Series: Calling For Change

Kerwin Pittman, William "Sandy" Darity and Crystal Cavalier-Keck spoke with WUNC about their reflections on racial equity in the U.S. since 2020.

What's changed since 2020? North Carolina's Black leaders give us their takes

Five years ago, community organizers spoke with WUNC about being Black in America and the change they wanted to see in the climate of 2020. We've now come back to them to hear what they think has changed since then.

Kerwin Pittman, 33, of Raleigh, NC, is the founder of Recidivism Reduction Educational Program Services and a field organizer with Emancipate NC.

Race, Class & Communities

"I Sleep, Eat, Live, Breathe Activism": Kerwin Pittman Advocates For Prison Reform

Rebecca Martinez

Kerwin Pittman is a member of the governor's new task force examining racial inequities in the criminal justice system. He is also a field organizer for…

WUNC Youth Reporter Caitlin Leggett spoke with Durham-based poet Nelson White about both of their motivations to get involved with the Black Lives Matter movement this summer.

Race, Class & Communities

Durham Artists, Activists Call For New Ways To Police The Community

This summer, WUNC is meeting some of the North Carolinians who are "Calling for Change" in the wake of recent high-profile killings of Black Americans.In…

Race, Class & Communities

Rev. Greg Drumwright Calls For Change In Graham, NASCAR

Mitchell Northam

Greg Drumwright has spent most of his life in North Carolina’s Triad region. He was raised in Burlington, attended college at North Carolina A&T and then…

Crystal Cavalier Keck stands for a portrait at her home in Mebane, N.C. on Thursday, July 30, 2020.

Race, Class & Communities

Crystal Cavalier Keck: Racial Equity In Policing Requires Better Data Collection

Rebecca Martinez

This summer, WUNC is meeting some of the North Carolinians who are "Calling for Change" in policing. Crystal Cavalier Keck is Indigenous and also of…

Race, Class & Communities

Abolish The Police To Bolster The Community, Says Raleigh Activist

Laura Pellicer

When she's not teaching English at Louisburg College, Taari Coleman can often be found on the streets of Raleigh, megaphone in hand. She is a founding…