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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.

Rhonda's guest is Susan Habas, executive director of the Thalian Association Community Theater, talks about this weekend's production of 1776 the Musical through March 15, 2026, in collaboration with Thalian Hall. Rhonda also previews the inaugural national Make A Difference (MAD) Art Show set for March 20-22, 2026 at Station No. 2, 5th & Castle Sts.

From a Poet’s Point of View — it's from Speak Ya Peace NC, a poetry collective and platform that facilitates art and conversations about issues stemming from racism and other forms of oppression and discrimination. Today’s show looks at the lived conditions of being Black in America, and celebrates Mama Makeda Baker's new book.

Rhonda's guest is UNCW's Anna Lena Phillips Bell whose second collection of poems, Might Could, is the winner of the 20th Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize.

WHQR's Ben Schachtman and Rachel Keith dig into our recent candidates forum for the New Hanover County school board. Five Republicans and six Democrats are running for four seats in each party.

Rhonda's guests are Beth Ann Bryant-Richards, who wrote and stars in the one-woman show "True Confessions of a Failed Debutante" running through March 8 in the Stein Studio Theater at Thalian Hall. Director Jen Ingulli also joins us.

From a Poet’s Point of View — it's from Speak Ya Peace NC, a poetry collective and platform that facilitates art and conversations about issues stemming from racism and other forms of oppression and discrimination. Today’s show looks at the resurgence of Wilmington's Encore Magazine and taps into the Carolina Gold grains, an important part of Gullah Geeche culture.

In this limited-series podcast, freelance journalist and broadcaster Logan Kennedy sits down with the people on the ground in schools and classrooms, who know firsthand what is happening in public education. The program aims to add context to the constant noise out of Raleigh and Washington, and hear firsthand from the teachers, school board members, advocates, and students in our local schools.

Rhonda's guests are the cast members of "To Kill a Mockingbird" being staged by Opera House Theatre Company through March 1.