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North Carolina Cities Lift Curfews Following Weekend of Peaceful Protests

A crowd of protesters rallies in Greensboro on Saturday, May 30th. WFDD/PAUL GARBER

Several North Carolina cities have lifted nighttime curfews following a weekend of mostly peaceful protests.  

Greensboro Mayor Nancy Vaughan has rescinded the city's curfew, which went into effect a week ago.  Vaughan released a statement saying she was “encouraged by the willingness of protesters to organize peaceful demonstrations and engage in meaningful dialogue.”

Over the weekend, demonstrations in downtown locations including LeBauer Park and along Wendover Avenue were held without incident.  

High Point also rescinded its curfew Monday. And the City of Raleigh lifted a curfew and state of emergency that was enacted after police deployed tear gas to disperse protesters and windows were broken at several businesses.

Since the city's curfew began on June 1, there has been no property damage or injuries, and only a few arrests.

Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin said in a news release the lifting of the curfew is not an indication the city has resolved its challenges. 

Neal Charnoff joined 88.5 WFDD as Morning Edition host in 2014. Raised in the Catskill region of upstate New York, he graduated from Sarah Lawrence College in 1983. Armed with a liberal arts degree, Neal was fully equipped to be a waiter. So he prolonged his arrested development bouncing around New York and L.A. until discovering that people enjoyed listening to his voice on the radio. After a few years doing overnight shifts at a local rock station, Neal spent most of his career at Vermont Public Radio. He began as host of a nightly jazz program, where he was proud to interview many of his idols, including Dave Brubeck and Sonny Rollins. Neal graduated to the news department, where he was the local host for NPR's All Things Considered for 14 years. In addition to news interviews and features, he originated and produced the Weekly Conversation On The Arts, as well as VPR Backstage, which profiled theater productions around the state. He contributed several stories to NPR, including coverage of a devastating ice storm. Neal now sees the value of that liberal arts degree, and approaches life with the knowledge that all subjects and all art forms are connected to each other. Neal and his wife Judy are enjoying exploring North Carolina and points south. They would both be happy to never experience a Vermont winter again.

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