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Woman to Watch: Satana Deberry, Durham’s District Attorney

When Satana Deberry left her hometown of Hamlet, NC to pursue higher education at Princeton University, her purposeful plan didn’t include the words District Attorney...[Read More]

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Civil Rights Cultural Resources Culture General Immigrant Issues Native American Heritage Racial Justice/Equity Teachers

Class rolls tell an American story

I don’t have teacher’s pets, but if I did, this year it might have been a young man named Alejandro. He was consistently late to...[Read More]

14 Aug
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Bullying General Latinx Media Reform Native American Heritage Self Care Youth Issues

Moxie Intern, Brie McGhee, On Finding Her Voice

Working at Women AdvaNCe has been an eye-opening, at times challenging, ultimately rewarding experience. I started the summer eager to jump right in, energized by...[Read More]

9 Aug
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Culture General

Style

I have a daughter who started exclusively dressing herself and picking out all her clothes at the store when she was two years old. She...[Read More]

6 Mar
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Consumer Issues Culture General

The Intersection of T-shirts, Language and Culture

A couple of years ago, my 24-year-old daughter was working at Carolina Ale House, and was given a t-shirt to wear that said “Wanna score?...[Read More]

4 Mar
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Culture Current Events Events General

Preparing for Professional Sport’s Biggest Day

A national holiday is approaching. It’s one that’s not recognized on the calendar but is recognized across millions of households in the US. It’s...[Read More]

30 Jan
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Consumer Issues Culture Family Issues General

Christmas Time Already?

It’s that time of the year! Holiday explosion. Everywhere you look, decorations of Santa and hollies and snowflakes as far as the eye can see....[Read More]

17 Dec
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Consumer Issues Culture General

A holiday reminder

December is here and you know what that means, commercialism and more commercialism. Oh, and holidays. The first time I saw Christmas items in a...[Read More]

7 Dec
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Culture Environment General Waste Reduction & Recycling Water

Shaving and the Environment

I’ve been thinking a lot about water lately—and not just because of Hurricane Florence. I recently spent some time in the High Desert Region of...[Read More]

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