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News Bills expanding private and charter school funding get approval from House education committee by Rupen R. Fofaria (Education NC) May 4th, 2023 The House Education K-12 Committee gave a favorable report to several bills that would dramatically impact public education and the funding of education across the state on Tuesday.
News LGBTQ+ individuals are disproportionately impacted by gun violence. Here’s what the data shows by Eliza Siegel (Stacker) May 5th, 2023 Queer people are disproportionately victimized in almost all types of violent crime but are particularly vulnerable to gun violence, according to the Williams Institute.
Culture Sudanese filmmaker Fatima Wardy on being RiverRun’s first BIPOC filmmaking fellow by Michaela Ratliff November 16th, 2023 RiverRun International Film Festival has named Sudanese filmmaker Fatima Wardy as its first BIPOC Fellow as part of the BIPOC Filmmaker Fellowship, an initiative aiming to “uplift the work of Black, Indigenous and other filmmakers of color.” As the fellow, Wardy will curate films by filmmakers of color to screen during RiverRun’s 2024 festival.