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Madeline Gray/Madeline Gray/Madeline GrayAt this week’s agenda meeting, the New Hanover County school board set a date to consider disciplinary action against Libertarian board member David Perry, who stormed out of a meeting earlier this month. -
Benjamin Schachtman/WHQRMajor grants include $8.5 million for new and renovated aquatics facilities at local YWCA campuses, $3.5 million to support a park in Carolina Beach, and $1.5 million to expand the loop at Wrightsville Beach. The announcement also included over $2 million in grants, largely for child development and health.
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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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- ‘A keen eye for color’: Sydney F. Austin on her artistic journey and finding community
- 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'
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Courtesy John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur FoundationChip Thomas spent decades working as a physician on the Navajo Nation while building a career as a public artist. Now, the Wake Forest graduate has been named a MacArthur Fellow. -
Zachary Turner/WFAEA concert in Yancey County gave Hurricane Helene survivors an opportunity to share their experiences with the storm.
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