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[Commentary] Let’s Talk About HIV – and Getting Tested
By Martin HensonBeacon Media In 2023, 52% of all newly diagnosed HIV cases among adults and adolescents in North Carolina were Black. This fact doesn’t make for polite conversation in the Southern Bible Belt, and it’s not comfortable in most spaces in general. North Carolina is a basketball state, so I suppose I could work…
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[Commentary] High Duke Energy Bills and Rate Hikes Force Difficult Choices
By Anita YatesBeacon Media There are certain times of year when I know my electricity bill will be through the roof. The middle of the summer is definitely one of them. I live on a fixed income, so I have to decide whether to go without air conditioning or eat less food. It’s always a…
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[Commentary] Kimberly Jones: Public Education Is A Sacred Obligation
By Kimberly JonesBeacon Media I’ve spent my life in North Carolina’s public schools, as a student, a teacher, and most recently an advisor to the N.C. State Board of Education. These experiences created a core belief: education expands our worlds, develops our voices, and empowers us to make positive change in the world. These beliefs…
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[Commentary] Billy Corriher: N.C. Can’t Let Sore Losers Undermine Democracy
By Billy CorriherBeacon Media A few months after I left my hometown of Cherryville, North Carolina for college, I voted in my first presidential election. Like so many people in America, I was shocked to watch the disputed 2000 election play out in Florida and then the U.S. Supreme Court. One side accused the other…
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[Commentary] Gwen Frisbie-Fulton: Childcare Costs Shouldn’t Be Borne Alone
By Gwen Frisbie-FultonBeacon Media I’m a heck of a proud mom. My son is graduating next month and will head to college in the fall. We’ve spent the last year researching engineering programs and visiting campuses. He’s been accepted into all of his top schools, and I’m over the moon. I’ve known for a long…
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[Commentary] Rev. C.J. Brinson: Remembering Activist Fannie Lou Hamer Can Show The Way Forward
By C.J. BrinsonBeacon Media President Donald Trump, in only about two months, has cut recklessly thousands of government jobs and is working to undercut education, social security, healthcare, and veterans without regard for the consequences. He has gone to extreme lengths to paint so-called “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion” efforts (DEI) as policies that only benefit…
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