Embodied Podcast Discussion Guide WUNC – North Carolina Public Radio Talking about sex or what’s going on with our bodies is something most of us are used to doing one way: in private. The Embodied podcast invites those conversations to come out of the dark, into the light, for shame-free, thought-provoking explorations about personal health,… Continue reading Embodied Podcast Discussion Guide
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Lumberton Undeterred
At the end of Spearman Street, in the majority African American community of South Lumberton, a green and white metal sign announces that the area is monitored by “community watch citizens.” Billie Thompson, 40, and her family were raised on this tree-lined strip. Years ago, neighbors leaned on front porch banisters of the simple brick… Continue reading Lumberton Undeterred
Where We Live
As Housing Booms, So Does Inequality As the longest economic expansion in modern history heads into a new decade, pockets of people in North Carolina have seen their fortunes grow. Unemployment levels are at historic lows, and workers with 401k or IRA retirement plans have added to their wealth. But a bleaker picture lies underneath… Continue reading Where We Live
The Cost of Summer
Chapter One: School’s Out It’s the last day of school at East Millbrook Middle School in Raleigh. Loud speakers announce the start of summer and the arrival of school buses to take kids home. Students trickle out of doorways, saying goodbye to each other and their teachers. Thirty-six-year-old Ayeisha Owens picks up her daughter Kaiden… Continue reading The Cost of Summer