Immigrants in a Low-Life-Expectancy Community in Wilmington, N.C., Encounter Transportation Disadvantages—Including Immigration Courts Hundreds of Miles Away
Vanessa Gonzalez is an immigration attorney in Wilmington. Many of her clients live in southeastern North Carolina.The federal offices...
Stories from Hertford County: How Public Health Shows Up Every Day
How do we build strong public health systems? In rural Hertford County, North Carolina, the answer begins with people....
Beyond the Rankings: Stories from Columbus County
What does health look like in a rural community? In Columbus County, North Carolina, it looks like a long...
The RideShare Gap: One Wilmington Community Uses Rideshare for Convenience, Another for Survival
Poet Delthea Simmons had a license, a car on its last legs, and a hometown she loved. What she...
In Edgecombe County, a Fight Over Data Centers and Community Futures
Across the country, communities are confronting a new challenge: what happens when the growing demand for artificial intelligence infrastructure...
The Hands Behind Our Food: Farmworker Stories from Rural North Carolina
Agriculture contributes billions of dollars to North Carolina’s economy and helps put food on tables across the country. Yet...
The Stories We Tell About Rural Health
Across this series, we’ve explored the stories told about rural communities. This episode examines how rural health is framed...
How trusted messengers in eastern North Carolina are building faith in public health
Public health depends on science. But science alone doesn’t build trust. In rural eastern North Carolina, trust is shaped...
