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Where Are All the Appalachians of Color in News Coverage of Hurricane Helene?
While Appalachia is home to a disproportionately high white population, the lack of media outlets covering Hurricane Helene's impact on Appalachians of…
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Learning About LGBTQIA+ Experiences in Burke County
As more and more conversations about LGBTQIA+ issues and identities surface, Burke residents have increased chances to listen empathetically and learn.
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'Common Ground' Dinner to Highlight LGBTQIA+ Identities
An upcoming event organized by the Industrial Commons will examine LGBTQIA+ experiences in Burke County.
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New Exhibit Will Interrogate Burke County's History of Slavery
"Shadows of a Time Gone By" should challenge common misconceptions about chattel slavery throughout antebellum Appalachia.
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'Common Ground' Dinner Will Explore Deaf Culture, Foster Connections
A panel organized by The Industrial Commons will examine Deaf culture and facilitate connections between d/Deaf, hard of hearing, and hearing…
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Morganton Signals Support for Inclusion and Worker Solidarity
Three new murals and a monument to "The Dignity of Work" make strong statements about which values Morganton residents want to represent their…
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Would Christ's Crucifers Remove Monuments to White Supremacy?
Debate over the removal of Burke County's Confederate monument continues, with one speaker comparing activists to Christ's crucifiers.
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TIC's Innovation Campus Will Be Ground Zero for a More Egalitarian Morganton
The Industrial Commons' Innovation Campus brings with it a 40-to-45-million-dollar investment in the community and a much more democratic way of doing…
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Commissioner Smith Believes Burke County Is Being Infiltrated by Communists?
For Commissioner Phil Smith, the words social justice, equity, cultural competency, and humanism are alarming. Burke residents think otherwise.
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This Is Common Appalachian
Common Appalachian envisions Southern Appalachia as a distinct cultural area and bioregion devoted to communitarian values.
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