Feb 26, 2020
Leading candidates in the N.C. primary races for U.S. Senate and governor make their closing arguments ahead of the Super Tuesday primary elections on March 3.
U.S. Senate Democratic Primary
Cal Cunningham and Erica Smith are squaring off for the chance to take on incumbent Republican Thom Tillis. Cunningham is...
Feb 19, 2020
Henry McKinley "Mickey" Michaux Jr. was a state representative for more than 40 years and a close personal friend of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Thanks to his mother's cooking, as Mickey likes to joke, Dr. King would stay at his house every time he visited the Durham area. Mickey says he was also not far from Dr. King...
Feb 12, 2020
After allegedly failing a literacy test on his wedding day and being denied the right to register to vote, Henry Frye set out to change his life and make North Carolina history. Frye would eventually become the first black legislator of the 20th century, helping strike down the Jim Crow laws in N.C. He also became...
Feb 5, 2020
As we celebrate Black History Month, Floyd McKissick Jr. sheds a chilling light on the events he witnessed as a child. This son of a legendary civil rights figure tells Tim about watching his father debate leaders such as Malcolm X, and describes his family’s friendship with Martin Luther King. McKissick Jr. also...