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Opinion: Has the campaign of fear against Latinos in North Carolina awoken a sleeping giant?

by Beacon Media | Nov 25, 2025 | Latino Community, North Carolina, North Carolina Community, U.S. Politics

Brutal treatment and indiscriminate policing by federal law enforcement shown across social media has galvanized thousands of Latinos in North Carolina and beyond.

Two worlds: One snuck cigarettes as a teen. The other labored in NC’s tobacco fields.

by Briana Brough | Nov 14, 2025 | Agriculture, North Carolina, North Carolina Community, Reclaiming Rural

Beacon Media’s Community Media Liaison Bri Brough, who is also a photographer, spent the day recently with Beacon Voice Yesenia Cuello and heard her story.

Preston Blakely: What wielding a vacuum has taught me about power

Preston Blakely: What wielding a vacuum has taught me about power

by Preston Blakely | Nov 5, 2025 | Beacon Voices, Elections, Labor, Local Politics, North Carolina, North Carolina Community, Preston Blakely

Cleaning and vacuuming taught the mayor of Fletcher, N.C., a small Western North Carolina town near Asheville, what a gavel never could about leadership and how to be a mayor.

Shannon Moretz: Are we neighbors or enemies?

Shannon Moretz: Are we neighbors or enemies?

by Shannon Moretz | Sep 4, 2025 | Beacon Voices, Climate crisis, Hurricane Helene, Hurricanes, North Carolina, North Carolina Community, Shannon Moretz, Western North Carolina

A recent trip to Western North Carolina has the writer thinking about what we all have in common.

Shannon Moretz: Are we neighbors or enemies?

Shannon Moretz: ¿Somos vecinos o enemigos?

by Shannon Moretz | Sep 4, 2025 | Beacon Voices, Climate crisis, Español, Hurricane Helene, Hurricanes, North Carolina, North Carolina Community, Shannon Moretz, Western North Carolina

Un reciente viaje al oeste de Carolina del Norte ha llevado a la escritora a reflexionar sobre lo que todos tenemos en común.

Rose Hoban: Considering Artificial Intelligence for local news reporting

Rose Hoban: Considering Artificial Intelligence for local news reporting

by Rose Hoban | Jul 12, 2025 | Beacon Voices, News Media, North Carolina Community, Rose Hoban, Technology

The Editor-in-Chief at the local newsroom N.C. Health News considers the ethical use of AI in a local newsroom — and finds AI won’t soon replace humans in many respects.

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