Civil Rights

On the Porch: Rep. Valerie Foushee – Representing NC District 4

Posted by Aaron Johnson | Feb 22, 2026 | On The Porch

This Week:

Valerie Foushee is a Democratic member of the U.S. House of Representatives, representing North Carolina’s 4th Congressional District. She assumed office in January 2023 after serving nearly a decade in the North Carolina General Assembly. In the 119th Congress, Rep. Foushee holds several key positions including Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics (Committee on Science, Space, and Technology), and Co-Chair of the House Democratic Commission on AI and the Innovation Economy. Recently her key areas of legislative focus and advocacy have been Immigration, Environment and Healthcare, Accountability, and Campaign Finance

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On the Porch: Sen. Natalie Murdock – Fights for NC District 20

Posted by Aaron Johnson | Feb 15, 2026 | On The Porch

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NC Sen. Natalie Murdock is a native North Carolinian, UNC alum, and senate representative for District 20, which encompasses Durham and Chatham County. She served as Deputy Communications Director for NC Attorney General Josh Stein. She is the first woman of color under 40 to be elected to the NCGA and was elected in 2020 with over 100,000 votes. As a freshman senator she immediately filed over 100 bills that range from supporting black maternal health, expanding healthcare access for ALL to providing greater access to the ballot.

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Chapel Hill-Carrboro Icons Howard and Lillian Lee, Braxton Foushee Granted Statewide Honor

Posted by Staff | Nov 22, 2025 | Local Government, State

Three groundbreaking Black local leaders saw their years of service awarded by being inducted into the Order of The Long Leaf Pine

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How Trump Plans To Dismantle the Education Department After Supreme Court Ruling

Posted by Associated Press | Jul 15, 2025 | World

Education Secretary Linda McMahon is expected to move quickly now that the Supreme Court has cleared the way for unwinding her department.

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Trump Pledged To Roll Back Protections for Transgender Students. They’re Flooding Crisis Hotlines

Posted by Associated Press | Nov 15, 2024 | World

Transgender youth have flooded crisis hotlines since the election of Donald Trump, who made anti-transgender themes central to his campaign.

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Carrboro Helps Braxton Foushee ‘Smell His Flowers’ with Street Dedication, Ceremony

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Mar 28, 2024 | Instagram, Local Government

The Town of Carrboro celebrated one of its most influential figures on Wednesday, holding a ceremony to recognize Braxton Foushee.

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Campaign for Southern Equality Files Federal Complaint Over NC’s LGBTQ Instruction Law

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Feb 1, 2024 | Instagram, Nonprofit, Pre-K - 12 Education, State Government

A North Carolina-based advocacy group filed a federal complaint on Tuesday, claiming the “Parents’ Bill of Rights” law violates Title IX.

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Civil Rights Leaders Visit Chapel Hill, Advocate for SCOTUS Expansion

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Jun 14, 2023 | Higher Education, Instagram, National

As the country awaits a ruling on the future of affirmative action in higher education, civil rights leaders visited Chapel Hill.

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Voices From the Violent Civil Rights Era See Attacks on Voting Rights as Part of Ongoing Struggle

Posted by Associated Press | Jun 8, 2023 | World

Written by GARY FIELDS They are part of a small, vanishing group who lived at the epicenter of the...

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Convictions of 4 Freedom Riders Overturned by Orange County After 75 Years

Posted by Brighton McConnell | Jun 17, 2022 | Local Government, News

While more people may remember the Freedom Riders of 1961, 16 civil rights activists helped set...

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