LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Rob Shimshock North Carolina colleges earned the most pro-free speech ratings from The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education FIRE), a nonprofit group that tracks civil liberties on campus. FIRE gave five North Carolina colleges “green light” ratings for embracing free speech on campus. It gave special distinction to…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Joshua Gill California is restricting state government funded travel to four more states after each of them passed laws deemed harmful to the LGBT community. California Attorney General Xavier Becerra announced the addition of Alabama, Kentucky, South Dakota, and Texas to a travel ban list Thursday at a press…
LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Jack Crowe North Carolina’s largest health care provider is raising premiums by nearly 23 percent for Obamacare plans in 2018. Blue Cross Blue Shield announced the premium hike Thursday on the heels of a 24.3 percent premium increase this year and a 32.5 percent increase in 2016. Blue Cross’ Obamacare premiums have more than doubled…
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LISTEN TO TLR’S LATEST PODCAST: By Amber Randall A North Carolina school suspended a white teacher after video surfaced showing him comparing a black student to a slave. Another student filmed the seventh grade Apex County Middle School teacher giving a black student a lecture about control and slavery, reports the New York Daily News. “Did…
by Brian Nichols The riots that began in Charlotte, NC on Tuesday evening after the controversial police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott have taken a turn for the worst, as they have become increasingly violent and destructive. Since Tuesday, the riots that have erupted in Charlotte have led to injuries, death, and destruction. According to…
By Amber Randall A group of protesters in North Carolina chained themselves to a fence and blocked an intersection Thursday evening to protest police brutality. The group of activists, joined by organizations like Black Youth Project 100, the Durham Beyond Policing Campaign, and Southerners on New Ground, blocked an intersection in Durham to protest the cop shootings of…
By Blake Neff The NBA announced Thursday afternoon it is taking the 2017 All-Star Game away from Charlotte, North Carolina because of the state’s HB2 law requiring people to use a public bathroom that aligns with their birth gender. The HB2 law, passed by North Carolina’s legislature in March, overrode a local Charlotte civil rights…
Governor Pat McCory proudly claims the law is “Protecting those who protects us…” By Darrell England “Black Lives Matter” protests are being held all over the country as controversies continue to rise surrounding law enforcement and abuses of authority. While the country seems to be very interested in police transparency, the governor of North Carolina has…
By Saagar Enjeti Charlotte Marine veteran Allen Thornwell, who served in both Iraq and Afghanistan, was fired by Time Warner Cable for lowering the company’s flag to half-staff on Memorial Day. Thornwell was employed in technical support after serving as a radio operator in the Marine Corps from 2005-2014. A manager at the veterans placement…
By Casey Harper A Christian calligraphy studio is suing the city of Phoenix over its LGBT non-discrimination ordinance, the latest dust-up in a slew of same-sex legal battles nationwide. Lawyers for Brush & Nib, a calligraphy studio run by two Christian women who sell hand paintings and calligraphy for weddings and events, filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging the Phoenix LGBT…