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Sharryse Piggott highlights the ‘Triple Nickles’

WUNC’s Sharryse Piggott spent weeks reporting on the history of the U.S. Army’s first all-Black WWII paratrooper unit. She spoke with the grandson of unit founder Walter Morris about the groundbreaking work the soldiers pioneered. She talks with Leoneda Inge about the ‘Triple Nickles.’ (This conversation originally aired January 9, 2026.)

Sharryse Piggott, WUNC reporter

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A book from UNC Press revives ‘The Legend of Wyatt Outlaw’ 

For decades, religious groups and everyday community members have gathered in Graham, outside the courthouse, to uplift the name of Wyatt Outlaw. A new book by UNC Press seeks to uncover why Outlaw has been erased from mainstream history books. (This conversation originally aired on January 29, 2026.)

Belle Boggs, author and professor of English at North Carolina State University 

Sylvester Allen Jr., writer, composer and director based in Graham, NC. They are co-authors of The Legend of Wyatt Outlaw

0:33:00

Well, I Declare celebrates 'America at 250,' North Carolina style

A new production reimagines the Declaration of Independence, as part of a nationwide series of 'America at 250' celebrations. (This conversation originally aired on April 8, 2026.)

Dawn Landes, singer, songwriter and Mike Wiley, playwright, actor, assistant professor of Research and Arts, Ethics and Education at Duke University