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RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- The Wake County Housing Justice Coalition is airing their grievances with the City of Raleigh over "injustices." Members of the community-led organization say not enough is being done to help residents who are being pushed out of low-income minority communities, or fall 30 percent below the area median income. "We have tax dollars to ensure that people have a sustainable place to live," said member Wanda Gilbert-Coker. "(The Raleigh) Housing and Neighborhoods Department ...

Photo: Adobe Stock Legislation would require public schools to reopen, worrying Black parents about sending their kids back during a pandemic. They also fear their kids will fall behind academically without in-person instruction. Geraldine Alshamy is well-versed in the science that says schools aren’t big spreaders of the coronavirus, if districts follow state and federal health guidance.  Alshamy, an education advocate who leads Mary Magdalene Ministries Inc., in Wake County also believes�...