Organizers of Juneteenth celebrations across the U.S. tell NPR how they're feeling this year. And NPR presents a reading of the Emancipation Proclamation.
CHANGING OF THE GUARD
CHARLOTTE TALKS WITH MIKE COLLINS
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Charlotte’s transit plan advances in the North Carolina House. New information is revealed about CMPD Chief Johnny Jennings. And the NAACP will not invite Trump to its convention in Charlotte.
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We hear from the reporters who worked to reveal how dozens of Black families were denied intergenerational wealth when the federal government took their land after the Civil War.
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LOCAL NEWS
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Leaders in Union County are taking new steps to tighten immigration enforcement, as the Trump administration ramps up mass deportations by relying on local law enforcement.
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A Charlotte workforce development group plans to open a digital tech repair space Thursday in one of the city’s low-income Corridors of Opportunity. It’s part of their efforts to help those who have been formerly incarcerated gain access to employment.
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The Trump Administration's cuts to foreign aid and scientific research have led to the termination of public health efforts to combat tuberculosis and neglected tropical diseases. Durham-based nonprofit FHI360 ran those programs.
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Republicans in the state Senate are putting multiple controversial LGBTQ policies in a single bill that moved forward Wednesday. The proposals were added to a bill labeled "prevent sexual exploitation" that would regulate pornographic websites and had passed the House with unanimous support.
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Some ambulance patients are surprised to find their wages or tax refunds seized to settle hefty bills. EMS leaders say the measures are needed to cover their costs because insurers often underpay.
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Two deputies from the sheriff’s office will patrol Brevard while the city tries to fill vacancies in its police department.
NATION & WORLD
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This week on SouthBound, host Tommy Tomlinson talks to Jeremy Markovich, whose newsletter, the North Carolina Rabbit Hole, covers all manner of strange and wonderful little stories about the Tar Heel state.
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This week on SouthBound, we're replaying host Tommy Tomlinson's 2018 talk with Dale Earnhardt Jr. There’s a new documentary produced by Dale Jr. on his dad, NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt, and the conversation gets into their complicated family dynamic.
Get behind-the-scenes insight and analysis about what’s happening in local and statewide politics from political reporter Steve Harrison.
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