North Carolina

Ricky Hurtado, the first Latino candidate to run for North Carolina's House of Representatives, poses for a portrait by a mural in Graham on March 10, 2020. It's been a tumultuous few months for Hurtado. In November, the 32-year-old son of a Salvadoran im

What impact will Latino voters have on North Carolina in the future?

Political organizers in North Carolina are looking to Arizona and Georgia for inspiration on how to turn the state from red to blue in presidential elections moving forward.

What impact will Latino voters have on North Carolina in the future?
Brayan Guevara identifies as Afro Latino. His family comes from Honduras.

‘I feel really good’: Afro Latino first-time voter looks forward to Biden administration

‘I feel really good’: Afro Latino first-time voter looks forward to Biden administration
Eight square-size pictures of young men and women appear over a white background.

2020 Election: The voting power of Latino youth

2020 Election: The voting power of Latino youth
Brayan Guevara in front of Irving Park Elementary School, in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he is a teacher's assistant, June 3, 2020.

This independent Afro Latino voter has decided on Biden

This independent Afro Latino voter has decided on Biden
A boy sits in a living room at a desk and watches a TV with a lesson airing on it.

Math at midnight: Students stuck in US struggle with remote learning at Chinese schools

Math at midnight: Students stuck in US struggle with remote learning at Chinese schools
Nodia Mena and her son, Brayan Guevara, talk about everything, but especially race and politics.

This Afro Latina says identity will always be important when she votes

Nodia Mena is Afro Honduran and moved to the US nearly 30 years ago. She left Honduras when she was 19, but was able to vote for the first time before leaving. She said the lack of change in her country led her to not take voting seriously. But that changed after seeing the enthusiasm toward politics in 1992.

This Afro Latina says identity will always be important when she votes
Brayan Guevara in front of Irving Park Elementary School, in Greensboro, North Carolina, where he is a teacher's assistant, June 3, 2020.

This young Afro Latino teacher and voter wants to be a model for his students

Brayan Guevara's mother and grandparents were teachers. Now, he's on the same path, and he wants to serve as a model for his students — especially those who are Black, Latino and Afro Latino — so that they, too, see a future for themselves in education.

This young Afro Latino teacher and voter wants to be a model for his students
Qasim Rashid is a congressional candidate in Virginia. He sees attacks on himself as an opportunity to open up a dialogue with people. 

This Muslim American congressional candidate sees hateful messages as a chance for dialogue

Qasim Rashid has a personal policy of engaging with people who send him hateful messages.

This Muslim American congressional candidate sees hateful messages as a chance for dialogue
A woman in a hijab smiles and poses with three boys ranging in age

Campus housing takes on new meaning as US considers more caps on refugee resettlement

Through an on-campus initiative, a university community is preserving Greensboro's long-standing hospitality to refugees.

Campus housing takes on new meaning as US considers more caps on refugee resettlement
An aerial view of damaged homes, trees and extra debris surrounded by water in the Bahamas.

Bahamas officials search for storm survivors as Dorian heads for Florida, Georgia

Rescuers are searching for survivors in the Bahamas after Hurricane Dorian pulverized homes and beached boats. US residents are now bracing for Dorian, which could make landfall in South or North Carolina later this week.

Bahamas officials search for storm survivors as Dorian heads for Florida, Georgia
Satellite mapping image of Hurricane Michael making landfall in Florida

Warming ocean waters turned Hurricane Michael into a superstorm

Hurricane Michael intensified from Category 1 to Category 4 in just 24 hours. Furious winds and an 8- to 12-foot storm surge were fueled by warming sea surface temperatures.

Warming ocean waters turned Hurricane Michael into a superstorm
flooding in norht carolina

'Hope to hopelessness': Will government step up after second storm? 

A North Carolina county with little clout looks to Washington for help.

'Hope to hopelessness': Will government step up after second storm? 
People are shown in rain jackets wading through a flooded street in New Bern, North Carolina, Sept. 13, 2018.

Hurricane Florence deluges Carolinas ahead of landfall

Flooding from Hurricane Florence swept across the Carolinas early on Friday as the massive storm surged toward the coast. And, Philippine authorities evacuated more areas on Friday warning an estimated 5.2 million people in the path of a powerful typhoon to stay indoors.

Hurricane Florence deluges Carolinas ahead of landfall
Hurricane Florence seen over the Atlantic Ocean

With massive Hurricane Florence approaching, a million people are urged to evacuate

The storm had winds of 130 miles per hour and was due to gain strength before making landfall, which the US National Hurricane Center said was likely to occur early Thursday in the Carolinas.

With massive Hurricane Florence approaching, a million people are urged to evacuate
Wood scraps

The UK’s move away from coal means they’re burning wood from the US

Europe and the US say wood pellets are a carbon neutral alternative to coal. Many experts say otherwise.

The UK’s move away from coal means they’re burning wood from the US