Schools as Hurricane Shelters during Covid-19
Amanda White, high school Chemistry teacher and president of New Hanover Association of Educators, lets us in on educator efforts to ensure a safe start to the school year....
Duck, NC’s Hurricane Preparations
Christian Legner is the Public Informations Officer of Duck, NC. She speaks about what her town prioritizes when hurricane season is in full effect, and how this changes with...
Black Mental Health
In this episodes, four of the She Rocks crew get together to discuss Black mental health. Kam talks about her own experience with mental health and what resources she...
5 Tips From A Curator: Keeping Precious Family Items Safe Through Hurricanes
It can be devastating to lose irreplaceable items like family photographs or heirlooms to a storm. Here are 5 tips from Katy Menne, educational curator for the NC Maritime Museum...
Batten Down The Hatches! How Coastal NC Museums Protect Their Culture from Storm Damage
“I take the stewardship of the collection real seriously… I want to do the best I can to keep the treasures safe for future generations of North Carolinians.” Come...
New Zones Show Who is Most At Risk This Hurricane Season
North Carolina is predicted to have an above average hurricane season this year, meaning an increase of evacuation orders is on the horizon. In this episode, Katie Webster, Assistant...
Increasing Temperatures Worsen Health Disparities in NC
North Carolina’s low-income communities of color already face higher rates of chronic diseases like heart disease. And with the threat of increasing temperatures due to climate change, these disparities...
Effects of Coronavirus on HIV+ Individuals in Eastern NC
Family nurse practitioner, nonprofit leader and HIV care provider Leshonda Wallace discusses the shifts she’s seen in patients at her facility. On one hand, she’s seeing a surge of...
NC Farmer Feeds Community
“Our goal is to feed as many people as possible and not leave a carbon footprint.” Ron Simmons, founder of Master Blend Family Farms and 2018 NC Small Farmer...
Environmental issues disproportionately impact ENC’s low-income communities of color
From hog lagoons to sewage sludge to wood pellet plants, low-income communities of color in Eastern North Carolina experience a wide array of environmental injustices. Naeema Muhammad, an organizer...
After Flooding, a Biologist’s Story
Ana Zimmerman is a biology professor at the College of Charleston. She’s also a flood survivor. Over the course of a few years, her home was repeatedly flooded after...
PSA: Chemours Toxic PFA Spill into Cape Fear River
On July 22nd, the Cape Fear Public Utility Authority was notified by the facility Chemours in Fayetteville, North Carolina of a potentially toxic sediment spill into the Cape Fear...
