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Stricter rules regarding public urination and defecation in Greensboro target the homeless community December 2, 2024
The city of Greensboro is seeking to change a city ordinance that will allow for stricter punishment for public urination and defecation. In a press release sent out on Nov. 27, the city called the issue a “major health concern,” noting the “rising number of complaints” from business owners, employees and city workers who are […]
Gale Melcher
Who gets obesity drugs covered by insurance? In NC, it helps if you’re on Medicaid December 2, 2024
Featured photo: Picture of a Pharmacist holding a box of Ozempic/WeGovy (Semaglutide) weight loss pen (0.5mg) (photo by http://www.chemist-4-u.com/) This story was first published by KFF Health News. Story by Melba Newsome. After losing and regaining the same 20-plus pounds more times than she could count, Anita Blanchard concluded that diets don’t work. So when […]
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My Unhoused Story: In TCB’s short film, Winston-Salem resident Ron Schultz tells his story, onstage and off November 27, 2024
Featured photo: Homeless resident Ron Schultz gazes at Winston-Salem’s skyline. (Photo by Louie Poore) For this story, TCB commissioned a short film by local filmmaker Louie Poore. Watch the film below. “My name is Ron, and I’m homeless.” Ron Schultz sits on a step in Winston Square Park next to his faithful dog, Hope. He’s […]
Gale Melcher
The Triad’s Really, Really Free Markets fight capitalism, encourage mutual aid by giving things away for free, really November 27, 2024
Featured photo: Kathy Clark, pictured here at a past Greensboro market, has been organizing these events for more than 15 years. (courtesy photo) The first time Kathy Clark helped organize a Really, Really Free Market in Greensboro, she remembers watching a little boy sink further and further into a white loveseat couch as he sat […]
Sayaka Matsuoka
New photo book centers and shows Black life, moments of resistance throughout history November 27, 2024
Featured photo: Kenyan premier Jomo Kenyatta shares a laugh with Thurgood Marshall in Nairobi, Kenya in 1963. The photo is one of millions of rare images that Getty Images has in its archives. Dozens of these rare images were recently digitized and published in the newly released book, Picturing Black History: Photographs and Stories that […]
Sayaka Matsuoka

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