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Our 2024 Era

She Rocks does 2024! We’re talking lessons learned from 2023 and goals for 2024. The crew is also the first big new stories of the year,  style change ups, Gypsy Rose Blanchard, and more. Tune in! Support the show

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GRITS Talks Thanksgiving Rituals, Fall Fashion, and a Good News Story

This Fall-fueled episode is one of our favorites. What does your Thanksgiving plate look like? What is your go-to Fall fashion shoe this year? And we have a feel-good news story for you to share with your family during this holiday time. Produced by Coastal Youth Media and GRITS. Hosted by Brealyn Freeman, Kira Quince,…

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Shoresides Weekly News Round Up

This is the Shoresides Weekly News Roundup for October 9th, 2023.  We look at the top stories impacting the coastal region.   According to a recent story in the News & Observer the insurance company Nationwide has recently decided not to renew 10,000 insurance policies in Eastern North Carolina.  The Port City Daily reported that…

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Senior Year Talks, New Fashion Versus Old Fashion and ~Always~ More!

Welcome back to school with GRITS! We are back from summer vacation and there is just so. much. to talk about. Produced by Coastal Youth Media and GRITS. Hosted by Brealyn Freeman, Kira Quince, and Jonaiyah Jordan.   Support the show

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Get Involved with Coastal Youth Media

Get involved with Coastal Youth Media.  Learn how at www.shoresides.org Learn more about getting involved with Coastal Youth Media at www.coastalyouthmedia.org

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What can I do now to prepare for a future hurricane?

What can I do now to prepare for a future hurricane? This month, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration released an updated forecast of above-normal hurricane activity in the Atlantic, predicting between 14 and 21 named storms. In the face of a hurricane, and other weather events, preparation is your best defense. Here’s how you…

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Small Means All: Regional Theater Struggling and Thriving

Coming up on Somewhere and Elsewhere. Around the country, traditional regional theater companies are struggling. A recent report says shares that theater companies stil of various sizes are in deep financial trouble, in what is rapidly turning into the most severe crisis in the 70-year history of the regional theater movemen. But a new refrain…

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Ghost forests in coastal North Carolina

Coming soon on Community Rising. Climate change is reshaping coastal North Carolina in a myriad of ways, and one of the most striking is the emergence of ghost forests. As our climate warms, sea levels rise, and saltwater intrusion advances inland, the delicate balance of coastal ecosystems is disrupted. The result is the eerie transformation…

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3 Chambers Festival coming to coastal region

We speak with documentary filmmaker Chris Everett about his upcoming 3 Chambers festival.  A festival the digs into the intersection of Black culture, hip-hop, martial arts and anime through by presenting live music, immersive art, and innovative film experience.  Taking place in Wilmington, North Carolina in October. Support the show www.shoresides.org

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Black Cultural Formation

We are following Techmoja Dance and Theater Company as they create a new work on sexual trauma in rural Black communities in the South.  In this episode founder Kevin Lee-Y Green talks developing work informed by the place he lives – coastal North Carolina. Kevin has a conversation with Thomas F. DeFrantz who is a…

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