The State of Things
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Americans pay more per capita for healthcare than anywhere in the world, but the outcomes are far from the best. And when it comes to improving the...
A new film debuts on UNC-TV tonight, Thursday January 9th. "The Editor and The Dragon: Horace Carter Fights The Klan" tells the inside story of a man of...
The recent decision by Saturday Night Live to hire an African American woman underscores the lack of diversity on the show and in the wider media...
"Once you listen to a witness, you become a witness yourself." - Elie Wiesel As the years pass since the Holocaust, fewer and fewer survivors remain to...
Nicholas Carnes is an Assistant Professor of Public Policy at Duke University and author of "White-Collar Government: The Hidden Role of Class in...
When Mark Kleinschmidt was a teenager growing up in Goldsboro, NC, he remembers watching the news as activist Joe Herzenberg was elected to the Chapel...
One in nine elderly adults will be diagnosed with Alzheimer’s. But if you’re African-American, that number almost doubles. A long-term study out of...
Brian McDonald taught at Jordan High School for 13 years before he became interested in the history of the school. And when he looked, he found a school...
David Mueller is well known for playing bass in Birds of Avalon, a band which has been signed on a big label and toured internationally.
We all like a good chuckle, but what if laughing was actually good for more than entertainment? Research from the North Carolina State University and...
Audra Ang worked as a foreign correspondent for the AP in Beijing, China for seven years.
At the age of 15, Haben Girma had danced, skied, kayaked and traveled to Mali. And although that’s a lot for any young person to experience, Haben was...
Movies like Toy Story 3, Wall-E, and Up, may seem like harmless entertainment. But a new study shows these films may promote unhealthy behavior,...
When Nyuol Tong was six years old, his family was caught in the crossfire of the Sudanese Civil War. After living in Sudanese refugee camps, and Egypt,...
You may have noticed a DIY trend among young people these days. Some are getting into knitting sweaters; others are keeping backyard chicken coups....
