Madeline Gray
Freelance PhotographerMadeline Gray is a freelance documentary photographer based in Wilmington. She enjoys spending time in places that are off the beaten track and collaborating to share the diverse stories found there.
With a master's degree in photojournalism, her work is regularly featured in local and national publications, including NPR, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Mother Jones, The Wall Street Journal, BuzzFeed News, AARP, The Undefeated, Narratively, WUNC, Columbia Journalism Review, Yes! Magazine, Walter Magazine, and WHQR.
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This weekend, family, friends, and advocates gathered in downtown Wilmington to call for transparency and justice in the death of 21-year-old Edilberto Espinoza-Sierra, who was killed by law enforcement as they responded to a shooting at a downtown parking garage. Police say Espinoza-Sierra posed an imminent threat; his family says his killing was unjustified. The incident is currently under investigation by the state. -
On this special edition of The Newsroom, we’re telling the story of the Black Rock Plantation House. At first glance, it’s a mid-19th-century farmhouse. But dig deeper, and it sits at the intersection of multi-generational stories — including the families of enslavers and enslaved people.Over the last few months, WHQR’s Aaleah McConnell and Rachel Keith traveled with descendants of those families as they work to understand their history — which is also the history of America. It is, at times, an ugly history that’s hard to confront, but it’s also an inspiring story of resilience. Now, 250 years after the founding of our country, it seems more appropriate than ever to tell it. -
The somber ceremony Monday morning was one of many planned to commemorate the 1898 coup and massacre in Wilmington. -
On Tuesday afternoon, several dozen protestors lined the street in downtown Wilmington and later spoke at a New Hanover County commissioners' meeting, asking elected officials to push Novant to improve conditions at NHRMC. The hospital's administrators say they take concerns seriously and have been making progress. -
Folkloric Dancing has a long history in Latin America, and Itzayan Danza Folklorico is performing in Wilmington keeping the tradition alive. -
This past weekend, rallies protesting the policies of the Trump administration were held around the country, including in Brunswick County and in downtown Wilmington. Photojournalist Madeline Gray documented the Wilmington rally for WHQR. -
A few weeks ago, WHQR brought you profiles of homeless people in the Wilmington community. This week, we bring you some good news: one family who had been living in the woods found housing. -
For several months, WHQR has been following the lives of homeless individuals in Wilmington. All have faced significant challenges, but many of them work together to stay safe, and share information about how to get by. Here are some of their stories.
