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What Trump's second term could mean for NC; How ‘The Greensboro Six’ broke golf’s color barrier
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Presidential inauguration preview; what Trump's second term could mean for NC
North Carolina NASCAR legend Richard Petty's 1970 Superbird will be in the inauguration parade, but behind the scenes, politics and policies swirl. A preview of what to expect from NC reporters.
Colin Campbell, Capitol Bureau Chief for WUNC
Dawn Vaughan, Capitol Bureau Chief for The Raleigh News & Observer
How ‘The Greensboro Six’ broke golf’s color barrier
A week after Rosa Parks began a bus boycott protesting segregation, several Black men played a round of golf at the whites-only Gillespie Golf Course in Greensboro, NC. They became known as ‘The Greensboro Six’ and there’s now a new mural honoring them. We learn more about this North Carolina civil rights history. *encore edition*
Josh Sullivan, social media producer, WUNC
The New Brownies Book: A Love Letter to Black Families
Dr. Karida L. Brown and Charly Palmer are author and illustrator of “The New Brownies Book: A Love Letter to Black Families.” A modern-day revival of The Brownies’ Book, published by W.E.B. DuBois in 1920, this new anthology celebrates a new generation of Black children. *encore edition*
Dr. Karida L. Brown and Charly Palmer, author and illustrator of “The New Brownies Book: A Love Letter to Black Families."