September 10, 2026 -
North Carolina has become a testing ground for an eviscerated FEMA under Trump. It could also be a political liability for missing-in-action “recovery czar” and GOP U.S. Senate hopeful and Michael Whatley.
September 3, 2026 -
Durham, North Carolina is booming economically — but its schools are chronically underfunded, with devastating consequences for students, families, and staff. A new Institute for Southern Studies report looks at how the county's wealthy institutions and companies can help fill the gap.
September 2, 2026 -
A leading scholar of Black social movements in the South talks with Facing South about the central role of labor, lessons from our past, and how to confront escalating attacks on history itself.
August 6, 2026 -
A new report by the Institute for Southern Studies, publisher of Facing South, finds that while Durham, N.C. has boomed, workers’ wages have failed to keep pace — and for Black workers, the racial wage gap is widening.
July 8, 2026 -
With a key U.S. Senate seat up for grabs, Texas progressives are hoping 2026 is the year they can break through. Facing South talks with a leading historian about the state's progressive political history, and what lessons those movements have for today.
June 10, 2026 -
Facing South talks with voting rights reporters Ari Berman about the latest round of attacks on the Voting Rights Act and what it means for the future of democracy and representation in the South.
May 28, 2026 -
Election officials across the South are facing unprecedented demands from the Trump administration and Department of Justice for access to sensitive voter data, including Social Security and driver's license numbers, raising alarm among voting rights advocates ahead of the midterm elections.
