinson says that attacks on marginalized communities should not make anyone despair or tune out.  By C.J. Brinson Beacon Media Fannie Lou Hamer, American civil rights leader, in 1964. Credit: Ken Thompson Collection, Global Ministries, The...

Being Frank: Sometimes, history rhymes in North Carolina

by Jeremy Markovich | Nov 13, 2024 | Elections, History, Jeremy Markovich, North Carolina Community, North Carolina State Politics, Politics

After the election, I keep thinking back to Frank Porter Graham’s progressive run for U.S. Senate in 1950.  By Jeremy Markovich N.C. Rabbit Hole Like millions of North Carolinians, I have many questions about the results of Tuesday’s election.  One that came...
When a monster truck crossed the Currituck Sound

When a monster truck crossed the Currituck Sound

by Jeremy Markovich | Jul 4, 2024 | Coastal North Carolina, History, Jeremy Markovich, North Carolina, North Carolina Community

On July 4, 1994, Dennis Anderson drove the legendary monster truck, Grave Digger, across the Currituck Sound, making history.

Great Dismal Swamp isn’t as great, dismal or swampy as it used to be

Great Dismal Swamp isn’t as great, dismal or swampy as it used to be

by Jeremy Markovich | Jun 13, 2024 | Coastal North Carolina, Environment, History, Jeremy Markovich, North Carolina, North Carolina Community, Reclaiming Rural

Once vast and wild, the Great Dismal Swamp is now wooded, restored, thriving, and perfect for solitude seekers.

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