At a mid-day get-out-the-early-vote march in Graham, North Carolina, police attacked about 200 marchers—including elders and children—and arrested eight, according to reports.
The city council unanimously approved a resolution to create a commission that will “examine how to create equity … on issues including education, public transportation and homeownership,” according to a report.
Examining news coverage following Hurricane Florence illustrates how post-disaster narratives can compound and perpetuate deep histories of racial and economic oppression.