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ON THAT NOTE: Heard of Sledge Forest?
Are you familiar with Sledge Forest and Copper Builders' plan to develop 1,000 acres near protected wetlands? We've got some catch-up notes here for you, but you can learn about why people don't want this project and how you can act at the Save Sledge Forest Rally on June 21 at Waterline Brewing.

Shannon Rae Gentry
Jun 184 min read


The People's Platform
A note from Encore's Executive Director. Encore’s mission is simple: to serve the people by elevating the voices, stories, and cultures...

Shannon Rae Gentry
Jun 142 min read


LEAD ON: Girls Just Want to Have Civic Fun
Whether you are the type that carries a weathered, marked-up pocket constitution, or you just have a vague idea of what habeas corpus means, this is a show of the time and the conversation.

Shannon Rae Gentry
Jun 84 min read


TRUTH TO POWER: Black Lives Matter Wilmington’s Sonya Patrick looks back and forward on systemic racism
In 2014, the Wilmington chapter of Black Lives Matter (BLM) was started on the heels of four fatalities over 90 days. One of these deaths was Brandon Smith—accused of shooting a police officer in the Creekwood neighborhood before being shot 27 times three days later by New Hanover County Sheriff’s deputies and an agent from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
Shea Carver
Jun 17, 202010 min read
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