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Google Maps/WHQRThe Living Hope Day Center is preparing to open a zero-barrier day shelter at a new location. This week, they held a meeting to discuss plans with neighbors – and heard a host of concerns. WHQR Senior Reporter Rachel Keith spoke with Aaleah McConnell, who attended the meeting. -
WHQRQ: Listeners and readers have asked WHQR: Why are county social workers concentrating more efforts on the new downtown library and museum?A: For the last couple of months, the county has directed ‘Getting Home’ staff to focus on the area, and has paid out overtime to provide more coverage.
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On today's show, Rachel Keith talks to Duke University assistant professor Dr. Justin Leroy about his new book, The Lowest Freedom — Racial Capitalism and Black Thought in the Nineteenth Century. We discuss American history in the context of prominent Black authors like Wilmington’s own David Walker, along with Frederick Douglass and Ida B. Wells.
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- Floating through art: Andy Warhol’s Silver Clouds takes over Cameron Art Museum
- Wilmington musician and entertainer Justin Heter Pan on being "the guy that doesn't want to grow up"
- A conversation with comedian and actress Paula Poundstone
- Comedian Maddy Kelly on her Tonight Show debut, favorite comics, and crafting an 'evergreen hour'
- Turning wood into opportunity: Tyrell Brockington builds the next generation
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Courtesy BookmarksBookmarks annual Festival of Books and Authors kicks off Friday in Winston-Salem. Executive Director Jamie Rogers Southern says there’s something for everyone, whether you consider yourself a reader or not. -
Amy Diaz/WFDDSuperintendent Whitney Oakley has served in the role since 2022. Under her leadership, the district achieved its highest-ever graduation rate last year.
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