north carolina
April 8, 2026 -
This spring, UNITE HERE Local 23 played a key role in unseating conservative Democrats and replacing them with progressive candidates in North Carolina's primary elections. An active member of Local 23 in Charlotte spoke with Facing South about how they mobilized voters amid a climate of fear.
March 19, 2026 -
18 months after Hurricane Helene stormed through the South, the recovery in western North Carolina is seeing progress. But federal support has been small compared to other disasters, and chaos at FEMA has slowed rebuilding.
December 19, 2025 -
In the wake of high-profile immigration operations in Louisiana and North Carolina, a Facing South/Institute analysis looks at more than 50 businesses in both states receiving money from U.S. Border Patrol and ICE .
November 26, 2025 -
Brutal treatment and indiscriminate policing by federal law enforcement shown across social media has galvanized thousands of Latinos in North Carolina and beyond.
November 26, 2025 -
Facing South talks with author and scholar Gene Nichol about his new book and the path ahead for defending and expanding democracy.
November 25, 2025 -
Siembra NC mobilized thousands of volunteers to protect schools, neighborhoods, and workplaces in the wake of Border Patrol's latest operation in N.C. — and they aim to shift power in the battleground state.
October 31, 2025 -
As North Carolina gets dragged into the national congressional redistricting wars, Facing South talked with democracy advocate Tyler Daye about how we got here, and the road ahead for redistricting reform.
