North Carolina
I'm gonna try to explain North Carolina
Introducing a new video series called "Billy Ball Explains North Carolina"—the point being to cut through all the noise and make some sense in my home state.
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Social Media
Video: How to fix social media in America
Talking with "Capitol Tonight" about the relatively simple fix that could make social media much better in America.
Politics
The federal government shutdown hurts the South a lot more
When it comes to health care, which is what the federal government shutdown is about, some states will bleed. The South will gush.
North Carolina
Iryna Zarutska and the doom loop of social media and politics
In 21st century America, our politicians take their cues from social media, and not the other way around. It's made debate more performative, less nuanced, and much, much dumber.
Politics
Gutting PBS and NPR is a big deal in the South
Instead of defusing the "liberal media," this is going to prevent good information from reaching the places that many Republicans represent in Congress.
Black history
Video: What today's protesters learned from the Civil Rights Movement
There are hundreds of demonstrations planned across the South this weekend during the “No Kings” protests. Here's what today's marchers learned from the Civil Rights Movement.
Faith
Audio: NC pastor Isaac Villegas on giving sanctuary to undocumented people
Listen to The Living South's reporting on Isaac Villegas, a NC pastor who sheltered an undocumented woman for two years in his church.
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This NC pastor says Jesus would have protected undocumented people
Isaac Villegas, a NC pastor, has a new book that makes a faith-based argument for immigrant justice. For two years, his Chapel Hill church sheltered a woman Trump wanted to deport.
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Rhiannon Giddens, "Sinners," Beyoncé, and a sparkling moment for Black roots music
Taken together, "Cowboy Carter," "Sinners," and Rhiannon Giddens' new festival feel like a kind of trilogy. They represent a well-earned moment — for the Black South, film, and music.
Black history
Video: Erasing civil rights hero Pauli Murray
Officials in President Trump's administration are, in a way, trying to erase civil rights hero Pauli Murray's story.
Audio
Audio: CNN's Bakari Sellers on optimism, his dad's civil rights heroism, and journalism's comeback
South Carolina native Bakari Sellers has become one of the most cogent anti-Trump voices in America. Here's how his roots in the Civil Rights Movement prepared him for this resistance.
South Carolina
For some, Bakari Sellers is the voice of the resistance to MAGA. But his fight goes back much farther than Trump.
South Carolina native Bakari Sellers has become one of the most cogent anti-Trump voices in America. Here's how his roots in the Civil Rights Movement prepared him for this resistance.