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Stand with Families of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

Four out of five Native women encounter violence today according to the Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women. Although the U.S. Department of Justice...[Read More]

18 Oct
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In Process: Building Identities is Survival

As a first-generation child of immigrants, I have spent countless hours exploring the complexities of my identity. I often reflect upon the lessons learned throughout...[Read More]

7 Oct
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Woman to Watch: Satana Deberry, Durham’s District Attorney

When Satana Deberry left her hometown of Hamlet, NC to pursue higher education at Princeton University, her purposeful plan didn’t include the words District Attorney...[Read More]

11 Sep
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Slivers of Hope

One thing I know for sure right now is that it can be a challenge to remain hopeful in this world with all that is...[Read More]

28 Aug
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Love Wins

This week, I hit the two-month mark before my August nuptials. In the midst of seating arrangements, song selections and vow writing, an email came...[Read More]

17 Jun
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What If My Daughter is Gay?

I was enjoying a beautiful day catching up with a friend and all of a sudden she says, “I think my daughter is gay. And...[Read More]

10 Jun
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Silent Sam: It’s a sad time to be a Tar Heel

Last week UNC administrators‘ recommendation of a $5.3 million history center on campus to re-house the confederate monument nicknamed Silent Sam, with an annual operating budget of...[Read More]

12 Dec
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Forgotten After Disaster

The memories I have are still very vivid. The home with numbers on the front of them. The empty houses. The fallen trees. The deserted...[Read More]

16 Nov
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Make the Most of Your Summer

>>With Memorial Day weekend officially behind us, we have a grand total of 13 remaining weekends of the “summer season” (solstice withstanding). I don’t know...[Read More]

13 Jun
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