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WUNC In this May 2020 file photo, police officers in riot gear face a line of kneeling protesters in downtown Raleigh. Two bills — one in the state House, the other in the Senate — would stiffen penalties for damaging property or injuring others during a riot. The bills come as North Carolinians continue to protest police violence toward Black individuals. Taari Coleman felt a palpable sense of unity when she joined a large group of people in Raleigh last May to protest the police killi...

Cities Nationwide Brace Themselves for April 11 White Lives Matter Rallies On 4/9/21 at 7:36 AM EDT A number of cities across the U.S. are preparing for far-right "White Lives Matter" marches taking place on April 11 which are being coordinated by extremists online. The white supremacist rallies are being discussed on social media and encrypted messaging app Telegram, with dozens of events planned to take place at 1 p.m. in cities including New York, Fort Worth, Texas, and Chicago, Illinois. Th...

Raleigh home of well-known racist with ties to Wilmington Massacre of 1898 removed from landmark list The News & Observer of Raleigh reports the Raleigh City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to strip the home of Josephus Daniels of the local designation. (Source: Raleigh Historic Development Commission) By The Associated Press | February 3, 2021 at 2:49 PM EST - Updated February 3 at 3:51 PM RALEIGH, N.C. (AP/WECT) - The home of a former North Carolina newspaper publisher who helped orch...