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Among other provisions, the proposed legislation requires schools to make certain classroom reading materials available for parental review and instructs schools to alert parents of any changes to a child's mental well-being. Adobe Stock image.

State lawmakers again pushing LGBTQ limits in classes

Senate Republicans in North Carolina have introduced sweeping legislation that would bar instruction about sexuality and gender identity in K-4 public…

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Edwin Graves Wilson (b. February 1, 1923), known affectionately as “Mr. Wake Forest,” is Professor Emeritus of English and Provost Emeritus for Wake Forest University. Image courtesy of Ken Bennett/Wake Forest University.

Beloved professor Ed "Mr. Wake Forest" Wilson turns 100

Ed Wilson, beloved emeritus professor and provost affectionately known as “Mr. Wake Forest" celebrates his 100th birthday Wednesday. The Leaksville, North…

Winston-Salem Fire Chief Trey Mayo (left) speaks as North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper listens during a press conference on the Winston Weaver fertilizer plant fire in February, 2022. PAUL GARBER/WFDD FILE

Winston-Salem Fire Chief Trey Mayo reflects on Winston Weaver fire one year later

Winston-Salem Fire Chief Trey Mayo found himself in the national spotlight last year when a potentially explosive fire threatened the community around the Winston Weaver fertilizer plant.

Voters stand in line waiting for ballot for the North Carolina primary at a library in Raleigh, N.C., on May 6, 2008. AP Photo/Jim R. Bounds

Committee wants elections board to make Hispanic voter turnout data available

The Latino Civic Engagement Committee is petitioning the North Carolina State Board of Elections to make Hispanic voter turnout data readily available…

David Campt in the WFDD studio recording Episode 5 of Let's Talk About It with David Ford. DAVID FORD/WFDD

Let's Talk About It: Wading into the woke debate

On this month's episode of Let's Talk About It, dialogue coach David Campt and WFDD's David Ford take on the thorny subject of wokeism. Using role-playing…

City officials addressed a sparse crowd Wednesday night at a community meeting marking the one-year anniversary of the Winston Weaver fertilizer plant fire. APRIL LAISSLE/WFDD

Two-thirds of Winston Weaver fire relief money went undistributed by the city, raising questions about outreach

Two-thirds of the city funding set aside to ease the financial burdens of the Winston Weaver Fertilizer plant fire was never distributed to residents. An…

A&T Four 11th grader Keith Bradley wears a "Black Voters Matter" shirt outside of the International Civil Rights Museum

Guilford County students honor legacy of the A&T Four civil rights activists

On February 1, 1960, four Black students at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University took a stand against segregation. This week,…

Winston-Salem Fire Chief Trey Mayo addressed the public at a community meeting marking the one-year anniversary of the Winston Weaver fertilizer plant fire, and a community member translates. EILEEN RODRIGUEZ/WFDD

Weaver fire exposed language barriers in emergencies. City officials hope to change that.

The first hours and days of the Weaver fertilizer plant fire were terrifying for many people that lived in the vicinity. And many of those residents were…

North Carolina state Sen. Amy Galey, an Alamance County Republican, speaks to reporters at a news conference in the Legislative Building in Raleigh, N.C., on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023. Galey said she was baffled that her Parents' Bill of Rights, which seeks to bar instruction about sexuality and gender identity in K-4 classrooms, is seen as divisive. (AP Photo/Hannah Schoenbaum)

Experts warn NC bill could harm LGBTQ youth mental health

Critics of a North Carolina bill that advanced Thursday in the state Senate say it could jeopardize the mental health and physical safety of LGBTQ…

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