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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.

I’ve spent the last three years fighting alongside LGBTQ North Carolinians and others to mitigate the harm caused by House Bill 2 and its discriminatory replacement law. Yesterday, we secured an important victory.

The General Assembly is about to approve a dangerous anti-immigrant bill that would force all North Carolina sheriffs to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detain and deport community members or face removal from office. We're urging Gov. Cooper to stop it.