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Teaching the teachers about Native American history

Dr. Brittany Hunt grew up in Robeson County, North Carolina, where there's a large Indigenous population. But when she got to college, she was just one of a few Native students on campus. That’s when she realized how little most people know about Native history and culture – and what they think they know is often flawed and racist. So instead of pursuing her dream of becoming a pediatrician, she became another kind of doctor. Hunt is now an assistant professor at the Virginia Tech School of Education, where she teaches the teachers about centering Indigenous stories and changing how history is taught.(This encore interview originally aired November 13,2023.)

Dr. Brittany Hunt, Assistant Professor, School of Education at Virginia Tech

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UNC Chapel Hill professor wins Pulitzer for indigenous history book, ‘Native Nations’

Kathleen DuVal’s latest book has been called a “magisterial overview of a thousand years of Native American history.” DuVal’s scholarship on the history of indigenous peoples in America has earned the 2025 Pulitzer Prize for History.(This encore interview originally aired June 10, 2025)

Kathleen DuVal, professor of history, UNC Chapel Hill and author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book, Native Nations: A Millennium in North America

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North Carolina highway historical markers can be seen all across the state — and these markers can make a big difference when it comes to which NC places, historical moments, and people are memorialized and commemorated. Co-host Leoneda Inge talks to Ansley Herring Wegner of the NC Office of Archives and History about how markers are approved and what it takes to get a marker erected and noticed by the public. (This encore interview originally aired August 1, 2024.)

Ansley Herring Wegner, Director of Research and Publications, North Carolina Office of Archives and History

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Fascinating new research is shedding light on how clothing culture during the American Civil war helped radically transform the nation during its darkest hour. Through the clothes they made, wore, mended, lost, and stole, Americans expressed their allegiances, showed their love, confronted their social and economic challenges, subverted expectations, and, ultimately, preserved their history.

This episode of The Broadside was hosted by Anisa Khalifa and edited by Jerad Walker.

Sarah Weicksel, author of "A Nation Unraveled: Clothing, Culture, and Violence in the American Civil War Era"

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Sixty-five years ago, a state-wide fundraising effort saved a more than 70 million-pound, 700-foot long behemoth of a WWII warship from being scrapped. The USS North Carolina is now a museum in Wilmington, and it would not have made it there without the contributions of thousands of North Carolina children. The museum has an effort underway to collect the stories of the “kid heroes” who helped save the ship back in 1961. (This encore interview originally aired January 13, 2026.)

Dr. Jay Martin, Executive Director, Battleship North Carolina

Camille Williams, fundraised as an elementary school student for the 1961 effort

The Friday News Roundup heads to Greensboro, where there's an $83 million budget shortfall, as well as a recent major aviation development.

Hosts Jeff Tiberii and Leoneda Inge speak with a panel of reporters, and local leaders including Greensboro's mayor, and the Co-Founder of the International Civil Rights Center and Museum.

Broadcasting from the Pyrle Theater in downtown Greensboro.

Rachel Crumpler, Reporter NC Health News

Danny Finnegan, Managing Editor Triad Business Journal

Joe Killian, Editor The Assembly

Marikay Abuzuaiter, Mayor of Greensboro, and longtime city councilwoman and entrepreneur 

Earl Jones, an attorney and Co-Founder of the International Civil Rights Center and Museum

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Why not Charlotte? One of those fans pushing for Charlotte to get matches says Atlanta isn't the only city in the South that's got a strong sports scene.

Miller Yoho, Director of Communications and Marketing for Charlotte Sports

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Leoneda Inge speaks with with two reporters behind the recent Indy Week article "How $4 Billion Came Off Durham’s Tax Rolls Last Year, Mostly Benefiting Corporate Landlords—and Blowing a Hole in the City Budget."

Lena Geller, Reporter for Indy Week

Lee Gans, Independent Data Reporter

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Content creator and father Jeffrey Williamson-Rose had a big debut on RuPaul’s Drag Race on its season “All Stars Season 11.” 

Williamson is a Black, queer father based in Hillsborough, NC. He joins Leoneda Inge to discuss Drag Race, Hillsborough, what he enjoyed about being on the show, and what it means to share stories about Queer parents on television.

You can watch Williamson-Rose in Drag Race All Stars 

Jeffrey Williamson-Rose, professor, content creator, photographer, husband and father.

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Environment reporter Celeste Guajardo shares her latest reporting on PFAS and 1,4 Dioxane in our rivers and drinking water.

Celeste Guajardo, environment reporter, WUNC News

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Two North Carolina riverkeepers talk about efforts to clean up North Carolina rivers, and what drew them to those riverbanks in the first place.

Emily Sutton, Haw Riverkeeper and Executive Director of Haw River Assembly

Kemp Burdette, Cape Fear Riverkeeper

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Elizabeth City State University’s NC Promise

Leoneda Inge visits Elizabeth City State University to explore the impact of the NC Promise program on students and families, including a 62-year-old Gail Mullen.

Dr. S. Keith Hargrove, Sr., Chancellor

Gail Mullen, 62-year-old 2026 graduate, Elizabeth City State University

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NC college leaders on the success of the NC Promise tuition program

Leoneda Inge speaks with chancellors of universities that participate in the NC Promise tuition program. As the state-funded initiative nears its 10-year anniversary, Due South checks in on its impact on students and families.

Robin Gary Cummings, Chancellor, UNC Pembroke

Mike Langford, Associate Vice Chancellor for Enrollment Services, Western Carolina University

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Wake County-based HOST program seeks to address college student homelessness

College student homelessnessimpacts14 percent of college students locally and nationally. Housing instability impacts even more students, with nearly 48 percent experiencing uncertainty about where to live at some point during their college career. One organization in Wake County seeks to address the growing need.

Mary Haskett, Professor Emeritus Psychology, NC State University; 

KC Buchanan, Executive Director, HOST (Housing Options for Students Today)

Editor's note: This Due South encore conversation originally aired May 20, 2026.

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North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice Anita Earls discusses the history of the Voting Rights Act and the implications of recent measures to dismantle what remains of the landmark legislation.

Anita Earls, North Carolina Supreme Court Associate Justice

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Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to dismantle Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, Leoneda Inge speaks to Rep. Valerie Foushee and retired Rep. Eva M. Clayton about the impact and next steps.

Valerie Foushee, U.S. representative for North Carolina's 4th congressional district

Eva M. Clayton, U.S. representative for North Carolina’s 1st district from 1992-2003

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State Senator Natalie Murdock discusses the work ahead for Gen Z voters, the first generation in decades to come of age and enter the workforce in a post-Voting Rights Act landscape.

Natalie Murdock, State Senator representing North Carolina’s 20thdistrict

On this week’s North Carolina News Roundup… 

Another contentious, local Board of Elections meeting ... an aviation aspiration takes off in the Triad ... and the cultural significance of The Stanley Cup. 

Due South host Jeff Tiberii and a panel of local journalists provide context and analysis from those and other stories from the week.

Colin Campbell, Capitol Bureau Chief, WUNC News

Claudia Rivera Cotto, Political Reporter, Enlace Latino NC

Zachery Eanes, reporter, Axios Raleigh

Kate Rogerson, sports reporter/anchor for ABC 11 

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It’s been five years since Juneteenth was designated a federal holiday, but it’s been celebrated for much longer than that in countless communities across the country.

Today, we look at Juneteenth and other holidays honoring emancipation with historian Blair LM Kelley, author of the new book “Black Freedom: A Visual History of Juneteenth and Emancipation Days.”

Blair LM Kelley, president of the National Humanities Center, historian, author of Black Freedom: A Visual History of Juneteenth and Emancipation Days

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Grammy-nominated recording artist, children’s musician and author Pierce Freelon has produced a new body of work dedicated to boys, belonging and emotional connection. Leoneda Inge previews Freelon’s latest release, Black Boy Glow, just in time for his Juneteenth album release party in downtown Durham.

Pierce Freelon, artist, Grammy-award nominee and author

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North Carolina is experiencing one of the worst droughts in recorded history. Parts of the Triangle region are under exceptional drought conditions, and the state is more than 10 inches of rain below the level it should be to sustain healthy water sources and crops. 

Cities here in the Triangle are calling for water restrictions to help mitigate the effects of the drought. Jeff Tiberii gets the latest.

Gary Stephenson, chief meteorologist at Spectrum News Raleigh

Dr. Chip Konrad, director of the NOAA Southeastern Regional Climate Center and a professor of geography at UNC-Chapel Hill

Dr. Matt Poore, professor of animal science at NC State University and an expert on livestock, management of grazing systems, and agriculture markets with the North Carolina Cooperative Extension

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Leoneda Inge speaks with comedian Roy Wood Jr. about what it was like to revisit his difficult relationship with his father and how that relationship has influenced his own approach to parenting a son.

Roy Wood Jr., comedian, journalist and author of the memoir,The Man of Many Fathers: Life Lessons Disguised as a Memoir