News & Commentary

The Supreme Court will hear arguments in three cases in which the Trump administration is urging the court to rule that it’s legal to fire workers for being LGBTQ.

The Trump administration is threatening to pull federal funding from a Duke-UNC Middle East Studies program for failing to toe the government’s line on Islam and Muslims.

This election will help shape the future of police accountability in Raleigh, and voters should know where the candidates stand.

Kanautica Zayre-Brown, a woman who is transgender, was incarcerated in men's prisons for almost two years, in violation of federal law and at great risk to her safety and wellbeing. Hear directly from Kanautica on how this experience has affected her.

When Charlotte hosts the Republican National Convention (RNC) next August, North Carolina’s largest city will become the epicenter of not just a major political gathering, but monumental questions concerning civil liberties, free speech, policing, and public safety.

In 2009, North Carolina passed the Racial Justice Act (RJA), which allowed defendants to strike the death penalty from their cases if they could show that racial discrimination was a factor in their prosecution.

I am an undocumented immigrant who moved to North Carolina at 21-years-old. This is my story of fighting against House Bill 370. (English/Spanish)

After months of negotiation and pressure from the community, North Carolina prison officials moved Kanautica Zayre-Brown, a woman who is transgender, to a women’s facility. This is an important victory for Kanautica and for the community that rallied behind her.