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- The Assembly
The Assembly is a digital magazine about the people, institutions, and ideas that shape North Carolina.
Stories are written by freelance writers and supported by freelance photographers and creatives.
- North Carolina Health News (NCHN)
Founded in November 2011 as a North Carolina nonprofit, NCHN is an independent news organization devoted to covering health care in the state. We are serious about our independence and are not affiliated with any political party, special interest organization or activist group. Our mission is to fill the widening gap in media coverage by creating a substantive website that will provide crucial information about health care in North Carolina.
- Carolina Public Press
Carolina Public Press is an independent nonprofit news organization dedicated to nonpartisan, in-depth and investigative news built upon the facts and context North Carolinians need to know. Our award-winning, breakthrough journalism dismantles barriers and shines a light on the critical overlooked and under-reported issues facing our state’s 10.2 million residents.
- Carolina Small Business Development Fund
Founded in 1990 as the NC Minority Support Center and later rebranded as The Support Center, Carolina Small Business fosters economic development in underserved communities by providing capital, business services, and policy research to support small businesses across North Carolina.
- Color of Education
Color of Education is a partnership between the Public School Forum of North Carolina, The Samuel DuBois Cook Center on Social Equity, and Policy Bridge at Duke University Sanford School of Public Policy. Color of Education seeks to build bridges across the fields of research, policy, and practice and bring together the knowledge and perspectives of communities, educators, policymakers, experts and other key stakeholders focused on achieving racial equity and dismantling systemic racism in education across the state of North Carolina. (possible other URL: https://colorofeducation.org/)
- FaithHealthNC
FaithHealth is a dynamic partnership between faith communities, Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist and other health care providers. The partnerships are built on webs of trust, combining the caring strengths of congregations, the clinical expertise of the Medical Center and a network of community resources. FaithHealth has hosted the John Hatch FaithHealth Lecture Series. (See also https://faithhealth.org/what-is-faithhealthnc2/)
- Fragile Democracy: The Struggle Over Race and Voting Rights in North Carolina
Fragile Democracy: The Struggle Over Race and Voting Rights in North Carolina, by James L. Leloudis and Robert R. Korstad.
University of North Carolina Press 2020
Fragile Democracy tells the story of race and voting rights, from the end of the Civil War until the present day. The website includes a digital exhibit with historical images.
- NC Public Health Association (NCPHA)
NCPHA, the NC affiliate of the American Public Health Association, was formed in 1909 by a group of concerned county superintendents of health in an effort to promote public health in North Carolina.
- North Carolina Citizens for Public Health (NCCPH)
NCCPH is a 501(c)(3) organization that arose from a 1976 Citizens' Conference on Public Health, where participants recommended formation of an organization to promote citizens' involvement in public health. NCCPH offers:
- Citizen representation on public health issues with policy makers;
- Presentation of public health information to policy makers;
- Support for public health training programs and students, including practical experience opportunities;
- Sounding board for public health programs.
- North Carolina Environmental Justice Network (NCEJN)
NCEJN is a grassroots, people of color-led coalition of community organizations and their supporters who work with low income communities and people of color on issues of climate, environmental, racial, and social injustice. See also http://go.unc.edu/SteveWing
- North Carolina Freedom Park
"When they come to Freedom Park they will learn that the people who tend to express the value of freedom most powerfully and convincingly -- and with the greatest moral authority -- are the people who were denied it most completely. The people who were slaves and their descendants. Their words and their witness will serve as reminders for anyone who may take freedom for granted or who may falter or become discouraged in its pursuit." [WRAL News, Oct. 9, 2020
- Rep. Verla Insko update, June 9, 2020
- AHI (Addiction, Homelessness, Incarceration) - Faceless No More
AHI’s mission is to educate about, advocate for and provide support for the individuals and organizations involved with addiction, homelessness and Incarceration. Created by Mark Hall, AHI works with diverse partners to raise awareness of these issues and to put a human face on those affected by them, through public education, targeted advocacy, events, courses/workshops and conversation. [this link was posted in 2021 but is not current in 2024]