Start your week in North Carolina politics with our latest Under the Dome podcast, for the week of Jan. 20, 2025. Dawn Vaughan here, your podcast host and The News & Observer’s Capitol bureau chief.

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While King had natural leadership qualities, it was his education that inspired me to return to a college career I had ...

"While others were advocating for freedom by 'any means necessary,' including violence, Martin Luther King Jr. used the power of words and acts of nonviolent resistance, such as protests, grassroots ...

Stop the parade! To honor Dr. King, President Trump should declare a national education emergency, moving with all deliberate ...

A committee of local historians and educators formed by the district administration decided this date and the municipal ...

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Be a “King”: Celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day, 2 p.m. Also Introverts’ Book Club at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday and Chess Night at 6 p.m. Wednesday. For full schedule and registration: ...

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The immortal sitcom Cheers still feels relevant and compelling 32 years after it aired its finale episode, and 43 years after ...

Martin Luther King Jr., a reverend and civil-rights activist, was assassinated at 39. However, he inspired several movements ...